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If there was an overriding theme to the recent Eastern Idaho Outlook economic summit, aside from a consensus that things are going better than anyone could have expected in a state where the economy is firing on all cylinders, it’s that now ...

Wright Bros. The Building Company sure is versatile. The firm had three projects selected as finalists for the Idaho Business Review’s 2018 Top Project Awards: a school, an apartment building and a waste water treatment facility. Now its crews are ...

Eagle-based Alturas Capital is growing its presence in Idaho and Utah. The commercial real estate investment company recently acquired a 78,000-square-foot office complex in Chubbuck that is fully occupied by an Allstate Insurance Company contact center. In an April 22 ...

In a continuing effort to improve Boise’s fire suppression ability, the city recently held another in a series of fire station renovation and construction grand openings, with the renovation of Station #19 at Boise Airport. “People ask if I get ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices increased at a slower pace in February, a sign that several years of outsized gains in home values have created affordability challenges in many metro areas. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index ...

Idaho Falls residents clamoring for a Costco store have finally gotten their wish. A 150,000-square-foot Costco and a 15-30 pump fueling station were approved by the city of Idaho Falls on April 25, according to a news release. The City ...

Constructing education buildings can be challenging enough, but funding them in Idaho can be even more difficult. While there are several methods districts can consider, none of them is particularly easy. Impact fees It might seem logical to have a ...

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The flagship in a sea of red brick buildings, the new Center for the Visual Arts at Boise State University (BSU) is nearing completion. Construction began two years ago and the building is scheduled to be finished this spring and ...

A peculiar thing happened as newcomers fled to Boise’s suburbs seeking to escape urban cores filled with apartments: Those suburbs started getting apartments themselves. Last year, just one of every five new multifamily units in the Treasure Valley was built ...

Icon Credit Union is opening a Weiser branch inside the Ridley’s Family Market currently under construction — the community’s first credit union since 2015. The full-service branch will let customers open new accounts and apply for consumer, mortgage and business loans. ...

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