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The man who gave Harris Ranch its first service station in 2014 is now building the first coffee shop for Harris Ranch. Steven Tracy is building the 2,000-square-foot Coffee Mill coffee shop right next to his Chevron station and Ranch ...

Idaho led the nation in job growth in 2016, mostly because of people moving into the state, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. Idaho added 27,500 jobs between January 2016 and January 2017. The state’s 4 percent growth rate ...

U.S. builders broke ground on new homes at a faster pace in February, a sign that developers expect solid sales growth this year despite higher mortgage rates. Housing starts rose 3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate ...

Developer Ron Beckman is building the 26-unit North Hill townhomes on the former site of the North End Organic Nursery. The first eight townhomes started construction in November with completion expected in April. How those units sell will determine whether ...

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WinCo Foods expects to construction soon on a second Meridian store that will be on Overland Road between Eagle and Locust Grove roads. WinCo purchased 35 acres in November that runs between Overland and Interstate 84. The Boise-based grocery company ...

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The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise is redoing its steps to match its Romanesque architectural style. Idaho’s 105-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral installed its existing concrete steps in 1993. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise intends to start ...

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U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about their sales prospects than they have been since the high-flying days of the housing boom. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released March 15 jumped to 71 this month. ...

The Idaho House has passed legislation banning cities, counties and school districts from using public resources to influence an election. Republican Rep. Jason Monks, the bill’s sponsor, said that municipalities are improperly using taxpayer dollars to influence the public rather ...

Construction started at the end of February at the Gramercy District in Meridian on a new office for Northwest Neurobehavioral Health. The Meridian multi-disciplinary diagnostic and treatment center has expanded several times in existing space at the nearby Goldstone Center ...

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The coming months could see decisions on the route and mode of transportation for a “downtown circulator” to get people across town and to Boise State University. Expect to see a return of Boise Mayor David Bieter’s pet streetcar project. ...

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