Idaho Business Review IBR

In 2009, Wells Fargo & Company invested almost $815,000 in 265 nonprofits in Idaho Region, up 17 percent over 2008. Wells Fargo invested $202 million in 18,000 nonprofits nationwide, surpassing $200 million for the second year in a row. Idaho ...

Washington Trust has selected tw telecom, a provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions, to provide IP VPN services to connect the bank’s 41 branches and offices in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Utah with its technology support centers. ...

Home Federal Bancorp officials reported a $300,000-plus loss in the final quarter of 2009, while focusing on the absorption of its purchase of Oregon-based Community First Bank. “The integration of our Central Oregon Region was a focus of the quarter, ...

The Syringa Bancorp board has extended its common stock offering to allow shareholders and investors time to participate. Syringa CEO and President Jerry Aldape said due to the fact the offering was made at possibly the worst time of the ...

Entities that provide data on available commercial properties are getting more active in the Boise area. Exposing properties to a large audience, and making sure information is accurate and timely, are important as market conditions remain challenging, sources said. In ...

Sterling Financial Corp., the Spokane-based holding company that owns Sterling Savings Bank and Golf Savings Bank, on Feb. 1 reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $333.1 million, or $6.41 a common share, compared with a loss of $356.3 million, or ...

Banner Corp., the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, this month reported that it had a net loss of $3.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million in ...

Cascade Financial Corp., parent company of Cascade Bank (not to be confused with Bend, Ore.-based Bank of the Cascades which operates branches in Idaho and Oregon), reported fourth-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $521,000, or 4 cents per diluted ...

A solid banking industry in Idaho may be a key in helping the state’s lagging economy to move, but top banking officials all agree that unless more employment opportunities are created, the state will continue to trail behind in the ...

“Ethics in a Digital Age” is the title of a Better Business Bureau panel discussion set from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 28 at Boise Centre, Ninth and Front streets. Businesses have embraced social networking Web sites to build relationships ...