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“When you start a new position, don’t do anything for six months,” said Steve Storey, president of KeyBank’s Idaho market and head of Key Private Bank, quoting the old saying. “It’s good advice, but I’m not heeding it 100 percent.” That ...

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As many as one in three households in the U.S. have a family member with special needs, but it can be difficult to figure out how to finance their care without jeopardizing funding they receive. That’s where banks and other ...

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A recent entrepreneurial event sponsored by the Idaho Technology Council was notable for what it didn’t say: all three entrepreneurs on the panel were women, and their businesses are geared toward women. The ITC didn’t set out to have an ...

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Northwestern Mutual, a Milwaukee-based financial services mutual organization, has appointed a new district director for its Coeur d’Alene office who expects to grow the firm in the next year. Joey Meehan, district director, said he doesn’t have an exact number ...

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Pioneer Federal Credit Union will build a new headquarters in Mountain Home beginning this summer. The two-story building is slated to be 25,000-30,000 square feet, and will house the administrative side of the credit union, which is currently housed in the adjacent ...

With the goal of moving its middle market commercial banking practice to downtown Boise, JPMorgan Chase has renovated its Capitol Plaza branch to house three commercial bankers, as well as adding a private banking practice to the office. “We consider ...

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Living up its name, the Bank of Idaho is having a “soft opening” of its first branch in downtown Boise, with its grand opening slated for March, after its remodel is finished. “We have temporary furniture,” said Jeff Newgard, president ...

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In response to the federal government furlough, a number of Idaho banks and credit unions are offering support to federal employees who need it, especially as the furlough hit the mid-January point where some employees no longer received paychecks. “The ...

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While Gov. Brad Little hasn’t announced his director of finance yet, it definitely won’t be Gavin Gee, who held the position under former Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter. Gee celebrated his retirement Jan. 11. His last day was Jan. 15. “After ...

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What life will be like in Idaho’s banking industry in 2019 depends a lot on what the national and global economies do. December saw the stock market edging into bear territory, the bond market teasing the inverted yield curve typically presaging ...

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