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This week is National Veterans Small Business Week and a great time to honor Veteran small business owners and the many contributions they make to the economy and our local communities. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2021), Veteran-owned businesses ...

Heading into the third quarter of 2022, the economic headwinds felt strong in the middle market. U.S. inflation levels were climbing to record highs and the Federal Reserve was moving forward with a series of interest rate hikes. In its ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates in 2022 to counteract inflation. The prospect of rising rates may seem daunting for small business owners, but the reality so far may have been less worrisome. Small businesses’ exposure ...

When Sunday “Paul” Adah arrived in the United States to attend college, he ran into a problem: his local bank in Nigeria couldn’t deliver the required $4,000 tuition deposit. Fortunately, he knew someone who could help him make the payment, ...

Idaho’s senators are working on a bill that would make it easier for smaller cities — including many of the ones in Idaho — to get federal grants by making the process simpler.  “We are a smaller city, with a ...

On Oct. 20, credit unions worldwide celebrate the credit union movement with International Credit Union (ICU) Day. The day focuses on celebrating and raising awareness of the work credit unions and financial cooperatives do to help people around the world ...

One of the largest national retail bankers doing business in Idaho received conditional approval on Oct. 14 to merge with another commercial banking firm. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) conditionally approved the acquisition of Japanese-owned ...

Read More IBR Headlines Hispanic buying power increased by 65% between 2010 and 2020, according to the Idaho Department of Labor, and the Hispanic market share of consumer spending is projected to increase 42% from $6.4 million in 2020 to ...

Read More IBR Headlines Pioneer Title Company has announced the addition of Latah County to its northern Idaho service area. The addition of Latah County, which is part of an overall strategy to service emerging markets throughout the Inland Northwest, ...

If you’re a business owner who has been renting your real estate space, you may have been putting off purchasing your own space for a variety of reasons. However, it may be worth looking into, as it could be a ...