Idaho Business Review IBR

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 ...

U.S. Small Business Administration lending in Idaho in the Dec. 31 quarter totaled 190 loans worth a total of nearly $36 million, up from 95 loans worth a combined $19 million in the year-earlier quarter. Loan totals and volumes have ...

Stock in Boise-based Micron Technology finished 2009 strongly in relation to its one-year price range, thanks in part to a favorable quarterly financial report recently. Utilities and a few wood products stocks of interest to Idaho investors also are trading ...

Listen to restaurateur Kevin Settles speak about patronage, he’ll tell you that it’s so-so. The owner of Bardenay says he’s seen a lot of people come to eat, only less frequently than before. But, for the most part, people still ...