Idaho Business Review IBR

The state Department of Commerce recorded 351 pages worth of testimony from 41 panelists at Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s first-ever Business Summit on Aug. 31 and condensed it all down to a list of eight policy recommendations to “improve business ...

A House committee has printed another bill that would penalize Idaho companies that hire illegal immigrants, the third to be introduced this legislative session. The House State Affairs Committee voted Feb. 9 to give a full hearing to a bill ...

An Idaho House committee will give a full hearing to a bill that would restrict cities’ use of local improvement districts to pay for infrastructure improvements without a vote by taxpayers, including the proposed streetcar project in downtown Boise. Rep. ...

Idaho is losing about $250 million per year in taxes owed under current law, including $30 million in sales and use taxes that should be collected as part of transactions on the Internet, according to the Idaho Tax Commission. That ...

An Idaho House committee agreed to take a closer look at a bill that would try to trigger job growth by offering a 50 percent tax credit to investors who purchase equity in small businesses and later sell their stakes. ...

Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd’s annual State of the City address is scheduled Feb. 4 at Meridian Middle School, 1507 W. 8th St. She plans to update activities in city departments and present the Legacy Award to a community member. ...

A House committee has killed a proposal to eliminate a fund that is designed to encourage companies to hire injured workers by covering some of the expenses if those employees become permanently disabled. Lawmakers on the House State Affairs Committee ...

The organizers behind an effort to protect gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in Idaho have started reaching out to the business community for support, hoping to swing momentum at the statehouse where legislation has been handily defeated three ...

A northern Idaho lawmaker has returned again with a bill that would crack down on Idaho employers who employ illegal immigrants. Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, presented his latest proposal to the Senate State Affairs Committee Jan. 29. The committee ...

Even if the proposed Boise streetcar project was free, George Iliff still wouldn’t support it. “I fervently want what’s best for downtown,” said Iliff, managing partner at Colliers International and a member of Boise Mayor Dave Bieter’s streetcar task force. ...