City leaders in Sun Valley and Ketchum hope to shake up the region’s national and international marketing efforts, shifting their cities’ donations from the local visitors’ bureau to a newly created organization. Officials from the two cities, which give a ...
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Senate confirms Olson as U.S. Attorney for Idaho
Wendy Olson of Boise was confirmed June 21 by the Senate as the next U.S. Attorney for Idaho. Olson was recommended by Congressman Walt Minnick and nominated by the White House in March. Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo called Olson to ...
Read More »Concordia law school moves into downtown Boise
Idaho’s newest law school is officially calling Boise home. Dozens of people helped Concordia University’s School of Law celebrate its groundbreaking June 22, at its property at Fifth and Front streets in downtown Boise. “I am thrilled that Concordia has ...
Read More »Debit cards will save Idaho Department of Labor $130,000 a year
The Idaho Department of Labor is on target to eliminate all paper checks by June 30. The department announced May 26 it would begin phasing in debit cards as an option for paying unemployment benefits. The department already offers payment ...
Read More »Otter: group lined up $10M in Idaho investments during China trip
A private entity that helps foreign nationals obtain visas if they invest their money in Idaho arranged $10 million worth of deals in mining and real estate during Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s recent trade mission to China, the governor said. ...
Read More »Bitter dispute may close Boise visitors bureau 
The Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau, the region’s voice to lure outside travelers and conferences, is on the verge of dissolving in the wake of a debate roiling the group’s chief financial backer. The board of directors of the Greater ...
Read More »EPA orders Simplot Cattle to change watering practices at Grand View 
The Simplot Cattle Feeding Co. has been ordered to stop discharges from its nearly 700-acre feedlot complex near Grand View. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has directed Simplot to immediately cease all discharge of pollutants to waters of the U.S. ...
Read More »Property tax not popular, but Boise counts on it 
Although Idaho residents don’t like the property tax and think it’s unfair, the state’s largest city relies more heavily on that tax than others of similar size to pay for its police, parks, and other services. In a survey of ...
Read More »Boise Airport keeps TRACON radar control tower
Members of Idaho’s congressional delegation and Boise Mayor David Bieter announced June 8 that the Boise Airport will retain its TRACON radar control system. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood phoned the mayor and members of the delegation directly to say ...
Read More »Otter hopes for $5 billion in total Idaho exports this year
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter sees a rebounding climate for exports to China and anticipates that Idaho businesses could reach $5 billion in overall sales abroad this year. That could mean a return to the export sales record set in 2008 ...
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