Across the country, toilet paper has become a scarce commodity — a major challenge for hospitals and health clinics. Matt Stevens is one of the people who makes sure that St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center stays stocked with supplies, but on ...
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The owners of Intelligent Office wanted to hold an open house in March to mark the expansion of their Intelligent Office franchise, but the COVID-19 pandemic canceled their plans for it. “If I can’t hold a real open house, then ...
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The Idaho Legislative session ended with an $8.5 to 12.3 million hole in the state’s Medicaid budget. The Idaho Senate voted on the evening of March 19 to adjourn “sine die,” thus effectively ending the 2020 Legislative session despite the ...
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Before the start of the legislative session, Idaho Business Review looked at issues on the agenda likely to affect Idaho’s businesses. What ended up happening? Here’s an overview of the session, which effectively ended on March 20 when the House ...
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Updated on March 26 to clarify the number of states with stay-home orders. Following the guidance of Idaho’s public health experts, Gov. Brad Little issued a statewide stay-home order on March 25 for all Idahoans. The announcement was made at ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation’s largest school system plunged in Monday as New York City asked over 1.1 million students to ...
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Worldwide, people are using ingenuity — and 3D printers — to deal with COVID-19 issues such as developing replacements for outdated parts or substitutes for high-quality masks. Idaho-based 3D printing companies are no exception. “We have dedicated nearly 100 3D printers to ...
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It would be an understatement to say that times are tough for all aspects of the travel and vacation industry, and Vacasa — which maintains a headquarters in Boise as well as in Portland — is no exception. The company said it ...
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As the noise grew louder of the coronavirus spread we evaluated our response beginning the first week of March. Initially, we focused on recent travels as well as future planned travel – both personal and work-related. I “coached” several people ...
Read More »The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened the door to Idaho for low-interest federal disaster loans. SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced on March 23 that the small-business friendly agency will now offer low-interest federal disaster loans to Idaho’s small businesses that have suffered substantial ...
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