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“I was born and raised here and for a vast majority of that time, there was dirt all over downtown Boise,” explains Nick Schlekeway, CEO of the Amherst Madison real estate firm. “There were dirt parking lots — eight, nine, ...

In the third episode of Idaho Business Out Loud, we discuss construction labor trends in Idaho and head over to the Indiedwell facility in Caldwell to talk with co-founder Scott Flynn about shipping container homes, sustainability in construction and affordable ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — The city of Pocatello is preparing to reimburse some residents for improper municipal utility fees the city charged between 2012 and 2014. The Idaho State Journal reports the money comes from a $4.5 million settlement reached ...

A Boise startup is the only Idaho company to be invited to participate in a prestigious Silicon Valley-based entrepreneurial program. Retrolux, a Boise-based startup that develops software for the energy-efficient lighting industry using sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT), ...

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Five of the largest entities releasing wastewater into the Spokane River have submitted their plans to limit a cancer-causing chemical from spilling into the waterway. Those plans all argue that a legal limit for polychlorinated biphenyls, ...

Idaho is the only state that had annual home price growth over 10% in May, according to a new CoreLogic report. Home prices increased nationally by 3.6% from May 2018, reported CoreLogic, a global property information and analytics firm based ...

BURLEY – Just in time for a popular county fair and rodeo, the city’s newest hotel is now open for business. Hampton Inn by Hilton Burley welcomed its first guests on June 25, according to a news release. As a ...

Environmental groups have sued the U.S. Forest Service, claiming a plan to improve wildlife habitat in eastern Idaho would remove hundreds of trees and shrubs while taking an illegal shortcut around environmental laws. Alliance for the Wild Rockies and two ...

CALDWELL — An Idaho company claims to have a unique solution to the country’s affordable housing shortage: converting decommissioned shipping containers for transport by rail or ship into sustainable homes. At a warehouse in Caldwell, indieDwell is rolling out a ...

Downtown Mobility Collaborative program to launch in October A newly formed group of public and private partners have come together to address mobility in downtown Boise, expand available transportation options and increase connectivity, convenience and accessibility of current transportation options. ...