For eight months, the Governor’s Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee did its best to spend Idaho’s $1.25 billion in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding. It did so following the guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. ...
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Boise signs agreement for Franklin and Orchard development 
The Boise City Council approved a memorandum of understanding on July 28 with the J. Fisher Companies of Centerville, Utah, for the development of the large empty lot at the corner of Franklin and Orchard. This seemingly routine piece of ...
Read More »2020 Top Projects construction award finalists announced 
COVID-19 may have slowed the state’s economy, but construction work is still going strong. The Idaho Business Review is pleased to recognize many of these outstanding projects as finalists for the 2020 Top Projects award program, now in its 16th ...
Read More »COVID-19 dents used automobile sales in Idaho, nationwide 
Idaho’s used car industry saw a decrease in sales in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by iSeeCars.com, a used car shopping search engine. Sales in Idaho slowed the least of any state in ...
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Read More »Analysis: COVID-19 behind the strange drop in bankruptcies 
In general, bankruptcies increase as a result of economic downturns. It may come as a surprise, then, that bankruptcies have done the exact opposite since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, the numbers from ...
Read More »BSU set to unveil its Center for the Visual Arts this fall 
The flagship in a sea of red brick buildings, the new Center for the Visual Arts at Boise State University (BSU) is nearing completion. Construction began two years ago and the building is scheduled to be finished this spring and ...
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