August 12, 2020
Comments Off on Push to close gyms due to COVID-19 doesn’t work out
In response to the current surge of COVID-19 cases, the Central Health District of Idaho briefly discussed closing Ada County gyms at its Aug. 4 meeting and put it on the agenda for its Aug. 11 meeting as an action ...
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August 12, 2020
Comments Off on Saltzer Health opens Caldwell clinic, with four more coming
Saltzer Health is growing more clinics in the growing Treasure Valley. The firm just opened a new urgent care clinic on Aug. 4 across the street from the West Valley Medical Center at 512 E. Elm Street in Caldwell. The ...
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August 11, 2020
Comments Off on ITD takes a long look at the I-15 to US-20 interchange
No one can fault the Idaho Transportation Department for a lack of advance planning. From July 30 through Aug. 31, ITD has invited the public to comment on possible plans for rebuilding the connections between Interstate-15 and Highway US-20 in ...
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Some federal COVID-19 loan programs winding down
As the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program nears its end, more than 60,000 Idaho businesses have received loans or grants from it and other programs, totaling more than $3.2 billion, according to the Small Business Administration, which administers the program. ...
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August 10, 2020
Comments Off on Boise to roll out new permit and license system next week
Boise has a new permit and license system that will be fully operational on Aug. 18. The online system is powered by software from Accela Inc. of San Ramon, California, a firm that specializes in systems and databases for governments. Some ...
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August 7, 2020
Comments Off on Ada residential real estate continues trends in first half of year
The Boise Regional Realtors issued its report on the Ada County residential real estate market for the first half of 2020 on July 24. Highlights of the report should not be a surprise to anyone who follows Idaho real estate: inventory ...
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August 7, 2020
Comments Off on Saint Alphonsus offers firms reopening toolkit for COVID-19
With the flip-flops of going backward in Ada County on reopening business and with the rest of the state stalled at Stage Four of the Idaho Rebound plan, there are still plenty of businesses that are not fully reopened or ...
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August 6, 2020
Comments Off on Idaho to spend $85 million reopening schools; Stage 4 for 2 more weeks
Gov. Brad Little announced an $85 million spending plan to enable the state’s public school districts to reopen schools safely, even though the state’s health criteria to advance out of Stage Four of the Idaho Rebound Plan were not met. ...
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U.S. nursing homes have remained mostly locked down since COVID-19 swept through earlier this year, and it may be a while before that changes. Nursing homes house a tiny share of the U.S. population, yet they have accounted for more ...
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When Idaho shut down in March, many event organizers were left scrambling. The normal ways of doing business were curtailed. It was time to get creative. Boise Startup Week almost immediately shifted to a virtual platform, though the details of ...
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