Harley-Davidson closed its Kansas City plant in May and laid off hundreds of workers. It then put the 507,729-square-foot plant and its 314 acre site on the market $26.5 million. Melaleuca Inc. of Idaho Falls finalized its purchase of the former Harley-Davidson ...
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Idaho’s vanishing farmland follows Idaho’s vanishing farmers 
The nation is in the middle of one of the greatest wealth transfers in its history and it will affect Idaho’s agricultural landscape significantly. Baby boomers own most of the nation’s assets. The majority of Idaho’s aging farmers belong to ...
Read More »Rental management firms see little change in vacancy rates 
It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a number of unanticipated challenges in 2020, and the trouble has not been limited to isolation. Financial instability appeared as a result of the outbreak across the United States; ...
Read More »Building on Idaho: Construction in 2021 
Idaho has growing pains, especially for roads. The many projects around the state are the most visible symptom of Idaho’s business and population explosion. Because these projects have been announced or are already in process, it doesn’t take a crystal ball ...
Read More »Industry partners advance nuclear tech with molten salt 
Idaho National Laboratory, MicroNuclear LLC, The University of Idaho, and other partners are advancing nuclear reactor technology with newly developed testing — and plans for a future product — using molten salt as heat and fuel. The University of Idaho ...
Read More »Financial institutions banking on growth in 2021 
This article was updated on Jan. 14 to correct a title. Banks got a late Christmas present the evening of Dec. 27 from President Donald Trump when he signed a stimulus bill to extend the Payroll Protection Program into 2021. ...
Read More »Residential real estate expected to continue upward trend 
A few economic metrics suggest that the pandemic housing market in Idaho will persist for most of 2021. A return to a normal residential real estate market would normally be in order given that the spread between 30-year mortgages and ...
Read More »Study: Idahoans bumming out about working from home 
For the past 18 years, Sharon Koifman has run three companies from his home, and sometimes a remote office, currently two blocks away from his home. When asked if he thought a lot of people have been struggling with remote ...
Read More »Idaho health care in 2021: A light at the end of the tunnel? 
The new stimulus bill, which was signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 27, contains several health care and COVID-19 measures for 2021, as well as multiple law changes that will go into effect in 2022. There are several things ...
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Read More »Idaho Power plans to adjust payment to energy generators 
Idaho Power is looking at changing its solar energy compensation rate, but current consumers won’t have to worry about that change for 25 years. After Idaho Power, Idaho Conservation League and other stakeholders presented their thoughts and concerns to the ...
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