Fourteen lucky families will soon own new four-bedroom houses within Boise city limits for just $212,000 apiece — $200,000 below Boise’s median price — courtesy of the Treasure Valley’s first-ever affordable-housing land trust. The LEAP land trust is the joint creation of ...
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Event planning in 2020: Tips to manage your finances during the pandemic slowdown 
With each new year, small business owners plan and look ahead at what the coming months will bring. It’s no secret that 2020 has brought hardships and unexpected surprises that could never have been forecasted. Customer sales have dropped off, ...
Read More »Treasurer’s office faces eviction from the Idaho Statehouse 
It’s up in the air whether the Idaho Legislature will finally force the Idaho treasurer to move out of her first-floor office in the Capitol Building or if the treasurer will appeal the judgement against her by the Idaho Fourth ...
Read More »Forbes ranks top Idaho credit unions for customer service 
According to Forbes, the top five credit unions in Idaho for customer satisfaction range from small to large and local to multi-state. The youngest is a mere six and a half decades old. Only one is headquartered in the Treasure ...
Read More »Breakfast Series report: Exploring Idaho’s food culture 
While the humble potato may be Idaho’s most famous product, the Gem State is home to a burgeoning food scene with flourishing fine dining restaurants, farmers markets, wineries and breweries. On July 14, the Idaho Business Review connected with some ...
Read More »Construction up, delinquencies down between May and July 
One interesting observation about the commercial real estate market in Idaho is that the amount of real estate statistics released by brokerage firms around the state has fallen since the beginning of the pandemic, especially for the markets outside of ...
Read More »Art for Boise’s new downtown park narrows to two choices 
Editor’s note: This article was updated August 4 to correct the reference to Boise Plaza. The City of Boise can take a long time to make up its mind when buying art. Despite the year-long lead up, the city is ...
Read More »Boise State entrepreneurial program, leader change focus 
Editor’s note: This article was updated on July 29 to correct references to VentureCapital.org. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Boise State VentureCapital.org program has been adjusted a bit, and its former executive has taken a new position. However, it ...
Read More »Transportation study: Idaho can’t avoid raising new revenue 
A new transportation study by the Idaho Policy Institute, a non-partisan research organization at Boise State University, will have an unequivocal message: Idaho must raise new revenue now to preserve its transportation network, especially its roads. The consequence of not ...
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Read More »Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation got another dose of bad economic news July 23 as the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose for the first time since late March, intensifying concerns the resurgent coronavirus is stalling or even ...
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