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Cupid’s arrow has landed in Boise. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, TripAdvisor on Jan. 31 announced the 25 most romantic restaurants in the U.S. for 2019, including a popular Downtown Boise eatery. Chandlers Steakhouse staked its place as the sixth ...

In an effort to improve its analytics, Zillow has awarded a $1 million prize to a team of data scientists who boosted the accuracy of Zillow’s benchmark model, Zestimate. The winners, Team ChaNJestimate, beat out more than 3,800 teams from 91 countries ...

Before there were pharmacies in such large numbers, the family doctor was the primary dispenser of most commonly used medications. These days, an old idea is new again, and a Boise-based company is playing a part, thanks to its web-based ...

A project to develop the next generation of nuclear reactor at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is on schedule, with the reactor likely to be available by 2026. INL is working on the project with NuScale Power of Tigard, Oregon. The NuScale ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers shrugged off last month’s partial shutdown of the government and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most in nearly a year. The healthy gain the government reported Friday illustrated ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A health-care system in western Michigan says more than 400 people used an online service to seek help for non-emergencies during the extreme cold spell. Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids says MedNow typically sees 250 ...

In response to an executive order made last year by Brad Little, then lieutenant governor and now governor, a number of state boards are looking for ways to ease occupational licenses to make it easier for people— especially military spouses and ...

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Dr. Jamie Faught did something recently that many of her colleagues could probably only dream of:  She gave up a conventional medical practice to start one that’s free of the rules and paperwork that go with health insurance. The new ...

A rule that could give the Idaho state purchasing department more latitude to negotiate bids with vendors, particularly in computer services, has passed a Senate committee after having one component removed due to complaints from vendors. Rule 38-0501-1801 passed Senate ...

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This is the first in a four-part series on Idaho’s gig economy.  Airbnb was a boon this year for Idaho residents trying to make extra money by renting out their homes, apartments or extra bedrooms on the website. The company ...