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The long-troubled Tamarack Resort near Donnelly will soon have a new owner with ambitious plans to transform the property and its facilities into a year-round recreation destination. The Idaho Land Board on Nov. 20 said it would transfer the lease ...

This is the first story in a three-part series on virtual reality.  As retailers prepare for the traditional Black Friday start to holiday shopping, they are turning to a new tool: virtual reality. Walmart now offers virtual reality (VR) training ...

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Increasingly, people – most notably millennials, if you believe the stereotype – are moving away from email and toward texting, particularly for business collaboration. The problem is texting isn’t as secure, because hackers can interject themselves into the conversation to ...

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Despite unemployment around 2.3 percent, local retailers didn’t have too hard of a time finding people looking to line their pockets with a little extra cash this holiday season. Employers such as Target, Costco and Kmart ramped up their hiring ...

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has dropped 12 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.72. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that falling crude oil costs are the main reason for ...

Idaho State Police are warning that the expected returned of bald eagles to a lake in northern Idaho will likely also draw people and boost traffic hazards. KBOI-TV reported Sunday bald eagles return to Lake Coeur d’Alene every year to ...

In one key measure, Boise is punching above its weight on the Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report for 2019. The report, which was unveiled Nov. 13 at a meeting of the Idaho chapter of the Urban Land Institute, ranks ...

About 150 people attended the Idaho Business Review’s sixth Leaders in Law event on Nov. 15 to honor 17 law professionals. Nominated by their colleagues, reviewed by their peers and, ultimately, chosen by their own community, this year’s honorees represent ...

Downtown Boise has a new restaurant focusing on the state’s homegrown bounty and adult beverages. The Grove Hotel’s new restaurant is called Trillium – named after a lily-type plant common in the western U.S. – and it recently opened in ...

There’s more to the Idaho State Museum’s recent renovation and expansion than finding a better home for Deja Moo. Increasingly, museums provide a strong economic impact to regions and are amenities businesses expect when looking to move to an area. ...

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