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By now, everyone knows that housing inventory in Idaho is anemic going on anorexic. What may be a surprise is that mortgage lenders are increasingly pessimistic over margins, which are shrinking and will continue to shrink. This is because the ...

For the second time this year, news that Chobani is looking at an initial public offering (IPO) hit the business press. The Bloomberg financial news service reported on June 14 that Chobani has tapped the Bank of America and the ...

Much has been claimed about Idaho’s recovery from the COVID-19 downturn, including “Idaho’s booming economy blows past projections,” and that “Idaho’s economy is catapulting ahead of other states right now,” to quote Gov. Brad Little just a few weeks ago. ...

After over a year of record-breaking price increases and record-breaking low inventory, it almost seems like there is no new news in Idaho residential real estate. More record-breaking price increases Once again, the median home price in Ada County has ...

In a new change for this year, the Idaho Wine Commission will be offering a free-to-participate passport program that will offer visitors of local wineries and cideries a variety of benefits including complimentary and paid tastings, limited sales, as well ...

After a year where for some of us our big travel was going from the living room to the kitchen, it’s looking like 2021 — thanks to the coronavirus vaccine — is shaping up to be a bang-up year for ...

“I can’t really tell you about our patients, or members, but let me talk about Medicare patients,” said Charlene Maher as she walked across the lit-up stage. “Ruth, at 47 years old, found out she’s going to be a grandmother ...

ECS hosted a grand opening for its Boise branch on June 8 that will offer a variety of payment options and in-person support for businesses in the Treasure Valley. ECS’s new branch will be located at The Owyhee in downtown ...

Looking back on one year of life with COVID-19, no work sector embodies the notion of nonessential in an emergency more than the leisure and hospitality industry. This analysis looks at the now-complete 2020 quarterly employment data for Idaho to ...

Idaho’s 2% lodging tax data shows the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Idaho’s lodging sector. Using tax collections as a proxy for gross sales, the state’s lodging businesses had an average yearly growth of 11% between 2015 and ...