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Cows should be outside. That’s the position of a Colorado-based grocery store chain that recently announced it will carry only dairy products from farms where cows graze in pastures. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage claims grazing improves the health of ...

Although the closure of three J.R. Simplot Company plants will be a heavy blow in southeastern Idaho, the number of food processing jobs in the state at large has remained steady. According to statistics from the Idaho Department of Labor, ...

Answering the phone could cost you $500. And if that doesn’t get the message across to Franklin Building Supply drivers, a new policy meant to curtail distracted driving says violations can lead to higher fines and eventually, termination. “The reasoning ...

Sales of U.S. new homes recovered in April after slumping in the previous two months. But Americans are still buying new homes at a slower pace than they did a year ago. The Commerce Department said May 23 that sales ...

Hospitals are generating data every day, as doctor’s visits and laboratory tests become part of patients’ electronic records. The growing amount is raising challenges and opportunities in how to store, retrieve and share that data. Increasingly, hospitals are heading to ...

Meridian is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities by percentage increase. Three of the nation’s five fastest-growing cities — and seven of the top 15 — are located in Texas, new data from the Census Bureau shows. The Texas cities ...

Washington Federal Bank became the third largest bank in the Boise market last year when it acquired Bank of America’s Idaho branches as part of a larger $17.3 million deal involving bank locations in four states. Since the acquisition, the ...

Bank of the Cascades completed its $265 million acquisition of Home Federal Bank. The combined bank closed six branches because of the close proximity to other bank branches. The bank also pledged to lend $2 billion in the next three ...

First-time homebuyers are feeling the pinch as they try to enter a competitive housing market. According to data from the National Association of Realtors, first-time buyers accounted for 26 percent of home purchases in January 2014, down from 27 percent ...

With Ada County development pushing west, North Meridian is quickly becoming home to new homes and the traffic that comes with them. Construction is a constant at large subdivisions such as Paramount, a Brighton Corporation development located off Chinden Boulevard ...