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Micron Technology just put its money where its mouth is when it published its fourth annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report on Dec. 6. It may seem that such documents are pro forma these days for any company hoping ...

Despite approval by Ketchum’s planning and zoning (P&Z) officials, some Ketchum residents have attempted to block the Bluebird project for affordable apartments downtown. On Nov.1, Susan and Gary Martin, who live one block from the proposed project, delivered a letter ...

Idaho’s cessation of the federal unemployment insurance (UI) supplements in June did not make any significant change in the number of people employed. Idaho was one of the states that opted to terminate the federal UI supplement early. If Idaho ...

Given all the noise recently over labor shortages and employee wages, the Idaho Business Review took a look around to see what national and regional retailers are paying right now in Idaho. Walmart announced that it is giving over a ...

A mid-August directive from the White House ruled that nursing homes must require staff members to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose their Medicaid and Medicare funding. In Idaho, only 57.8% of nursing home health care staff were vaccinated during ...

Editor’s note: This article expands on Aug. 24 breaking news coverage. Idaho’s hospitals are full of delta variant patients. According to Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) Director Dave Jeppesen, on Aug. 24, one rural Idaho hospital was unable ...

Anyone who watches the residential real estate and the multifamily housing markets would not be surprised at all by the conclusions of Boise’s newest Housing Needs Analysis, which was presented to the city council on Aug. 24. The biggest takeaway ...

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) has several new developments in the northern Idaho area. Following its June groundbreaking for a future printed circuit board facility in Moscow, groundwork has been laid, 22,000-square-feet has been added as a second floor to the originally estimated structural design for business support spaces, including desking and conference rooms. Underground water lines, ...

Gov. Brad Little affirmed the strength of the Idaho economy while addressing the business community Monday, and recognized the need for continued investment throughout the state. The Aug. 16 address, presented by the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, touched on the challenges and successes that the business community has faced as a result ...

As the threat of ransomware and other internet attacks increases nationwide, the University of Idaho (U of I) has added a cybersecurity master’s degree program to its computer science (CS) offerings. The master’s program builds on U of I’s existing ...