August 28, 2015
Comments Off on A step forward for Boise State fine arts building
Boise State University has taken a first step in the construction of its long-awaited fine arts building. The university on Aug. 24 made its first submission to Boise Planning & Development Services on the road to a building permit. Boise ...
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August 21, 2015
Comments Off on Plenty of beds remain available at Lusk Street student housing
The future of Boise’s Lusk Street area started taking shape this year with the erection of four large student housing and multi-family apartment complexes. La Pointe, Vista East, Vista West and River Edge apartments – with a combined 541 units ...
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August 13, 2015
Comments Off on Boise State to build new Honors College for $40 million
Boise State University will build a $40 million new home for its Honors College that will be paid for by a private firm. The university will partner with Memphis, Tenn.,-based EdR, which will pay to build the 236,000-square-foot structure and ...
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June 25, 2015
Comments Off on COMPASS grants will bring bike improvements to Boise State
Boise State University will improve its bicycle amenities over the next year thanks to $28,000 in grant funding from the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho. BSU applied to COMPASS to help pay for more bike pump sections, add a ...
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June 24, 2015
Comments Off on COMPASS hands out $103,000 for community improvements
The region’s transportation planning agency will give out about $103,000 in grants during this year to 10 member organizations for small projects. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho is focusing these grants on three specific tasks: • Provide better ...
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February 5, 2015
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Technology startup BasedIn has received $125,000 from angel investors, including two Boise-area angel funds, to develop and scale an online platform that ranks local businesses based on data from Yelp, Facebook, the Better Business Bureau and other websites. BasedIn is ...
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January 30, 2015
Comments Off on Idaho public-private training grants could get another $5 million
Lawmakers will decide this year whether the Idaho Department of Labor should award an extra $5 million this year in Industry Sector Grants. The grants offer money for college-level training for specific professions, as long as private companies pay for ...
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December 15, 2014
Comments Off on Pay lags for Idaho’s college football coaches
The pay for college football coaches at Boise State University and the University of Idaho lags far behind that for other coaches, according to newly released data. Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin, a finalist for the Football Writers Association ...
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A free lecture titled “The DNA of City Streets: Rethinking the Use of Street Right of Way” will explore the design of downtown streets. Peter Koonce, a Portland transportation engineer who was worked in the public and private sector, will ...
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November 17, 2014
Comments Off on Boise State hosting March Madness games in 2018
Boise State University’s Taco Bell Arena will host two days of the March Madness NCAA men’s college basketball championship in 2018, the first time the on-campus arena has hosted March Madness games since 2009. The first- and second-round games, on ...
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