December 5, 2019
Comments Off on Boise Centre bond rating improves to A+
The Boise Centre’s bond rating has improved from an A to an A+. The Greater Boise Auditorium District, which owns the Boise Centre, was recently notified by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services that it was upgrading the Centre’s lease revenue bond rating. The rating, considered ...
Tagged with: Boise Centre Greater Boise Auditorium District
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September 25, 2018
Comments Off on Idaho hotel room rates outpace neighboring states
Idaho hotels lead the northwestern states in increases in the average daily rate at hotels but also had the largest decrease in room occupancy over the past year, according to a hospitality research report. The Marcus & Millichap Hospitality Research ...
Tagged with: Boise Centre Greater Boise Auditorium District Hotels Idaho Department of Commerce
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October 26, 2017
Comments Off on Stadium supporters and detractors square off at GBAD board meeting
For people involved in soccer, a downtown Boise stadium is a must-have. But for the Concerned Boise Taxpayers, there are deep reservations about investing public money in the project, a proposed soccer/baseball stadium at Shoreline Drive and Americana Blvd. The ...
Tagged with: Greater Boise Auditorium District Stadium
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October 10, 2017
Comments Off on Room tax collections, hotel room rates hit record highs in Boise
Record hotel room occupancy and room rates are driving the Greater Boise Auditorium District’s lodging room tax collections to a record high for the fifth year in a row, statistics show. GBAD expects to collect $6.95 million in room taxes ...
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July 31, 2017
Comments Off on Group questions impact of proposed downtown Boise stadium
Before any formal submittals have been made regarding a potential downtown Boise baseball and soccer stadium, a local group has raised questions about a stadium’s impact on the Americana Boulevard/Shoreline Drive area. Concerned Boise Taxpayers on July 16 submitted a ...
Tagged with: Capital City Development Corp. Greater Boise Auditorium District Stadium
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May 17, 2017
Comments Off on Muchow, Kloc win seats on GBAD board
Election newcomer Kristin Muchow outdistanced both Greater Boise Auditorium District incumbents to capture the most votes in the May 16 election for two seats on the GBAD board of directors. Muchow will join incumbent Hy Kloc for six-year terms on ...
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May 4, 2017
Comments Off on Four GBAD hopefuls face off in a candidates forum
With early voting already underway, the four candidates for two seats on the Greater Boise Auditorium District board of directors addressed questions about the proposed downtown stadium and other matters in a 90-mintue candidates forum May 3 hosted by the ...
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St. Luke’s Health System has agreed to sell 11 acres of land at Americana Boulevard and Shoreline Drive to the owners of the Boise Hawks minor league baseball to build a downtown stadium for the Hawks and a professional soccer ...
Tagged with: Boise Hawks Capital City Development Corp. Greater Boise Auditorium District Stadium
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September 1, 2016
Comments Off on Pioneer Crossing will reinvent a dirt lot between Front and Myrtle
Pioneer Crossing will stretch the downtown core two blocks to the south and west with a planned hotel, restaurant, five-story office building and possible relocation of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce The chamber could move into office space at ...
Tagged with: Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Greater Boise Auditorium District Parcel B Thornton Oliver Keller
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March 8, 2016
Comments Off on Gardner comes back with an office proposal for Parcel B
With a hotel shelved for now, Gardner Co. is proceeding with a new office-garage-commercial complex for the Parcel B dirt parking lot just west of JUMP and the J.R. Simplot Co. headquarters construction site in downtown Boise. Gardner officials revealed ...
Tagged with: Capital City Development Corp. Gardner Company Greater Boise Auditorium District Parcel B
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