October 25, 2018
Comments Off on JUMP clears lot across Myrtle for more parking
The dirt lot across Myrtle Street from the five-level JUMP garage will become… more parking for JUMP. Earth movers in recent days have been shifting dirt around, raising questions about what was happing on that undeveloped lot. It had served ...
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If you thought the only problem with Jack’s Urban Meeting Place (JUMP) in downtown Boise is that it didn’t have enough antique tractors, you’re in luck. The remaining half of more than a hundred pieces of farm equipment that Jack ...
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June 16, 2017
Comments Off on Public will have to wait a few more months to use the JUMP parking garage
The five-level JUMP garage, a Myrtle Street landmark for three-plus years, still isn’t ready for public parking – even though the Jack’s Urban Meeting Place opened a year ago. There is the matter of the 24 historic tractors on display ...
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Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, or JUMP, has quietly opened after nearly four years of construction, with staff moving into the center in mid-November. A pedestrian signal and crosswalk were installed over the Thanksgiving holiday on Ninth Street between Front and ...
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May 28, 2015
Comments Off on Simplot HQ is growing along Front Street
JUMP construction all of a sudden has a companion after holding all the attention of people passing by on Front and Myrtle streets for the past three years. In the past month, the future J.R. Simplot Co. world headquarters has ...
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March 2, 2015
Comments Off on JUMP project opening delayed to spring 2016
The opening of the Simplot family’s JUMP project in downtown Boise has been delayed to next spring. Project spokeswoman Kathy O’Neill said that street lane closures around the project will continue through spring or even summer of 2016 as well. ...
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January 28, 2015
Comments Off on JUMP construction is in the home stretch
Crane 1 came down Jan. 21 at the JUMP site after being anchored near Myrtle and 11th streets for the past two years. Its removal signals the end of the heavy lifting at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, where construction started ...
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December 2, 2014
Comments Off on McAlvain Construction builds its reputation around concrete and foundations
It sounds simple enough. An aircraft hangar essentially is a huge open space with four walls and a vast concrete floor. The new SkyWest Airlines maintenance center at Boise Airport will even be a pre-engineered structure. Those simple elements present ...
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September 29, 2014
Comments Off on Construction now gives a window on what JUMP will look like
It’s been window season at the JUMP construction site for a few months now. Windows are now in place for several of the elevated studios that jut out at odd angles and different heights at Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, the ...
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