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For nearly 30 years, Blue Cross of Idaho has been located on the same corner property at Eagle and Pine in Meridian. The company is researching a possible move in the coming years. (PHOTO: MARC LUTZ, IBR)
Jan 2, 2026

Health insurance company eyes possible move after decades in Meridian

Blue Cross of Idaho is exploring a new, modern campus in the Treasure Valley to support a hybrid workforce while remaining in the region.

The BBBGWP honored businesses operating in Idaho with its annual Spark Awards and Torch Awards. (PHOTO: BBBGWP)
Oct 31, 2025

Four Idaho businesses honored with ethics and entrepreneurship awards

Four Idaho businesses were honored at the BBB Awards for their ethical leadership and entrepreneurial excellence across the state.

Slice House Pizza
Oct 28, 2025

Meridian gets first slice of pizza chain in Idaho

Slice House by Tony Gemignani opens Nov. 1 at Orchard Park in Meridian, offering New York, Sicilian, and Detroit-style pizzas plus grand opening giveaways.

The vacant lot situated just in front of the Meridian Public Library on Chinden Boulevard will be the future home to The Collection, a 40,000-square-foot retail center. (PHOTO: TOK COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE)
Oct 23, 2025

Multipurpose property in Meridian expanding with more retail and office space

Big changes are ahead for Meridian’s Orchard Park as new restaurants, shops, and The Collection development bring fresh energy to the busy Linder-Chinden area.

Oct 23, 2025

Repeat Performance: Meridian firm wins Specialty Contractor honor for second year in a row

RME earns Idaho Business Review’s Specialty Contractor award for work on a manufacturing plant and brewhouse in Meridian.

The new Barnes & Noble location in Meridian on Eagle Road is set to open Oct. 15. This photo, dated Aug. 9, 2025, shows the location under construction. PHOTO/MARC LUTZ, IBR
Oct 8, 2025

Popular bookseller expands with new Meridian location

Barnes & Noble opens its newest Treasure Valley bookstore at The Village at Meridian, celebrating growth with a grand opening on Oct. 15.

Clients of Rowan Piercing in Meridian react to newly pierced ears. The location is the first in Idaho. (PHOTO: SANDRA WONG GEROUX)
Sep 12, 2025

Rowan Hypoallergenic Piercing opens first location in Idaho

Rowan, the nurse-led ear piercing studio backed by a medical board, opens at The Village in Meridian, bringing safety, sterility, and style to Idaho.

Jul 28, 2025

Treasure Valley solar company named top contractor in 2025

According to EGT, 2024 was “the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in over two decades.”

The new Central Services Facility for St. Luke's in Meridian is more than 300,000 square feet in size. (PHOTO: ST. LUKE'S)
Jul 28, 2025

Meridian hospital streamlines supply chain with new service center

The new facility brings those services in-house and will give the organization better inventory oversight, improved demand planning and forecasting, streamlined ordering and fulfillment, better logistics, greater cost savings and more benefits.

Community members and members of BNI attend a recent charity walk. (PHOTO: BNI)
Jul 24, 2025

Networking group brings professionals, community together

Forty years later, the organization has 340,000 members around the world, 11,300 chapters around the world, and has created $24.5 billion in business between members. The first chapter in Idaho started in 1999.

The Learning Experience's newest location is at the intersection of Chinden Boulevard and Linder Road in Meridian, with additional valley sites in the works. (PHOTO; STEVE LOMARD, IBR)
Jul 8, 2025

Child care provider looks to expand beyond inaugural location within Idaho

After getting its start 25 years ago, TLE now operates 440 locations in 33 states, as well as three sites in London, England. The newest locale, situated at the southwest corner of Chinden Boulevard and Linder Road, will create up to 30 positions, most to be filled by certified instructors.

A past Leadership Meridian class from 2014. (IBR FILE PHOTO)
Jun 30, 2025

Meridian leadership program opens applications for 2025-26 cycle

The program seeks to identify those with leadership potential and them give them a path to that leadership through “knowledge, connection and resources to make a meaningful impact in Meridian.”


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