Two contenders have stepped up hoping to take over the Meridian mayoral seat Tammy de Weerd will vacate after this term. De Weerd took the opportunity of her 16th State of the City address on Feb. 6 to announce that ...

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Toledo, Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza took its first bite in Idaho in January with a shop in northwest Meridian at Ten Mile and McMillan roads. Now, the seventh largest U.S. pizza chain is looking for franchisees to add five more Marco’s ...

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If you’re heading for the McDonald’s in Hailey, don’t try looking for tall golden arches. They don’t exist. Similarly, the Albertsons grocery store on State Highway 75 doesn’t look like a typical Albertsons. Instead, it’s a plain beige-sided storefront, with ...

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The city of Meridian has asked dockless bike/scooter companies Lime and Bird to delay the launch of electric scooters until mid-March. The dockless Lime scooters lasted just six days in Meridian before the national provider withdrew the full complement of ...

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National dockless bicycling sharing and scooter company Lime unloaded its first shipment of 200 bright green electric scooters Sept. 27 in Meridian. The city of Meridian and Lime signed a memo of understanding Sept. 25 allowing Lime to deploy and ...

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Downtown-worthy office buildings are on the way for the northwest corner of Meridian, where open landscape still dominates. Local developers Tommy Ahlquist and David Turnbull see the eventual extension of Highway 16 south to Interstate 84 and the relentless Meridian ...

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A man who is already a fixture in downtown Meridian won approval Aug. 28 from the Meridian City Council to fill most of the block across from City Hall with 103 apartments and 15,700 square feet of office/retail in two ...

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Idaho Central Credit Union has acquired more than 50 acres of prime development land in Meridian for a regional mortgage and call center. The acquisition could presage a new burst of development in the area. The parcel is located along ...

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Meridian is finally getting around to figuring out what to do with its old city hall, 10 years after moving into its new one. The city and Meridian Development Corp. jointly put out a request for proposal May 3 for ...

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A new car wash chain from a local family will add to a Treasure Valley already awash with watery ways to bring a sparkle to your vehicle. Bluebird Express Car Wash will build its first two conveyor tunnel car washes ...

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