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Will Treasure Valley's economy rebound by year's end? Idaho Power thinks so.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Idaho's economy is expected to begin growing again by the end of the year despite layoffs at Micron and the drop off of new home construction and sales.

Dale Dixon: How one woman fell for a Canadian lottery scam

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The Better Business Bureau does not get a lot of foot-traffic. When someone does arrive at the BBB counter, he or she usually has a story to tell. What you're about to read is one of the most heart-wrenching stories to walk through our door.

Idaho National Laboratory treatment contractors tout own safety record

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Bechtel BWXT Idaho says employees at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility just recorded their millionth hour of work without an injury that was required to be reported to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Smashburger to open in Meridian, offering giant burgers

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Smashburger, marketed as a "better burger" restaurant concept, is opening in August at 3223 E. Louise Drive. It is the first of five planned restaurants in Idaho.

Downtown Nampa building owners can get city help

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The city's Downtown Historic Faade Restoration Program will continue in the next fiscal year, paying as much as half the cost of restoring the exterior of structures in Nampa's commercial core.

Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

RECOGNITION

North Face Boise store recognized for sustainable design

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:05:05 MDT

The North Face retail store in Boise won top honors from the Association for Retail Environments and VMSD Magazine, an industry trade magazine, for sustainable and innovative renovation design, The North Face said Tuesday.

Business owners can learn to reduce VOC emissions at workshop

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:22:39 MDT

A free workshop called "Reducing Your Emissions" will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Library at Cole and Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Road in Boise.

No end in sight for Canyon County's unemployed

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:46:50 MDT

In Canyon County, which has the highest unemployment rate in Idaho, this recession can feel a lot like a depression. Read more about Idaho's economy Get more news and information about the U.S. economy

Lotterman: What's true for one bank isn't true for all

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Events of the past two years have exposed a logical flaw in our historic approach to regulating financial institutions, especially banks.

Hoku woes slow Pocatello plant

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Pocatello's hopes for a future in solar technology got a little dimmer with word from Hoku Scientific Inc. that it will curb construction of its plant there and may sell the business unit building the plant.

Idaho trout? States brand seafood to boost sales.

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

By STEVE LeBLANC

Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions.

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Job changes

Hoku's woes slow polysilicon plant in Pocatello

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:34:12 MDT

Pocatello�s hopes for a future in solar technology got a little dimmer with word from Hoku Scientific Inc. that it will slow construction of its plant there and may sell the business unit building the plant.

Ed Lotterman: Cash-for-clunkers program has its ups and downs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The Obama administration's cash-for-clunkers program of paying up to $4,500 for owners of fuel-thirsty vehicles to trade them in on more fuel-efficient vehicles may not be a clunker itself, but it is no creampuff.

The week in business

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

TUESDAY, JULY 14

Boise's Vista Book Gallery to close at end of this month

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Owner Diane Leaverton said she has decided to retire.

Atlas Mining Co. settles lawsuit over financials

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The northern Idaho mining company settled the class action suit by agreeing to pay $1.25 million.

Labor Department revises Idaho's jobless rate upward

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

The U.S. Department of Labor readjusted Idaho's forecasted unemployment rate Friday, adding another tenth of a percentage point to put the seasonally adjusted rate for June at 8.4 percent, not the 8.3 percent reported July 2.

Long-haul Blackfoot trucker invents trucking board game

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Randy Cox says long hours spent on the road gave him the inspiration to create the game.

Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions.

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 MDT

Recognition

Idaho's jobless rate a touch higher than previously reported

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:03:26 MDT

The U.S. Department of Labor readjusted Idaho�s estimated unemployment rate Friday, adding another tenth of a percentage point to put the seasonally adjusted rate for June at 8.4 percent, not the 8.3 percent reported July 2.

Ex-employer promises fast review of 'Extreme Makeover' home owner's request for help

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:23:58 MDT

The trustee of Omnipure Filter Co.'s health insurance plan says the company