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Idaho Business News

IBRBoise Mayor kicks off Green Week
(by Dani Grigg @ 12:20 MDT )
Today the mayor kicked off Boise’s Green Week with an announcement at the Grove.
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IBRWashington Division boosts URS earnings
(by IBR & Associated Press @ 08:49 MDT )
URS Corp. said May 7 that its first-quarter profit climbed 63 percent, helped by the engineering and construction company's recent acquisition of Washington Group International Inc., Boise.  
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IBRIdacorp reports lower earnings
(by Brad Carlson @ 08:46 MDT )
Idaho Power parent Idacorp said below-average hydroelectric production levels and other factors dragged first-quarter earnings below year-earlier levels.
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IBRWestern Electronics awarded contract
(by IBR staff report @ 08:43 MDT )
Western Electronics recently entered a manufacturing agreement with data storage experts Plasmon LMS Inc.
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IBRConstruction begins Monday on Morrison Center plaza
(by IBR staff report @ 11:23 MDT on 05/08)
A portion of Cesar Chavez Lane in front of the Morrison Center will be closed beginning Monday.
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IBREagle vitner premiers first wine Saturday
(by Dani Grigg @ 09:44 MDT on 05/08)
3Horse Ranch Vineyards will pop open its first all-local bottle of wine May 10.
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IBRHUD awards $2.6 in housing grants
(by Associated Press @ 09:37 MDT on 05/08)
The Boise housing authority is getting some federal help to give 20 homeless veterans permanent homes.
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IBRWellPoint NextRx signs pact with Blue Cross of Idaho
(by IBR staff report @ 16:49 MDT on 05/07)
WellPoint NextRx, the nation’s largest health plan-owned pharmacy benefits manager, has signed a five-year agreement with Blue Cross of Idaho.
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IBRJudge wants more information on Boise Place investor
(by Simon Shifrin @ 12:55 MDT on 05/07)
Progress in the Boise Place bankruptcy case now depends on the disclosure in court of financial information on a new investor who hopes to redevelop the long-delayed tower project at the heart of Boise’s downtown, the judge handling the case said today.
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IBRU.S. Geothermal begins drilling at eastern Oregon site
(by IBR staff report @ 09:05 MDT on 05/07)
U.S. Geothermal Inc. has begun drilling on the first full-size exploration well at the Neal Hot Springs Project in eastern Oregon
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National Business News

IBROil taps $126 high, ready for an over 7% weekly gain
05/09 13:41 MDT (MarketWatch)

IBRCircuit City Puts Itself Up for Sale, Hires Goldman
05/09 13:40 MDT (Bloomberg)

IBRU.S. Economy: Trade Deficit Narrows as Imports Fall
05/09 13:37 MDT (Bloomberg)

IBRCitigroup Plans to Shed About $400 Billion of Assets (Update5)
05/09 13:36 MDT (Bloomberg)

IBROil Trades Above $124 After Reaching Record on Supply Concerns
05/08 21:56 MDT (Bloomberg)

IBRRetail stocks sag on April sales data
05/08 21:54 MDT (MarketWatch)

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May 5th Edition...

Farmers find ways to deal with fuel hike
“Just get your checkbook out.”

Idaho firms tout trip to Mexico
Stephen Kaiser traveled to Mexico unsure if there would be demand for his company’s automated welding products.

Indian Creek dedication only a beginning
With Indian Creek restored, downtown Caldwell is ready to lure developers back.

Renewal rush
Low office vacancy in downtown Boise inspires some businesses to renew leases or secure expansion space sooner rather than later.

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Biz Blog
05/09 13:28 MDT
Article Cronin, McGowan represent Leadership Boise class

by Rick Carpenter

Several members of my Leadership Boise class have done exactly what the program encouraged us to do: become actively involved in the Boise community.

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05/09 12:16 MDT
Article Mountain Home gets replacement funding for air base

by Robb Hicken

Friday morning roundup: Mountain Home Air Force Base will be replacing the Logistics Readiness Center facility at a cost of  about $20 million.

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05/09 08:53 MDT
Article The problem with education reform: No. 5 and final of a series

by Michael Tomlin

Throughout history it has always been the sons and daughters of the aristocracy who were formally educated.

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05/08 09:39 MDT
Article The next big thing with gasoline costs

by Robb Hicken

Thursday morning roundup: Is Idaho Falls the first of many cities in Idaho to recognize the impact of rising fuel prices?

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05/07 09:12 MDT
Article D&D Tire bought by Purcell

by Robb Hicken

Wednesday morning roundup: Fernley, Nev.-based D&D Tire Inc., with centers in Caldwell and Twin Falls, has been bought out.

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05/07 08:45 MDT
Article The problem with education reform: No. 4 of a series

by Michael Tomlin

Most children learn to read and begin their journey of life’s fulfillment in our public elementary schools.

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05/06 10:19 MDT
Article Opening of Singapore plant faces delay

by Robb Hicken

Tuesday morning roundup: Micron’s expansion and Intel partnership venture may both be delayed because of market forces.

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05/05 11:26 MDT
Article Not everyone's happy about ethanol

by Robb Hicken

Monday morning roundup: Not everyone is happy with the availability of ethanol. Idaho Aviation Aviation Association Director Ken Jackson speaks out about how it’s hard to find “non” mixed gasoline at the airports around the state.

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05/05 08:57 MDT
Article The problem with education reform: No. 3 of a series

by Michael Tomlin

Public school teachers over the years have painted themselves into the worst of two worlds – they are union, and yet they are not really.

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05/02 12:43 MDT
Article I.F. airport runway bids brought in

by Robb Hicken

Friday morning roundup: About $2.5 million separate the high bid from the low bid in making repairs at the Idaho Falls main runway.

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05/02 08:56 MDT
Article The problem with education reform: No. 2 of a series

by Michael Tomlin

It is a challenge to gain efficiency and economy of scale in Idaho’s more than 100 public school districts.

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05/01 12:59 MDT
Article Oracle would have breathed easier in Boise

by Rick Carpenter

Paul Hiller and the Boise Valley Economic Partnership should call Oracle back and report how bad the air is in Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah.

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05/01 12:55 MDT
Article Taking it on the shoulder, er... the knee, er ....

by Robb Hicken

  • Thursday morning roundup: A group of Boise orthopaedic surgeons is going public with a dispute over how much Blue Cross of Idaho pays them for their work.  The physicians who make up Orthopaedic Associates, say the insurer pays them as in-network providers. They claim it's wrong.

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04/30 11:48 MDT
Article It's all about the numbers, not the product

by Brad Carlson

Gross Domestic Product probably is the best measure of U.S. economic health that we have.

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04/30 11:35 MDT
Article 21 million bushels of corn = 60 million gallons of ethanol

by Robb Hicken

Wednesday morning roundup: A lot of people have a lot to say as Pacific Ethanol, a California-based company, opened the valves at its plant in the Magic Valley.

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