Revised Whole Foods project up for hearing tonight
(by Simon Shifrin @ 11:09 MDT )
Boise’s Design Review Committee will examine at a public hearing tonight revised plans for the Whole Foods project on Broadway Avenue between Front and Myrtle streets . The developers, Texas-based Schlosser Development and landowner Jim Kissler, have submitted plans that scale back the hotel and condominium tower adjacent to the grocery store.
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Idaho foreclosures drop in most recent month
(by Brad Carlson @ 11:04 MDT )
U.S. foreclosure-related filings in April jumped 65 percent from April 2007 and rose 4 percent from March 2008, Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac reported May 14. The group tracks default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions.
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Hoku Scientific posts Q4 loss; ends Merrill debt pact
(by Robb Hicken @ 09:04 MDT )
Fuel cell parts maker Hoku Scientific posted a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss and said it ended an agreement with Merrill Lynch to borrow up to $185 million, sending its shares down as much as 9 percent.
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BMHC streamlining to bring jobs to Boise
(by Brad Carlson @ 08:52 MDT )
Building Materials Holding Corp., a San Francisco-based company that has most of its administrative operations in Boise, said it plans to “unify and streamline” its BMC West and SelectBuild operations.  
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Work key to tapping into international markets
(by Brad Carlson @ 12:11 MDT on 05/13)
The additional work required to tap international markets is worth it for Idaho businesses, speakers said today at the Global 21 International Business and Investment Conference in Boise.
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DEQ extends comment period on Simplot air permit
(by IBR staff report @ 08:54 MDT on 05/13)
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality recently extended the comment deadline involving J.R. Simplot Co.’s application for a permit at its “Don” plant in Pocatello.
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New numbers describe drop in houses sold
(by Dani Grigg @ 08:51 MDT on 05/13)
The number of single-family homes sold in April 2008 in Ada County was down 35 percent compared to April 2007.
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Boise agency considers parking fee hikes
(by Simon Shifrin @ 08:47 MDT on 05/13)
The Capital City Development Corporation is considering a hike in parking fees at its eight downtown Boise garages.
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Radioactive waste regulators deal blow to Italian waste plan
(by Associated Press @ 12:10 MDT on 05/12)
Regulators from eight Western states unanimously voted to require their approval before thousands of tons of Italian radioactive waste -- or any other foreign waste -- can be shipped to a site in Utah.
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Defaults through April increase in second quarter
(by Brad Carlson @ 11:56 MDT on 05/12)
Default filings keep increasing in Ada and Canyon counties as the second quarter unfolds, IdahoDataProviders.com says in a new report.
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FBI cites escalating U.S. mortgage fraud problem
05/13 21:55 MDT (Reuters)

Applied Materials sees end to downturn, shares up
05/13 21:53 MDT (Reuters)

Summer's Flight Plan: Delays and Rising Fares
05/13 21:52 MDT (Washington Post)

Hewlett-Packard Is Facing Skepticism on E.D.S. Deal
05/13 21:50 MDT (New York Times)

U.S. stocks rise as oil drops; HP may bid for EDS
05/12 17:47 MDT (MarketWatch)

Outlook still uncertain, Fed's Evans says
05/12 12:10 MDT (MarketWatch)