March 24th Edition...

Downturn squeezes restaurants; high rents pose challenges
Larry Narasaki has hit the predictable slow patch at Nick-N-Willy’s World Famous Take-N-Bake Pizza, which got off to a good start about 18 months ago in an in-line retail center at State and Bloom streets, Boise.

Population growth continues in rural Idaho counties
Population in more than half of rural Idaho counties increased in the one-year period ended July 1, the Idaho Department of Labor reported.

South Idaho dairies still eyeing water solutions despite strong snowpack
Dairy operators in south Idaho will benefit, directly, if snowpack stays high enough to eliminate threats of water “calls” by senior rights holders, Idaho Dairymen’s Association Executive Director Bob Naerebout said.

Caldwell mulls specialty zoning for hospital, airport
Proposed hospital and airport zoning district coulds be voted on by the  Caldwell City Council as early as April 7, Planning and Zoning Director Brian Billingsley said.

Opinion: Raw political power a moving force
The exercise of raw political power is more comfortably viewed in a political science classroom lecture than in the real world, especially when you are the unwilling or unwitting victim.

Amendment could ease financing restrictions

Brad Wiskirchen left law career to ‘get into the game’ at Keynetics

Delta to offer employees early buyout packages

House committee votes to repeal business tax trio

HR conference speakers to address corporate culture development

IBR honors 50 Idaho women

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