Idaho Business Review, Boise articles from January 2003

Idaho Business Review, Boise archives from January 2003

Cable One to build in Nampa, Boise.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Cable One Inc. plans to build a new West Valley Systems building on Karcher Road in Nampa and an office building on Westpark Street in west Boise, to which it will relocate its advertising office from downtown Boise....

Krispy Kreme shop still planned at Fairview, Eagle.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Idaho's first Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, which had been slated to open this month, has been delayed but still is expected to debut this year at the southwest corner of Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road in Meridian. ...

Commentary: Tech wish-list for 2003.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Tim Rhodes Just for my own entertainment during the holiday break, I pulled together a tech wish-list for 2003. Call it my own contribution to New Year's resolutions. We've grown so accustomed to inch-by-inch advancement that...

Wells Fargo, too, sees slow '03 growth in Idaho.(2003 economic forecast)(Correction Notice)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Steven Anderson ***** CORRECTION: A story in the Jan. 13 Business Review, headlined "Wells Fargo, too, sees slow '03 growth in Idaho," contained an erroneous reference to Pat McMurray as a "Salt Lake City-based banking...

Meridian subdivision to include commercial lots, storage.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Six commercial lots and a mini-storage complex are part of a 104-acre subdivision proposed on Ustick Road in eastern Meridian. Eagle-based Hillview Development Corp. seeks Meridian city approval for Parkstone...

WestCoast Hospitality cuts outlook for 4th quarter.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson WestCoast Hospitality Corp. expects a wider loss per share in the fourth quarter and for all of 2002 because of slow business travel. WestCoast (NYSE:WEH) said it expects to report a loss of 14 to 17 cents per...

There's no 'soft patch' in pizza, independent operators say.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Independent pizza operators may face advertising and buying challenges that make it tough to compete with national chains, but say making a good product goes a long way to beating the big guys. In the Treasure...

'Remain optimistic' about tech, future, columnist says.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Idahoans should "remain optimistic about technology's impact on the future," syndicated San Jose Mercury News columnist Dan Gillmor said in Boise last week. He was the keynote speaker at the Boise Metro Chamber of...

Caldwell Econ. Development Council reaches out to smaller towns.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson What is the Caldwell Economic Development Council doing in Notus, Middleton and Parma? Taking a more regional approach, so outlying communities can share in business development opportunities as well as the funding...

Kmart's east Boise closing was expected.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Kmart's planned closure of its east Boise store in the Southshore Shopping Center was no surprise to the center's owners, who said the store's demise might turn out to be a good thing for the decade-old mini-mall. ...

Eagle landscape firm to anchor building in Eagle River development.(The Land Group )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson The Land Group, an Eagle landscape architecture and consulting engineering firm, plans to anchor a building proposed in the Eagle River development. Phil Hull, representing Shore Drive North LLC, recently filed...

Home sales stay strong in Ada; Canyon posts gain.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Double-digit gains in home sales in December led Canyon County to a nearly 15 percent increase for the year Co and helped Ada County post only a slight decline for 2002. The number of homes sold increased by 14.92...

Evans Construction plans more small office buildings.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Dave Evans Construction continues to build and sell small office buildings in several Ada County developments. Owner Dave Evans is developing the Ashland and Riverside business parks in Garden City, Southwind...

White Cloud Mountain Coffee reports improved sales, income.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Garden City-based coffee roaster White Cloud Mountain Coffee appears headed back into the black as founder and CEO Jerome Eberharter steers the company in new directions. White Cloud, launched in 1986, saw $1.7...

Boise Tower announces third lender; construction to go forward.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Steven Anderson Boise Tower has its third lender, and construction is to go forward in earnest after the loan closes in two or three weeks, developer Rick Peterson said last week. The city did not immediately agree. Peterson...

Primary Health 'on the cusp' of growth, officials say.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson While it's generally healthy now, Primary Health Inc. has room to get stronger, officials say. The privately held company based in Boise operates a medical group with employed physicians in 13 clinics, and a health...

United Heritage Mutual Holding allies with Sublimity Insurance.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson United Heritage Mutual Holding Co., a Meridian-based insurance and financial services provider, recently signed a "mutual holding company merger agreement" with Sublimity Insurance Co. The agreement will make...

Commentary: Now, computers can even learn to tell time correctly.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Rick Edvalson There is something in your PC that is almost always wrong. The time. You'd think that with all that computing power in there, my PC could keep time better than the little watch on my wrist, but it can't Co or at...

Home-improvement store proposed on Eagle Town and Country Centre parcel.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson A home-improvement store of more than 100,000 square feet is proposed on the Eagle Town and Country Centre parcel Co where WinCo Foods also owns a site Co on the north side of State Street between Horseshoe Bend Road...

Capital City Development Corp. shifts parking-rate debate to consultants' study.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Steven Anderson Following the furor that flared up last fall, the Capital City Development Corp. has diverted the debate over downtown parking rates to a committee and a couple of consultants for study. The CCDC board last...

Dollar store to take Clearwater Plaza space.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Construction of a 12,300-square-foot retail building is expected to start soon adjacent to Wal-Mart in Caldwell, and Only $1.00 Superstore plans to occupy most of its space. Eagle-based developer and builder Renny...

CTA Architects' Boise office earns 'Firm of the Year' award.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Dave Turner likes to think of CTA Architects Engineers as Boise's best-kept secret. Turner is one of CTA's principals and director of the firm's downtown Boise office, which employs more than 30 architects and...

Overland Road widening speeded up to '03.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ken Miller With Meridian's growth continuing to strain the area's road network, the Ada County Highway District has bumped its Overland Road widening project ahead a couple years to accommodate the planned fall opening of...

Boise construction value drops 28% in '02.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Construction permit values showed double-digit declines in Boise during 2002. The December Boise City Construction Report said the city approved $391 million worth of projects for the year, down 28 percent from...

Two large retirement 'communities' planned for Ada.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ken Levy Retirement subdivisions are springing up in the Treasure Valley, strategically located near health-care facilities and offering everything from golf to Alzheimer's care on site. The Boise City Council last month...

Idaho contractors to push state for restoration of building projects.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ken Miller Idaho contractors will press the Kempthorne administration and the Legislature to restore nearly $70 million in state building projects at all college and university campuses. Industry lobbyists say the state could...

Boise construction mgmt. firm offers 'open book' to clients.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ken Levy A Boise construction management firm is in new hands. Last October, A. L. "Drew" Seargent purchased Idaho Commercial Construction Co. LLC and renamed it IC3 Inc. He reorganized the company with himself as president and...

Washington Group International 'bullish' one year after Ch. 11.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Washington Group International Inc. has performed well since emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy a year ago, and is "bullish" about its future, a company official says. Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief...

Boise, Meridian to get more Sonic drive-ins in February.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Sonic, the Oklahoma-based hamburger chain that came to Idaho two years ago and fields two drive-ins in the Boise area, is set to expand its presence in the Valley through multiple franchisees. Two more Sonic...

Deadline for Boise Tower loan extended for 'final' time.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Steven Anderson Boise Tower got another breather last week, but the city says this is absolutely the last deadline extension for financing the project at Eighth and Main streets. Tim Hogland, director of the Planning and...

Qwest rolls out Caldwell DSL service.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Qwest Communications launched DSL high-speed Internet service in many parts of Caldwell last week. A digital subscriber line offers Internet access that is up to 125 times faster than traditional 56K modem service,...

Storage complex slated in Star.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Construction of the initial phase of Star Public Storage is slated to start this month on Star Road south of Idaho 44, near downtown Star. Ron Bath and Drew Newnham recently purchased the 4-acre parcel, now...

Fast-food chains offer new choices.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin Fresh winds are blowing through fast-food land. Once upon a time, fast food was quite simple: burger, fries and a Coke, supplemented eventually by things like chicken sandwiches and chicken nuggets Co powered a...

Silver Spur Saloon planned for ex-Shorty's space.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Steve Martin The owners of Blues Bouquet in downtown Boise plan to open a country-western nightclub near the Western Idaho Fairgrounds in Garden City in late February or early March. Co-owner Barney Southard said last week that...

Eldredge's Furniture slated to open in Boise by early March.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Eldredge's Furniture & Mattresses plans to open in Boise by early March. Wayne Eldredge, who owns Eldredge Furniture in Ontario, Ore., leased 11,000 square feet on the east side of Cole Road north of Franklin...

6th Annual Boise Commercial Real Estate Symposium planned.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson Prospects for improvement of the Treasure Valley commercial real estate market this year will be a major topic at the Sixth Annual Boise Commercial Real Estate Symposium next month. About 450 people are expected to...

Eagle City Marketplace adds wine, dress, skate shops.(Brief Article)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson A women's dress and clothing boutique, and a skate and snowboard shop are among new or expanded businesses in the Eagle City Marketplace center at Chinden and Eagle roads, Eagle. Anchor tenant City Market recently...

Eagle River office building redesigned.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Brad Carlson A revised, more traditional design for an Eagle office building, first proposed in December, will be a better fit with the Eagle River complex and Eagle generally, parties involved in the project say. Riverside...