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01/15/2025

Neighbors push back on ‘hazardous material storage’ at Nampa’s ‘Project Spud’

Neighbors submitted an appeal for hazardous materials storage at a future Nampa distribution center. According to documents filed with the City of Nampa, neighbors are pushing back against the planning and zoning commission’s decision to support a conditional use permit for Tractor Supply Company,...

01/15/2025

Idaho agencies must give two Idaho power companies millions in tax refunds after court ruling

Taxing districts across the state are estimated to owe $13 million to power companies following recent judgments by the Fourth Judicial District Court.  Three separate judgements, filed between Sept. 20 and Nov. 26, found that Idaho Power and Avista Utilities, a company that operates in northern Id...

01/15/2025

You Asked: Why is West Ada considering closing a school?

Last week, West Ada School District sent out a letter to parents announcing it will consolidate its alternative high schools from three schools into two. The proposed plan would dissolve the district’s Central Academy and send its students to either Eagle Academy or Meridian Academy, depending on ...

01/15/2025

Liquor at Treefort, Pride? Boise council divided on idea and looks for compromise

The Boise City Council isn’t gung ho about residents being able to hit the harder stuff at events in city parks. On Tuesday, several city council members expressed hesitation, and some outright opposition, to a proposed ordinance pitched by Mayor Lauren McLean’s office to allow special events in...

01/14/2025

Albertsons lays off unnamed number of employees, will “offshore” some roles

Boise-based Albertsons confirmed to BoiseDev that it is laying off corporate employees around the country. Albertsons employees said the job cuts started yesterday. Online posts by employees indicate jobs in Boise, and at corporate hubs in Arizona, Oregon, California and Texas are impacted. An Alber...

01/14/2025

Health-concious restaurant planned for The Village

A Utah-based eatery could soon make its Idaho debut. Aubergine Kitchen, a bakery and restaurant that advertises itself as health-conscious, nutrient-dense, and unprocessed, has announced it’s coming to The Village at Meridian. According to CenterCal Vice President of Property Management Hugh Crawf...

01/14/2025

CCDC set to update parking garage system: Tap-to-pay, phone payments, plate readers on deck

Big changes are coming for users of Downtown Boise’s public parking garage system. The Capital City Development Corp., which operates a set of six parking garages under the Park BOI brand, picked a new vendor for its customer-facing systems during a meeting of its board of commissioners Monday. Th...

01/14/2025

‘Kind of maxed out’: City of Cascade may shrink its area of impact

The Cascade City Council on Monday cast doubt on whether an impact area surrounding the city’s limits should remain in place beyond this year.  The council held a joint meeting with Valley County Commissioners at Cascade City Hall to continue discussions on a review of the current impact area, wh...

01/14/2025

WinCo rockets up list of well-liked grocers, while Albertsons (and Kroger) drop

Two Boise-based national grocery chains saw very different results in an annual research project that measures how well-liked their stores are. Dunnhumby’s latest Retailer Preference Index showed that WinCo Foods rocketed up ten spots on the list, taking the number four slot, just below Costco Who...

01/14/2025

Food truck park heading to new location along Boise River

A food truck park situated along the Boise River Greenbelt is moving upstream. Green Acres Food Truck Park will be setting up shop at 767 S Pioneer St., near Payette Brewing and the footbridge into Ann Morrison Park near where floaters exit the Boise River. It’s about an 8-minute walk from the pre...

01/14/2025

You Asked: What is being built next to Molenaar Park?

Soon, prospective homebuyers will have a chance to purchase a house next to Molenaar Park. BoiseDev readers were curious after seeing the dirt turning on the lot just north of the popular southwest Boise park and reached out wanting to know what was happening. The excavation work turns out to be the...

01/13/2025

Bank merger: Bank of Idaho purchased by Montana consolidator, will be combined with other banks

A Montana bank is acquiring Idaho Falls-based Bank of Idaho. Glacier Bancorp. said it signed a deal to buy Bank of Idaho Holding Company and hopes to close the transaction in the second quarter of this year if it can get regulators to sign off. Glacier, based in Kalispell, Montana, is the parent com...

01/13/2025

Bill to dismiss frivolous lawsuits in Idaho introduced for the second year

A familiar bill is back for a second chance at passage at the Idaho State Capitol. On Monday, Senator Brian Lenney, R-Nampa, got approval from the Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee to introduce legislation that would make it more difficult to file meritless lawsuits in the hopes of stifling someon...

01/13/2025

Idaho food tour business weaves together food, history, and culture

A unique Boise food tour invites guests to explore diverse cuisines while uncovering the stories behind the city’s history and culture. Founder Angela Taylor launched Indulge Boise to blend her passions for food, storytelling, and local heritage. Before launching Indulge Boise in 2015, Taylor emba...

01/13/2025

The City of Boise is designing a new flag and is looking for feedback from you!

The city will release a survey this week and Boiseans can give input on how they want their flag to look. This will be followed by a call for local artists in February! 

The plan is to fly the new flag this spring! 

When the survey is up, we will include a link in our BoiseDev AM newsletter. 

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01/13/2025

Proposed downtown apartments flips to affordable housing backed by tax credits

The latest plan for part of an empty lot in Boise’s west downtown area is coming into view. Boise-based housing developer Roundhouse now proposes to build 80 apartments, with most rents set for Boise residents making between 30% and 60% of the average area median income. The project would replace ...

01/13/2025

Boise’s next big design: A new city flag will fly

Boise is looking to its residents to help create a new banner for the City of Trees. This spring, a fresh new flag will take flight, designed with input from the community. “In recent years, states and cities across the nation have embarked on a journey to redesign their flags to embrace a new ide...

01/11/2025

Year after three deaths, vertical construction starts on collapsed Boise airport hangar, again

Nearly a year after three people died when an under-construction hangar collapsed near the Boise Airport, construction is underway again. On January 31st last year, just a few days after crews started erecting steel on a new Jackson Jet Center hangar at 4049 W. Wright St., the structure collapsed. T...