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Small Idaho credit union’s financial health prompts ’emergency merger’ with larger local CU
Mountain Home-based Pioneer Federal Credit Union merged with another Idaho-based CU, Desert Sage. The single location credit union based in Nampa joined PFCU last...
Food
Nampa Farmer’s Market opens Saturday
This Saturday, the Nampa Farmer’s Market is kicking off its 33rd season at Lloyd Square Park in downtown Nampa. You can shop a wide...
Art
Local ballet folklorico instructor to close dance studio, remains hopeful
In October of 2020, the community came together to help a local dance instructor keep her business afloat, but now new hurdles mean Ballet...
Nampa
Building boom turbocharges Nampa’s growth: ‘From a small town to a large urban center’
Doug Thurgood stares down his driveway and sees change before his eyes. On the left is his farm, where he’s grown corn, wheat, and...
GetLocal
Small Nampa business helps give parents clothing options
Giving little boys a chance to express themselves through fashion, while at the same time giving moms more options - that's the goal of 2TroubleBoys,...
Nampa
Gardner buys high-profile but mostly empty shopping center along I-84. Big changes possible
Salt Lake City-based Gardner Co. is branching out in the Treasure Valley. The company recently acquired the large, mostly-vacant Nampa Gateway center at...
Business
Photos and detail: Amazon nears opening of large Nampa facility
Nine months after construction started on the new Amazon warehouse facility in Nampa, the company gave the media a tour Tuesday. The building,...
Canyon County
LEAP and indieDwell to bring new affordable duplexes to Nampa
New affordable housing is coming to Nampa.
LEAP Housing Solutions and indieDwell, announced it would place six shipping containers on August 26 to start the...
GetLocal
New car dealership opens with off-road track to test vehicles
Usually, when you visit a car dealership, you know what to expect. Rows of shiny vehicles. A sales office. People on golf carts...
Industrial
With demand booming, another industrial project set for Nampa
The Treasure Valley's industrial park boom continues.
Adler Industrial announced it would build a new park for industrial users in Nampa at Northside near I-84....
Business
Nampa’s ‘cheese factory’ to expand, add new jobs
The Swiss Village Cheese Factory in Nampa used to be a big destination for kids and adults. The factory, once entirely surrounded by...
Food
Hispanic grocery and restaurant adds third local location
Nampa has a new Hispanic grocer and market in the growing downtown area. Pantera Market opened a third local location this spring in a...
Fun
“Idaho’s Disneyland:” Whatever happened to the big Nampa movie studio and theme park?
“Disneyland was built in a year and a day, and we don’t see any reason we can’t do that either."
Larry Eastland stood in front...
Boise Downtown
Idaho businesses start reopening with different approaches, timelines
Following May 1, the start of phase one of Gov. Brad Little's four-phase reopening plan, many businesses are reopening their doors to the general public,...
Boise Downtown
Downtown to hold ‘virtual First Thursday,’ other businesses boost online efforts
Businesses in downtown Boise and Nampa are seeking ways to engage with customers digitally as customers to shelter inside their home to avoid spreading...