
US News Ranks Idaho as 16th 'Best State'
Idaho was positioned 16th between North Dakota and Georgia in US News & World Report's 2019 rankings recently released. Last year Idaho was ranked 12th, and 32nd in 2017. Our state performed best in the categories of Economy at 6th and Crime & Corrections at 8th, with the lowest rankings in Opportunity at 35th and Education at 33rd among the 50 states evaluated. Idaho's Infrastructure and Health Care rankings were also in the middle of the pack. Meantime, the top three state

Boise Office Vacancy at Historic Lows
With occupancy high, vacancy at all-time lows and the economy running strong, office tenants can expect to be shocked by rent bumps of 15 to 30 percent as they consider renewal options, according to a Q1 Treasure Valley Research & Forecast Market Report just released by Colliers International. The report puts the downtown Boise vacancy rate at 8.22 percent and falling. Meantime, neighboring Eagle, just six miles away, is charting a 3.58 percent vacancy rate. And downtown Na