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John Reusser finally found the perfect home for himself and his son, Sascha Katinka, 7, after looking for almost a year. There was always something not quite right, he says. When he found the right house, at the end of North 33rd Street, he and real estate agent Jill Giese put together an offer within 24 hours. He even wrote a letter to the seller telling them why he was the best choice among offers.

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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

Bernanke forecasts gains from computer technology

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.
BUSINESS

Your credit score matters even if you don't borrow

A certified financial planner explains that financial ratings are used in more situations than loan applications
BUSINESS

Your Business Community-05-18-2013

Idaho job changes, recognition and other achievements
NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise-based Norco buys two firms along I-5 corridor

Norco, Inc., a medical, welding and safety supply company based in Boise, has acquired two companies along the Interstate 5 corridor in Washington and Oregon, Norco announced Friday.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Continued decline in workforce helps keep Idaho’s jobless rate stable

Idaho employers maintained hiring at normal levels in April, but another 1,300 people left the state labor force, driving both employment and unemployment down to keep the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stable at 6.1 percent
BUSINESS

Idaho Power will invest in coal, for now

The utility company concludes that coal is the cheapest and most reliable sources of energy after hydropower.
EDWARD LOTTERMAN

Ed Lotterman: Economic studies warrant skepticism

Politicians in particular and the public in general should be careful about supporting policies based on one or two economic studies. The latest lesson is the recent brouhaha over a flawed study by Harvard professors Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart.
HEALTH CARE

GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.