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Wine: Idaho's new tourist attraction

Dale DeVoss, from Pocatello, samples wines at the Mothers Day wine-tasting event at Sawtooth Winery. We come every year, he says. However long they've been doing it." He and his wife, Marlene, pick out their favorites and purchase since the wines arent always available at home.

As out-of-towners visit and spend, Idaho's once-small wine industry is growing fast.

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DAVID STAATS

From the Editor by David Staats: Way to go, Audrey, Bill and Patrick

I was happy to read the headline in the May 19 Statesman: "Audrey Dutton wins reporter of the year." Dutton's honor was one of several our business reporting team received in the annual Idaho Press Club competition for work in 2012.
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Boise State on Business by Gundars Kaupins: Orientation helps new employees get off to a good start

Jim had quite a first day of work. He parked his car in the paved parking lot by the building, and a grumpy employee yelled at him to move his car to the dirt lot two blocks away. Only managers park on the paved lot.
BUSINESS INSIDER FEATURES

Permeable paving still rare for Treasure Valley businesses

Companies could save money in the long run, but the technology's upfront cost is a barrier.
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Small Business by C. Norman Beckert: Focus and discipline help startups find success

Our experience at SCORE indicates that most small business owners are almost always constrained by a lack of time. Specifically, they lack time to do marketing and market research, to deal with suppliers and establish credit, to develop a website, to set up accounting records and a bookkeeping system...
PETER CRABB

The Economy by Peter R. Crabb: Low interest rates drive bond investors toward stocks

We're back in business. After years of avoiding stocks, investors are once again seeking the better returns of the equity markets.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Why won't this McDonald's move 20 feet into Idaho?

A McDonald's franchisee chose the Washington state side of a highway bordering Idaho even though Washington's minimum wage is higher.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Airwaves, homespun charm help far-flung Valley businesses compete

Persistent advertising and a small-town feel help two Idaho companies compete with urban counterparts.
IDAHO ECONOMY

From the Editor by David Staats: A light in the darkness of health costs

Most of us understand little about what our health care actually costs and what it should cost. The federal government's release May 8 of the costs of 100 classes of medical procedures at U.S. hospitals was a flashlight in the cave.
BUSINESS INSIDER FEATURES

Proposed Idaho gold mine's diversion plan faulted

The Idaho Conservation League opposes a plan by Midas Gold Corp. to build a 500-foot-tall dam and divert water from the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River if gold mining ever starts east of McCall.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Aging-in-place trend boosts Treasure Valley home-care firms

The Valley's market for health and personal assistance is only going to get busier.