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Donn Wilson, owner of My Fit Foods in Meridian, shows the variety of meals being portioned for quick pre-made meals with an emphasis on healthy foods. The franchise sells refrigerated, ready-to-go meals prepared fresh at the Meridian location in The Portico near Eagle and Franklin roads

Boise man loses $1 million on My Fit Foods, closes Valley stores

Donn Wilson was one of the first to bring McDonald's fast food to the U.S., opening the 18th McDonald's restaurant in 1957.

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IDAHO ECONOMY

Mine company: Our stock price doesn't reflect our Idaho progress

Midas Gold Corp. says it has made "significant progress" on its proposed mine in Valley County that hasn't been reflected in the price of its shares.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Landlord seeks to evict Idaho car dealer

The owner of the property that houses a Moscow car dealer has asked a federal bankruptcy court to allow the dealership to be evicted for disobeying an order to pay back rent.

IDAHO ECONOMY

BBB: Be cautious when attending expos run by out-of-towners

The local Better Business Bureau is warning Treasure Valley residents to ask questions and resist high-pressure sales tactics at expo, tent and specialty sales this spring and summer.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise State Public Radio: We'll keep StateImpact approach but not brand

A national pilot program that gave Boise State Public Radio two full-time reporters to explore economic issues ends at the end of September, but the station’s news director said the program’s approach will live on, widened to focus on additional issues.
BUSINESS

Borrowers criticize foreclosure settlements

Families that lost homes due to lenders' procedural abuses get 'pennies on the dollar' in compensation.
EDWARD LOTTERMAN

Ed Lotterman: Calculating immigration's effects is tough

The brief hubbub about a Heritage Foundation report on one aspect of legalizing unlawful immigrants - how it would affect government finances - contrasts sharply with the lack of discussion of how such immigration and eventual legalization affect the broader economy.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Idahoans to receive up to $485,000 in e-book settlement

Idaho consumers will be paid as much as $485,000 in restitution as part of settlements with two e-book publishers. A related trial with Apple is set to begin in June.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders

Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO

The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy law.