Idaho is the now the nation’s third-fastest growing state, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates. To hit that rank, we added 33,956 new residents in the past year. And judging by the traffic around the Boise Towne Square mall today, they’re all out doing last-minute shopping. It may appear to be a busy freeway at rush hour, but that’s actually just the mall parking lot.

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