For Idaho restaurant owner Kevin Settles, the fees that credit card companies charge for every transaction are outrageous - 2 to 2.5 percent off the top, in a business where the average profit margin is 3 to 5 percent. "It's almost equal to my utility…
Gov. Butch Otter, in his monthly "Project 60" message, says "we may finally be at the bottom of this downturn and starting to turn things around." But he warns, "We are not yet anywhere near where we were or where we want to be," and…
Idaho's Department of Labor is warning against a private company that's soliciting out-of-work Idahoans to pay it $9.95 to file their claims for unemployment benefits. Actually, unemployed workers can file such claims themselves for free, either at a local unemployment office, by phone or online.…
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