Benton Smith

The Idaho Department on Labor reported last year that Idaho was aging faster than the rest of the country. Since then, the disparity has widened. When the Idaho Department of Labor wrote its report last year, Idaho had outpaced the country in the percentage growth of senior citizens 24 percent to 18 percent since 2010.

The Idaho fermented tea brewery Idaho Kombucha has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help it purchase new production equipment. Terri and Mike Landa opened Idaho Kombucha in 2014 after sampling kombucha that a visitor brought from Seattle. The couple enjoyed the fermented tea so much they taught themselves how to brew it and eventually decided to open a business selling it. The Landas started selling their tea to friends and then to customers at the farmers market in Boise.

Garden City project highlights businesses and arts By: Benton Alexander Smith July 12, 2017 0 City officials from Garden City have put up nine signs along the Greenbelt to direct attention to local businesses and the arts. The Garden City Urban Renewal Agency used a grant from COMPASS and money from the Idaho Wine Commission and Riverside Hotel for the signs advertising Garden City's artisan community along the Greenbelt. The first sign, located ... 5:00 am Wed, July 12, 2017 Idaho Business Review