VOLUME 4, NO. 4 IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW 2018 INSIDE: Chow Public Market and Eatery A QUARTERY SUPPLEMENT OF THE IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW 2 | SQUARE FEET quarterly IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW publication | October 19, 2018 | www.idahobusinessreview.com 950 W. BannockIDAHO St., Suite 1100 #1136 I Boise, ID 83702 • Retail on the Rise EDITOR BUSINESSKim Burgess — 208-639-3518 [email protected] By Kim Burgess WEB VolumeEDITOR Liz 4 Patterson No. 4 OctoberHarbauer — 19, 208-639-3510 2018 [email protected] For the past few years, the story of Idaho community. As Rediscovered Books co- ground. 950 W. Bannock St., Suite 1100 #1136 I Boise, ID 83702 WRITER Teya Vitu• — 208-639-3515 has been one of unprecedented growth as owner Laura DeLaney puts it in her With the Community Planning [email protected] EDITOR people from across the country relocate to commentary, “independent retailers are the Association of Southwest Idaho, or Kim Burgess — 208-639-3518 [email protected] Sharon Fisher — 208-639-3524 enjoy the Gem State’s excellent quality of city’s ambassadors.” COMPASS, estimating that the Treasure [email protected] life. That, in turn, has fueled a boom in the “Boise’s local culture is what has garnered Valley will be home to more than 1 million WEB EDITOR Liz Patterson Harbauer — 208-639-3510 ASSOCIATE [email protected] Cindy Suffa — 208-639-3517 retail sector, with new offerings sprouting up its national attention as a great place to live,” people and almost 400,000 households by [email protected] all over, including The Village at Meridian, she writes. “Exploring and supporting ways 2040, the retail boom won’t be slowing down WRITER Teya Vitu — 208-639-3515 a destination mixed-use development that to work with local business serves multiple any time soon. [email protected] SALES EXECUTIVE Jeanette Trompczynski — 208-639-3526 features shopping, dining, office space and a purposes in our community, but the most Brenda Sherwood, the city of Meridian’s [email protected] Sharon Fisher — 208-639-3524 movie theater; as well as Chow, which brings important mandate is to fill our downtown administrator for economic development, [email protected] MULTIMEDIA SALES EXECUTIVE the popular food hall concept to Idaho. with local people, local places and local predicts that many more major national ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Cindy Suffa — 208-639-3517 [email protected] Kersey — 208-639-3519 The Treasure Valley is also home to a personality.” retailers will be moving into Idaho soon. [email protected] growing array of multicultural grocery stores Of course, growth can be challenging – “In the past, they’ve wanted big incentives MULTIMEDIA SALES EXECUTIVE that offer diverse cuisines ranging from hence the term “growing pains.” We also cover and free land,” she said. “I think they are ADMINISTRATIVEJeanette TrompczynskiASSISTANT/PUBLIC — 208-639-3526 NOTICE/REPRINTS [email protected] Clements — 208-639-3528 Basque to Middle Eastern to Asian. some of the complexities of the planning going to have to come in. I think they are [email protected] In these pages, we are telling the process, such as the effort to integrate seeing that the stores that are not here should MULTIMEDIA SALES EXECUTIVE Autumn Kersey — 208-639-3519 stories of this exciting retail surge while national logos and signage with a city’s style. be represented here. … There are exciting GROUP PUBLISHER [email protected] Blossman — 504-834-9292 also recognizing the value of more old- For instance, Hailey, a small mountain resort things happening. It is definitely a busy time, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/[email protected] NOTICE/REPRINTS school establishments – the farm stands community, asked McDonald’s to forego its but I think we are handling that challenge Laura Clements — 208-639-3528 and independent bookstores that add iconic tall, free-standing golden arches signs very, very well.” [email protected] [email protected] a distinctive character and sense of in favor of a subtler monument sign on the GROUP PUBLISHER Lisa BlossmanPUBLIC —NOTICES 504-834-9292 [email protected]@nopg.com For TopListADVERTISING questions, email [email protected]@idahobusinessreview.com PUBLIC NOTICES To [email protected] orders, make changes to your account and for other subscription inquiries: ForPhone: TopList (877) questions, 615-9536 email Farm stands thrive as culture changes 3 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Go to www.idahobusinessreview.com and click Online: Old-school retail flourishes in Idaho 4 “subscribe”To to place place orders, an order make or changesmanage toyour your account. account Follow the subscribe instructionsand for other to place subscription an order orinquiries: in the “Manage Your Account” box, enter yourPhone: username (877) 615-9536 and password for immediate Chow 6 Email: [email protected] access. 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