Stoel Rives and Business Insider Announce New Quarterly Business Survey

BOISE- The U.S. law firm Stoel Rives LLP announced today that it has teamed up with The Idaho Statesman and Business Insider in publishing a new quarterly business survey. The survey will poll local business owners, CEOs and other business leaders on the economy, business climate and other business issues relevant to Idaho’s business community.

Stoel Rives will underwrite the survey, with full editorial control managed by Business Insider and The Idaho Statesman. Results of the first survey will be published in Business Insider’s April 2014 edition.

“We’re pleased to partner with Business Insider in publishing this new survey of Idaho business sentiment,” said Kris Ormseth, office managing partner of the Stoel Rives Boise office. “Featuring input from a cross section of key Idaho business leaders and owners, we hope and expect this report to ignite debate and mobilize consensus on issues important to the Idaho business community.”

The survey draws on the responses of 12 participants: J.Thomas Ahlquist, COO, Garner Co.; Darrell T. Anderson, President and CEO, Idaho Power; James F. Cleary Jr., President and CEO, MWI Veterinary Supply; William G. Gilbert Jr., Co-founder and managing director, The Caprock Group; Sally Jeffcoat, President and CEO, Saint Alphonsus Health System; Jim Kissler, CEO, Norco; Bob Lokken, CEO, WhiteCloud Analytics; Rob Perez, President and CEO, Northwest Bank; Lucio Prado, Owner, Ell Gallo Giro; Matt Rissell, CEO, TSheets; Karen Vauk, President and CEO, The Idaho Foodbank; and William J. "Bill" Whitacre, President and CEO, J.R. Simplot Co.

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