Moffatt Thomas relocating to Snake River Landing

The Idaho Falls office of Moffatt Thomas will be relocating to Snake River Landing in June, occupying more than 5,600 square feet on the second floor of 900 Pier View Drive. Other tenants include First American Title Co., Wells Fargo Advisors, Stifel Nicolas, G.L. Voigt Development and the University of Phoenix.
An Idaho law firm with offices in Boise, Pocatello and Idaho Falls, Moffatt Thomas been providing legal services to Idaho businesses and individuals for more than 50 years. Its partners and associates have achieved the highest leadership positions in national, state, and local legal and civic organizations.

The firm offers a wide variety of legal services and expertise, including agricultural law, health care, banking, finance, business law, tax law, environmental and government affairs. Statewide, Moffatt Thomas employs over 100 Idahoans, 40 of whom are attorneys. Eleven of those employees are located in the Idaho Falls office.

Snake River Landing is a master-planned community encompassing more than 400 acres of property on the west bank of the Snake River between Pancheri Drive and Sunnyside Road. The developer, Ball Ventures, has envisioned a project that will include retail, office, restaurant and residential space along with several parks, trails and water features.

For more information, visit the Web site, www.SnakeRiverLanding.com.

Snow Eagle Brewing ribbon cutting today at noon

Snow Eagle Brewmaster Andy Shaw

There will be a ribbon cutting today at noon at Snow Eagle Brewing and Grill, 455 River Parkway. The restaurant, which for years operated as the Brownstone, is operated by Jerry Mitchell, who also runs the nearby Whitewater Grill and Wasabi Sushi Bar

Menu items range from a simple salad to filet mignon. They carry domestic beers as well as their own brews: Black Canyon Scorpion American Pale Ale, Beaver Dick Brown Pelt American Style Brown Ale, Mangy Wolf Blonde Ale and of course Snow Eagle Pale Ale (not that we'd encourage anyone to drink at lunchtime on a Friday.)


For more information, call 557-0455 or visit the Web page http://www.snoweaglebrewing.com/

I.F. commercial building up dramatically in first quarter

Visiting the city of Idaho Falls Building Department office for another story Wednesday, I was struck by the building permit numbers for the first quarter of this year.
Last year, the total valuation for commercial construction through March 31 was a measly $6,500. This year, it was $855,000, a jump so big that that I don't even want to try to guess the percentage.

With the new elementary school projects due to start in June -- $53 million in bonds -- and the Idaho National Laboratory's new $30 million research center in the starting blocks, it's safe to say that we're looking at some big numbers for the year. Likewise, in unincorporated Bonneville County, Meleleuca is planning a multi-million headquarters near Interstate 15 Exit 113.

Other standouts for this year included an warehouse expansion for Northwest Cosmetics Laboratory on Boge Drive, more than doubling its space.

We are also trying to run down information on what might be happening on the southeast corner of West Broadway and Skyline Drive. Never want to get ahead of ourselves, but there are rumblings of commercial activity (though not Costco).

Alpine Heating and Air Conditioning moves to new location

Derek Anglin of Alpine Heating and Air Conditioning

Alpine Heating and Air Conditioning is moving from West 19th Street to a new location at 170 Eastern Avenue, with an eye toward an April 23 grand opening and ribbon cutting.

Manager Derek Anglin said the new store will give them twice the showroom space, allowing them to show their line of Napoleon Fireplaces. The location, across Elm Street from the Museum of Idaho, will also give them better visibility than they've had in the past.

"It was time to expand and be optimistic about things," Anglin said. Founded in 1997, Alpine now has 14 full-time employees. It is a dealer for Carrier Furnace and Air Conditioning and the factory-designated service provider for Carrier as well.

For more information, call (208) 523-5542 or visit their Web site, www.AlpineHeatingAir.com.

New bike repair shop offers valet service

Aaron Arave, the wrench man at Intergalactic Bicycle Service, which opened April 2.

Everybody knows what a pain it is to push a bike with a flat tire to the shop or to load it into the back of a truck or car.

One of the things Aaron Arave is offering at his new shop, Intergalactic Bicycle Service, is valet pickup-and-dropoff, to spare customers the hassle of getting their hands dirty.

An Idaho Falls native who recently came home, Arave opened his shop April 2. It is located at 263 North Woodruff Ave., near Sarah's Candy Cottage. His partners in the business are his father, Brian Arave, and Doyle Nelson.

Arave has 15 years experience fixing bikes and is certified by the United Bicycle Institute. He was voted Best Bicycle Mechanic by Boise Weekly in 2004.

"We'll fix everything from Huffys to high-end racing bikes," he said. The shop sells individual bicycles, plus accessories like helmets, gloves and locks, but Arave said he prefers to keep the focus on service and repair.

His charge for a basic tune-up is $35. Basic flat repair is $5 to $15. As for valet service, they will pick up individual or group bicycles within a 100-mile round trip. Individual family service must be at least $100 and groups $250. For more information on valet service, call (208) 360-9463. To call the shop, (208) 360-9542.