If you’ve heard about a new Fred Meyer in Caldwell, there’s actually two separate projects to keep straight The north Caldwell store is expected to open in late January 2027 Then there’s another one planned for south Caldwell, at the northeast corner of Karcher and Indiana. That one’s part of Karcher Commons, and it’s expected to open in 2028 with a fuel center too So if you’re near Karcher and wondering when that one’s coming... it’s still a ways out. The north Caldwell location is the one that’s getting closer More about the two Caldwell stores https://www.kivitv.com/caldwell/fred-meyer-announces-plan-to-build-second-store-in-south-caldwell

AC Boise already has some pretty big plans for next season They announced they’re moving to the USL Championship in 2027. That’s Division II professional soccer, so they’ll be playing a different group of teams They’re also planning to add 3,000 seats before the season starts and begin work on a new practice field and training facility That’s a pretty substantial change after their first season And if you’ve been wanting to catch a game, the extra seats should give more people a chance to get in and watch More about AC Boise’s plans https://www.acboise.com/news/2026/09/09/athletic-club-boise-to-join-usl-championship-announces-stadium-expansion/

If you’ve heard about the airport expanding, here’s what’s actually planned They’re planning a new Concourse A with seven gates to start, and room to expand to ten The airport’s official 2026 plan puts completion in 2030, with improvements to Concourse B coming after that So it’s still a ways out. This isn’t something you’re gonna walk through on your next trip It’ll give the airport more room for flights, but we don’t have specific new destinations tied to it yet. Those would be separate announcements More about the airport expansion https://www.iflyboise.com/media/2471/260203-boi-competition-plan-update_with-appendicies.pdf

That big Meta project in Kuna is officially operating Meta announced September 3 that the data center is online. They say the project represents more than $1.2 billion in investment If you’re wondering what it actually does, it houses the computing equipment that helps run their technologies and services So after years of construction, they’ve reached the point where they’re actually using it One thing to keep in mind when you see job numbers for stuff like this... the people building it and the people working there once it’s running are different numbers More about Meta’s Kuna data center https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/09/kuna-we-are-online/

If you’re around Star or the western side of the Valley, this one could make a pretty big difference in how you get around The Highway 16 extension is being built to connect it to 84. ITD’s February 2026 project map has completion listed for 2027 There’s a bunch of other roadwork happening around it too, and those projects don’t all have the same finish date So when you see one section getting wrapped up, that doesn’t necessarily mean the whole connection is ready The next thing to watch for is when we can actually start driving on it. We’ll share that once there’s a confirmed opening ITD’s project map and schedules https://itd.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SH16_Jurisdiction-Map-2026.pdf