Get found online
Use the same business name, and the same address with the suite number, everywhere your business appears. Google asks that a profile name reflect "your business's real-world name, as used consistently on your storefront, website, stationery, and as known to customers," and it takes a suite number as "Address Line 2." The suite matters here because several businesses share each building number, and delivery drivers and map apps need it to find the right door.
To ask the campus to add or correct your entry in this site's directory, email wattes7@gmail.com with your business name, building, suite and website.
- Google Business Profile: add or claim your profile so customers can find you on Search and Maps, then verify it.
- Apple Business: claim your location on Apple Maps.
- Bing Places for Business: claim or update your Bing listing.
Open or move a business in Twin Falls
The City of Twin Falls says all businesses need to register with the Idaho Secretary of State and that a business "may also need an Idaho Sales/Use Tax number." The Idaho State Tax Commission lays out the order: register the business and any assumed business names with the Secretary of State, get a federal Employer Identification Number from the IRS if you need one, then apply for state tax and employer permits through one Idaho Business Registration application.
Registering a business name does not create a legal entity and is not a business license. The state's business site notes that business licenses come from city or county clerks, and the City lists the kinds of business that need one on its business regulations page.
- Idaho Secretary of State, Starting a Business: entity and assumed business name filings through SOSBiz.
- Idaho State Tax Commission, Getting Tax Permits: seller's permit, withholding and employer permits through the Idaho Business Registration application.
- Business.Idaho.gov: a four-question wizard that lists the federal, state and local agencies you may need.
City permits, signs and inspections
The City's Building Safety Department says new commercial structures, remodels and additions need permits, that all electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas work must be permitted, and that signs must be permitted. Its permitting staff also issue certificates of occupancy. Start with its permit requirements and its applications, forms and fees, and ask Building Safety before you start any work.
Planning and Zoning reviews building permit requests and recommends a project coordination meeting before you apply for a zoning permit. Contact Planning and Zoning to confirm your use is allowed in the Commercial district. The Twin Falls Fire Department conducts fire code inspections of local businesses, so ask the City which inspections apply to your suite.
Trade licenses
Some trades, such as barbering, cosmetology and massage therapy, need a state license. The Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) runs the licensing boards. Its Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board handles applications, renewals and license searches for that field, and its Board of Massage Therapy handles massage therapy.
For tattoo and piercing studios, the City's table of uses lists "Body Art Studio" as its own use, so ask Planning and Zoning what applies before you sign a lease. This site does not summarize body art rules.
Utilities and services
The City's parcel records list City water for all three parcels, and the City bills water and sewer service. The City's Utility Services page links electricity to Idaho Power and natural gas to Intermountain Gas. Ask the property contact, or the utility, which accounts your suite needs in its own name.
- Water and sewer: the City of Twin Falls utility services and water and wastewater rates.
- Electricity: Idaho Power, start service.
- Natural gas: Intermountain Gas, business services.
- Trash and recycling: the City's waste collection page describes service under its contract hauler, PSI Environmental Systems, for occupied residences. Ask the City's utility office or the property contact how pickup works for a commercial suite.
- Internet: for 664 Shoup Ave W, the FCC's National Broadband Map (data as of December 31, 2025) lists fiber from Project Mutual Telephone, cable from Sparklight, copper from CenturyLink, and several fixed wireless and satellite providers. Ask the provider to confirm service at your suite.
Free help for a small business
The Idaho Small Business Development Center offers "no-cost, confidential consulting and low-cost training," and its South Central Idaho office is at the College of Southern Idaho. SCORE offers free mentoring. The Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce lists membership benefits and local resources.
- Idaho SBDC, South Central Idaho office at the College of Southern Idaho.
- SCORE Idaho: free, expert mentoring for small businesses.
- Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Doing Business Here.
Getting there
608, 664 and 676 Shoup Ave W, Twin Falls, ID 83301
On the north side of Shoup Ave W, from Martin St on the east to just west of Halsted St, with Clouchek Ave behind the buildings. The east building is 608, the middle building is 664 and the west building, across Halsted St, is 676.
Questions and answers
How do I get my business listed on this site?
Email wattes7@gmail.com with your business name, building, suite and website, or call (208) 420-6328.
Do I need a permit for a sign?
The City of Twin Falls says signs must be permitted. Start with the City permit requirements and ask Building Safety.
Where do I register a new business in Idaho?
The City says all businesses need to register with the Idaho Secretary of State. The Idaho State Tax Commission explains the order of filings and permits.