In August 2023, the University of Idaho was given permission by the Idaho State Board of Education to lease 12 acres of land to Home Depot to develop a new store and garden center for Moscow and Palouse residences. The lease is 20 years long, starting at $90,000 a year, growing by 15% every five years after that. At the time the State Board approved the lease, UI President Scott Green said that not allowing the home Depot to come to Moscow would “rob consumers of choice”