Development grant to fund Region IV micro-loans

- Times-News

Region IV Development will receive $99,000 in federal funds to create a micro-loan revolving loan fund intended to improve small-business access to much-needed capital.

Sep 01, 2010 | 8:45 am | (0) Comments

Idaho passes New York to in milK production race

Associated Press

POCATELLO (AP) - A production increase in July has helped Idaho surpass New York as the nation's third leading milk producer.

Aug 31, 2010 | 12:44 pm | (0) Comments

Grasshoppers take bite out of alfalfa

By Blair Koch - Times-News correspondent

Grasshoppers love fresh alfalfa sprouts.

Aug 31, 2010 | 9:00 am | (0) Comments

Company works to make strip tillage better

By Cindy Snyder - Times-News correspondent

PAUL — Jim McCall is one of many southern Idaho sugar beet growers who is intrigued by the benefits using strip tillage can have but has been frustrated by its limitations.

Aug 31, 2010 | 1:08 am | (1) Comments

Passion for pins: Couple purchases Magic Bowl

By Joshua Palmer - Times-News writer

Talking to Ruthie and Michael Weems, you get a sense that their business is more of a passion than a way to make a living.

Aug 29, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Custer Telephone Cooperative to soon merge wireless division with Syringa

By Joshua Palmer - Times-News writer

Syringa Wireless will expand its retail locations and wireless subscribers substantially through a merger with Custer Telephone Wireless, according to an announcement released Friday.

Aug 29, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

High-tech remains significant contributor to Idaho's economy

Times-News

Despite thousands of layoffs during the harshest recession in two generations, high technology remains a significant contributor to Idaho’s economy, according to a report released Friday by the Idaho Department of Labor.

Aug 28, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

BIZ BITES: Creative marketing, blazing donations and a new assisted-living home

Joshua Palmer

Hands On, a local pottery shop located at 147 Shoshone St. N. in Twin Falls, is taking a creative approach to building a following on Facebook.

Aug 27, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

AAA: 10 percent more holiday travelers this Labor Day

By Joshua Palmer Times-News writer

AAA said Wednesday that it expects 34.4 million travelers will hit the roads and skyways nationwide, up 9.9 percent from a year ago, as people celebrate summer's last hurrah - Labor Day weekend.

Aug 26, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Idaho unemployment levels off, tax revenue improves

By Joshua Palmer Times-News writer

Idaho's economy is expect to grow during the next two fiscal years, according to a report released by Idaho's chief economist. However, any improvement will be modest, with a projected 1 percent increase in non-farm payroll during fiscal year 2011 and a 2.9 percent increase in 2012. 

Aug 26, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Opportunities abound in silage

By Cindy Snyder - Times-News correspondent

After 30 years in the corn silage business, Keith Bolsen says there is still room for improvement in the industry.

Aug 24, 2010 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments

Prices rebound for Idaho's top commodities

- The Associated Press

POCATELLO — Prices are rising for Idaho’s top four agricultural commodities — dairy, beef, potatoes and wheat.

Aug 24, 2010 | 1:05 am | (0) Comments

USDA seeking applicants for land protection program

By Joshua Palmer - Times-News writer

Farmers and ranchers wanting to keep their productive land in agriculture could get help from the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program offered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The program helps preserve agricultural land through permanent conservation easements.

Aug 24, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

28 Idaho counties record jobless rate increases in July

- Times-News

Twenty-eight Idaho counties saw seasonally adjusted unemployment rates rise from June to July, but modest declines in Twin Falls, Nez Perce and Ada counties offset those increases to keep the statewide rate steady at 8.8 percent.

Aug 21, 2010 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments

Feds provide $14 million to help Idahoans idled by foreign competition

- Times-News staff

Idaho workers who have lost their jobs because of foreign competition may be eligible for federally financed training and job search benefits if their former employer has been certified under the Trade Act.

Aug 21, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Mini-Cassia gets kudos for strong economic development

By Laurie Welch - Times-News writer

BURLEY – Regional economic development experts attribute Mini-Cassia’s continued growth to a good economic development team.

Aug 20, 2010 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments

Idaho Power ends search for wind farm developers

By Joshua Palmer - Times-News writer

Idaho Power’s parent company said Wednesday that it ended its search for additional wind power, saying that negotiations with wind farm developers were “ultimately not going to be able to reach a final agreement.”

Aug 19, 2010 | 9:00 am | (0) Comments

HilexPoly and a dubious headline

Sometimes a headline doesn’t do a story justice.

Aug 18, 2010 | 1:00 am | (1) Comments

Wood River residents eligible for energy conservation rebates

By Karen Bossick - Times-News correspondent

Find out how your home is wasting energy and get as much as $2,000 to fix it if you’re a Blaine or Camas county resident.

Aug 18, 2010 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments