Atlantic Power Corp. says it will buy a 27 per cent interest in Idaho Wind Partners 1, which owns 11 wind farms in Idaho, for $40 million. Atlantic will indirectly own an interest in IWP, a partnership among GE Energy ...
Read More »Construction spending continues to decline
Economic woes continue to affect the construction industry, as construction spending declined 8 percent in May, from the same time a year ago. This figure is surprising considering home building and stimulus funded public works increased from a year earlier, ...
Read More »Idaho jobless rate drops again as labor force declines
Idaho’s forecasted seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped for the fourth straight month in June, but the decline of two-tenths of a percentage point from May resulted from the first contraction of the statewide labor force in a year, state labor ...
Read More »Federal jury sides with Idaho hospital, physician in parental medical rights lawsuit
A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a family’s constitutional rights were not violated when their infant daughter was given a spinal tap against their wishes. The jury deliberated for five days before reaching its verdict in a civil lawsuit brought ...
Read More »Food processing groups form strategic alliance
A new food alliance between two Northwest groups will provide needed strength and political power in today’s economy with state and federal lawmakers, alliance leaders said June 26. Northwest Poultry Council and the Northwest Food Processors Association formed an alliance ...
Read More »Boardman to Hemingway transmission proposal to be discussed
Idaho Power Co. plans public meetings for discussion of the 500-kilovolt Boardman to Hemingway transmission line project proposed between northeast Oregon and southwest Idaho. Meetings are set from 4 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Brogan Community Event Center, 5621 ...
Read More »Hoku Corp. given second financial infusion
Hoku Corporation, a clean energy products and services company, has completed a second credit agreement with a New York branch of the China Construction Bank. China Construction Bank, the second largest commercial bank by assets in China, has agreed to ...
Read More »FTC requires Pilot Flying J to sell 26 locations
Pilot Travel Centers LLC has completed its $1.8 billion purchase of Flying J Inc.’s chain of truck stops and travel plazas with an agreement to sell some locations to a competitor. The FTC is requiring the Knoxville-based owner of the ...
Read More »US Ecology awarded GE Hudson River disposal contract
US Ecology, Inc., a Boise-based hazardous waste disposal company, has been awarded a major contract to dispose of waste from the Hudson River at its facility near Grand View. US Ecology disposes of radioactive, hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, and non-hazardous industrial ...
Read More »Group Health to stop covering small businesses in N. Idaho
By Maureen Dolan A Seattle-based health insurance provider’s decision to stop covering small employer groups in Idaho will leave 450 people in the Coeur d’Alene and Moscow areas without medical insurance come Jan. 1. Group Health’s decision to discontinue insuring ...
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