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U.S. officials on August 28 announced approval of the first phase of a silver and copper mine beneath a northwestern Montana wilderness area, yet it’s uncertain when work could begin because of a legal dispute over pollution at other sites. ...

Top Idaho officials on August 28 said they were fed up with the state’s latest driver’s license system, arguing the $10.5 million contract has failed to live up to its promises and instead has resulted in lengthy delays and chaotic ...

A high-ranking U.S. Interior Department official on August 23 reiterated the agency’s strong interest in moving its Bureau of Land Management headquarters to the American West. The move isn’t a done deal, Susan Combs, an assistant secretary at Interior, said ...

A man who is already a fixture in downtown Meridian won approval Aug. 28 from the Meridian City Council to fill most of the block across from City Hall with 103 apartments and 15,700 square feet of office/retail in two ...

Tagged with: Meridian Meridian City Council Meridian Development Corp. Redevelopment

A large white frame will encase the mid-block entry to Main + Marketplace, the next-generation makeover of the Eighth Street retail center piece known as Capitol Terrace that was built in 1988. Main + Marketplace will have a different look. ...

Tagged with: capitol terrace Hawkins Companies main + marketplace

A Salt Lake City private equity firm has decided to scrap plans to develop an Idaho-only venture capital fund. Banyan Ventures had mentioned its plans for such a fund in April at the Idaho Technology Council’s (ITC) Capital Conference, and ...

Tagged with: banyan ventures Idaho Technology Council jay larsen rick ritter scott jorgensen

After the most recent hearing of the state’s autonomous vehicles committee, which focused on security, attendees were frightened. “The consensus is, this is pretty scary stuff,” summarized Brian Ness, director of the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), after hearing from each ...

Tagged with: autonomous vehicles brian ness Butch Otter jeff weak ken rohde

Despite a strong economy, about 40 percent of American families struggled to meet at least one of their basic needs last year, including paying for food, health care, housing or utilities. That’s according to an Urban Institute survey of nearly ...

U.S home prices climbed 6.3 percent in June from a year earlier, as affordability is becoming a greater obstacle for would-be buyers. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose at a slightly slower pace than the 6.5 percent ...

Horizon Airlines made its last flight into the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport on August 25, leaving local travelers with just one direct flight option. The Lewiston Tribune reports Delta/SkyWest is now the only air carrier still serving the Lewiston ...