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Idaho’s unemployment rate in June remained unchanged from the previous month at 2.9 percent. The Idaho Department of Labor on July 20 said June was the 10th consecutive month Idaho’s unemployment rate was at or below 3 percent. The agency ...

As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced July 17 that it will ...

Foreign direct investments to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses hit $259.6 billion in 2017, down 32 percent from $379.7 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In Idaho, total first-year expenditures were $35 million in ...

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Milk prices at the store – and for farmers selling onto the market – sit at 1980s and 1990s levels, forcing dairy farmers to find more efficient ways to produce milk, an industry representative said. At least six Idaho dairy ...

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The Trump administration says it may pick a new Western headquarters for the nation’s largest land management agency in the next six to eight months. Susan Combs, a senior adviser to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, told a Senate committee July ...

Visitors appear to be steering clear of some U.S. national parks or cutting visits short because of pollution levels that are comparable to what’s found in major cities, according to a study released Wednesday. Researchers at Iowa State and Cornell ...

While national organizations are suggesting that banks and credit unions offer small, low-cost loans to encourage people to use financial institutions rather than payday loan companies, Idaho banks and credit unions aren’t generally adding such services. Both the Office of ...

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Soy and almond drinks that bill themselves as “milk” may need to consider alternative language after a top regulator suggested the agency may start cracking down on use of the term. The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start ...

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport will get a third flight to Salt Lake City starting Oct. 1 from SkyWest Airlines, a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines, the first announcement of a new flight there since Horizon Air in March ...

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A group of Japanese businessmen recently toured southern and eastern Idaho looking for business opportunities. Seven representatives from Japanese companies traveled to Idaho July 10-13 to learn more about the state and potential opportunities to partner with Idaho businesses, according ...

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