DOT Foods seeks dozens of qualified drivers for Burley center

May 21, 2018 Comments Off on DOT Foods seeks dozens of qualified drivers for Burley center (access required)

DOT Foods in Burley intends to add at least 25 more drivers in the next year. The only thing that’s holding the national food distributor back is finding enough qualified drivers, said general manager Chris Landrum. The Mount Sterling, Illinois, ...

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Idaho adds construction jobs but most of West is growing faster

July 29, 2016 Comments Off on Idaho adds construction jobs but most of West is growing faster (access required)

Construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, including in Idaho, according to a report by the Associated General Contractors of America. Idaho ranked No. 14 with a 6.0 percent year-to-year job gain from June 2015 to ...

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Idaho led the nation in construction job growth in April

June 3, 2016 Comments Off on Idaho led the nation in construction job growth in April (access required)

Idaho had the No. 1 construction job growth in the nation from March to April. Only 23 states saw job gains in construction in early spring, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. “The slowdown for the month (elsewhere) ...

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Southeastern Idaho seeks to increase student awareness of local tech careers

February 19, 2016 Comments Off on Southeastern Idaho seeks to increase student awareness of local tech careers (access required)

An informal coalition of economic development groups starts touring southeast Idaho on Feb. 24 with a series of technology and career expos to make high school students aware of the high-tech technical careers available in the region. The Your Future ...

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Construction job growth cools down in Idaho

November 13, 2015 Comments Off on Construction job growth cools down in Idaho (access required)

Idaho no longer has a stranglehold as the No. 1 or No. 2 state as measured by percent increase of construction jobs, a position it had held since January. The Gem State slipped to No. 6 in September as its ...

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Idaho and nation are a mix of construction job gains and losses

October 1, 2015 Comments Off on Idaho and nation are a mix of construction job gains and losses (access required)

The U.S. construction economy saw a mix of job growth and job loss in August, a dynamic that Idaho matched. Boise ranked No. 5 out of 358 metro areas with a 15 percent job growth from August 2014 to August ...

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Idaho claims second highest construction job gain

March 30, 2015 Comments Off on Idaho claims second highest construction job gain (access required)

Idaho’s construction industry went on a hiring spree as the National Weather Service recorded the warmest February ever for Boise. The result of the spring-like weather was 5,000 more construction jobs in Idaho in February, when compared with one year ...

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Construction hiring is on an upswing

January 29, 2015 Comments Off on Construction hiring is on an upswing (access required)

Idaho was among 40 states to see an increase in construction employment over the past year, according to state and national statistics. The Idaho Department of Labor reports a 4.4 percent increase in construction jobs from December 2013 to December ...

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State, national data paints perplexing picture of Idaho construction employment

October 21, 2014 Comments Off on State, national data paints perplexing picture of Idaho construction employment (access required)

The Associated General Contractors of America said construction jobs increased in 39 states from September 2013 to September 2014. Idaho wasn’t among them. But the Idaho Department of Labor counted an increase of 1,700 jobs for the same time frame. ...

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