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Please contact us through the website or call us at 646.753.2529 and we will get back to you within a timely manner to set up an appointment to meet.
We have a cozy dog room for our boarders to get their well-deserved rest. Dogs can pick their own place to sleep, there are plenty of beds, pillows, and blankets to choose from. If your dog is crated at home or prefers to have their own space at night, we do provide spacious crates as well.
Please send a sufficient amount of your dog's food. Calculate a little more food than usual since your dog will be getting a lot more exercise than usual. Don't forget any medications with clear instructions. Any flea and tick or heart worm preventative if your dog is due while staying with us, with a date to be administered.
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Six months or a year? Glen Ellyn trustees to vote on temporary pot sales ban
Glen Ellyn trustees are considering placing a temporary ban on recreational marijuana sales within the village for at least six months. Associated Press
Updated 11/11/2019 11:59 PM
Glen Ellyn trustees will vote Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on recreational marijuana shops as officials keep a wary eye on the state's legal pot industry.
The village board will consider two draft ordinances that specify how long the moratorium would last. One would prohibit recreational sales for at least six months, and the other would enact a one-year ban.
Some board members have said they want to take a wait-and-see approach to revisit public health and safety questions once the market establishes itself in towns that are welcoming dispensaries.
Lombard, Glen Ellyn's neighbor to the east, will allow such businesses on Roosevelt Road and in districts designated for offices or industrial use. Wheaton has adopted an outright ban.
During an initial discussion on whether to allow recreational sales, Trustee Craig Pryde said he didn't see a need "to rush to make a judgment at this point."
"Whether we allow it here or not doesn't mean a resident in Glen Ellyn can't go to Lombard, buy it and bring it back to Glen Ellyn," Pryde said. "We haven't really prevented anything other than the opportunity to buy it in our own community."
Trustee Steve Thompson has said he supports the decriminalization of marijuana, medical access laws and the removal of the drug's status as a Schedule 1 narcotic at the federal level.
"I also support the SAFE Banking Act, which seeks to provide protections to financial institutions that work with state-licensed cannabis businesses, extending them the same protections afforded other businesses," Thompson said. "But not until the federal government updates its laws do I support Glen Ellyn selling recreational cannabis."
Late last month, Trustee Kelli Christiansen said she was leaning toward allowing a dispensary but wasn't opposed to "further research."
"What I have found is truly for every statistic, there's an equally compelling statistic to the contrary," she said. "Every point has a counterpoint. As such, it's my opinion that most of the perceived risks are in fact uncertainties. Much of our opposition seems to be based on fears and what-if's of what might happen. We simply do not know for certain that we will see an increase in drug abuse, overdoses or crime. We have no indisputable answers for fears and what-if's. We cannot put into figures at this time the dollar cost associated with those concerns."
But she also urged the village to keep in mind the possible opportunity costs from "putting this aside too long." A local recreational dispensary, Christiansen said, would provide Glen Ellyn patients with greater access to marijuana.
"Many of our residents here, neighbors of ours, suffer from diseases and ailments that are not covered by medical marijuana," Christiansen said. "Some of them cannot afford the required licensing, which can cost hundreds of dollars. Some are unable to drive or otherwise make their way to medical dispensaries that are located out of town."
The state will issue up to 75 retail dispensary licenses before May 1. Existing medical cannabis dispensaries can get a head start with early approval licenses to either sell recreational marijuana on site or at a different location. Up to 110 licenses will be available by December 2021.
Municipalities can place local sales taxes of up to 3% on recreational marijuana sales. Financial planners estimate the village could receive between $100,000 and $480,000 in annual revenue if a dispensary opened and the village assessed the full 3% tax.
Under the draft ordinances, the six-month and one-year moratoriums would expire in April 1, and Oct. 1, 2020, respectively, unless the board terminated or extended the ban.

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FAPA Elects New Board Members
Written by Angelina Assanti
by Angelina AssantiAug 16, 2018News
On Saturday, August 4, 2018, the membership of the Florida Authors and Publishers Association attending the FAPA Annual Conference in Orlando participated in the annual election for the FAPA Board of directors. Board members volunteer their time to serve the FAPA membership.
Six current board members and four new members were elected to two-year terms. They join five existing board members who just finished the first year of their two-year terms.?
The board members who were re-elected to new two year terms are Patti?Brassard Jefferson,?Diane Harper, Ken Johnson, Kathyrn Knight, Lee Ann Mancini, and Kay Whitehouse.
The new board members who were elected to their first two-year term are Richard Ballo, Betty Bennett, Sam Staley, and Pat Stanford. You can see a brief?biography?for each of these new members below.
The board members who are in the middle of their two-year term are FAPA President?Angelina Assanti,?FAPA Past President Jane?R. Wood, Ginger Marks, Rocky Porch Moore, and Kirsten Rangel.
New Board?Members
Richard Ballo
Publisher, Tolman Main Press
Richard has been a published writer since 1980.?He earned his B.S. degree in Journalism and Technical Communications from Suffolk University in Boston, MA in 1986. In 1989 Richard decided to be the stay-at-home parent to take care of their growing family, while his wife, Lisa, ran her business. Shortly after that move, Lisa was diagnosed with cancer. Richard wrote about his experiences which became the award-winning book, Life without Lisa.?Richard founded Tolman Main Press which is based in Naples, Florida.
Betty Bennett
Retired educator
Betty retired after 30 plus years as a middle and high school teacher, administrator, and professor of education. As an expert on bullying, she has sought to serve teachers, students, and parents alike in efforts to diminish the prevalence of bullying in our society. As an animal lover and advocate, she is a Certified Canine Massage Therapist and teaches others canine massage for their dog?s and their own relaxation. She became an author in 1996 and has published several academic works since. However, her most recent endeavor, Why Do I Love Millie?, is her first work of children?s fiction.
Sam Staley, Ph.D.
Director, FSU DeVoe Center
Sam is the author of seven nonfiction books and six novels. His books have earned more than 10 awards in book competitions, including six first-place finishes and wins in FAPA?s President?s Awards and FWA?s Royal Palm Literary Awards. He earned his Ph.D. from Ohio State University, M.S. from Wright State University, and B.A. from Colby College. His ?day job? is running the DeVoe L. Moore Center, an endowed public policy research organization, in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University.
Pat Stanford
Pat is a Philadelphia native. She graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Secondary Education. She has poetry published in several anthologies and won second place in the 2004 Seven Hills Contest with her short story, ?Divorce Sale?. Her creative non-fiction work, Fixing Boo Boo, is an account of what happens when a brain-injured sibling comes to live with a sister who doesn?t know what that means.?It took the gold medal for Florida Non-Fiction at the 2017 FAPA President?s Awards.
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In nineteen and eight or in nineteen eight?
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Peripheries and Borderlands
The Winter 2022 issue of Middle East Report, "Peripheries and Borderlands," begins with the premise that the so-called "peripheries" and borderlands of the Middle East and North Africa are generative spaces at the center of their own stories. They are spaces that call into question the seeming totality and power of the state, spaces that are at once integrated in and integral to global economies. Historically, these spaces played a role in defining the shape of the region. One set of contributions draws on rich archival research to paint a picture of how peripheries and borderlands (and the people who dwelled there) influenced the bordering and re-bordering of states. Several articles go beneath the surface of so-called "cores" and "peripheries" to examine the movement of people and goods between them. Whether the micro-practices of Sudanese migrant laborers in Egypt, the informal trade networks at the heart of the Maghreb's borderland economies or the illicit gold that flows from rural Mali to the souks of Dubai, peripheries do not exist in isolation. From the roads surrounding the Yemeni city of Taiz to the destroyed homes of Douma in Syria, foregrounding the agency of populations on the margins, as well as efforts of states and "centers" to control these spaces, sheds light on evolving power relations within and beyond the Middle East and North Africa.
Issue Editors: Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Jacob Mundy and Alexander Thurston
Illicit Flows to the UAE Take the Shine off African Gold
Bruce Whitehouse 01.18.2023
In recent years, gold has replaced cotton as Mali's leading export. But each year, large quantities of Mali's gold escape the country through illicit flows. Its primary destination: the UAE. Tracing a route from Bamako to Dubai, Bruce Whitehouse invites us to follow the flow of this precious metal that connects West Africa to the Persian Gulf. The gold that goes through Mali moves in ways that serve the interests of elites, at the expense of artisanal miners' livelihoods, natural resources and state authority. What does its movement mean for Mali's future? Will the flow of gold along the periphery of the Sahara-Sahel region bring prosperity or precarity?
Awakening to the Politics of Israel—An Interview with Sonya Meyerson-Knox of Jewish Voice for Peace
Lori Allen, Sonya Meyerson-Knox 01.10.2023
In the context of Israel's newly elected far-right government and ongoing censorship of Palestine in academia and social media, MERIP shares the second of a two-part series of interviews on changing American Jewish attitudes towards Israel and Zionism. In this interview, Lori Allen speaks with Sonya E Meyerson-Knox, Communications Director of Jewish Voice for Peace. They discuss the generational changes among American Jews, the role of social media and the increasing attention to intersectional organizing on the Jewish left.
The Challenge in Sudanese Women's Football
Sara Al-Hassan, Deen Sharp 11.9.2022
Women's football in Sudan has grown significantly since the 2000s, with more than 720 players and 21 teams now participating in the women's national league. Yet attitudes toward women's play vary across the country, with many footballers facing religious condemnation, social stigmatization, police harassment and even arrest. Players also point to "gender washing" by the Sudanese Football Association, an organization that diverts funds dedicated to developing women's football from international bodies like FIFA. Based on interviews with women football players in Khartoum, Sara Al-Hassan and Deen Sharp highlight the challenges to women's pursuit of the beautiful game, and their tenacity in continuing to play.
COP27, Alaa Abd El-Fattah and the Dreams of the Revolution—A Conversation with Omar Robert Hamilton and Ashish Ghadiali
The Editors 11.4.2022
On November 6, 2022, COP27 will begin in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with the aim of delivering on the Paris Agreement and the intention to acknowledge the disproportionate effects of climate change on the Global South, through "Loss and Damage." On the same day, British-Egyptian political prisoner and revolutionary activist, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, will escalate his over 200-day hunger strike and stop drinking water. In the context of these events, MERIP invited racial and environmental justice activist Ashish Ghadiali to speak with novelist, filmmaker and cousin of Abd El-Fattah, Omar Robert Hamilton, about the tensions that underpin "the African COP.'"
Constructing Qatari Citizenship in the Shadow of the World Cup
Jaafar Alloul, Laavanya Kathiravelu 11.2.2022
While the World Cup constructs and fortifies a distinctly Qatari nationalism, the tournament has not erased the underlying tensions and inequities in Qatar's migration system and citizenship policies. Beginning with the "Hayya Card," a new visa tied to the purchase of a FIFA ticket, Jaafar Alloul and Laavanya Kathiravelu consider how ambiguous legislation is being used to differentiate and divide resident groups for purposes of retaining control. At the same time, they highlight emerging spaces for everyday solidarity between Qatari citizens and migrant communities made possible through generational change.
The Politics of "Unskilled" Labor in Qatar—An Interview with Natasha Iskander
Natasha Iskander, Arang Keshavarzian 10.25.2022
With the approach of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Natasha Iskander speaks to Arang Keshavarzian about the politics of labor that underpin the tournament – and their devastating effects. From the deliberate framing of migrant workers as "unskilled" to the regulation of workers protests, minimal reforms to the kafala system and strategic recruitment from climate damaged areas, Iskander highlights how calculated policies and practices shore up power at the cost of human life. The conversation provides a reflection on the often violent mechanisms that sustain "the beautiful game."
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One of MERIP's signature issues over the years has been the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict—partly because of its intrinsic interest but largely because so much myth and cant clouds the mainstream media coverage of this subject that independent analysis is particularly necessary. This primer by Joel Beinin and Lisa Hajjar is a good place to start in understanding what is at stake as events unfold.
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We arrived at the Park before 9 but there was already a 20 m queue at the tickets office. We had a coffee and waited for our turn. The Plitvice National Park was recognized by UNESCO World Heritage in 1979 for its natural beauty and biodiversity. When you enter the main entrance the view is breathtaking. You can see waterfalls, lakes and rivers surrounded by green mountains. The visitor can choose between 4-5 alternative routes according to time available. We chose a medium route and enjoyed the beautiful landscape. A big number of trouts of different sizes lives in the lakes and fishing of course is not allowed! With so much water and humidity it is no wonder that the plantation in the area is so thick. The footpath follows a nice route by the waterfalls and after a while you reach the place where you get into a boat. The boat crosses a big lake and we disembarked at the other side.
Unfortunately, the light rain had become a heavy one and we decided to return. However the visitor must have at least 4-5 hours to enjoy the rare scenery. By the time we had arrived at the entrance we were already soaked and the rain was still falling. One of the shops there offered fried chicken and beer. We could not resist and enjoyed the food under a tent talking and laughing and that was one the best moments of the trip. After we bought some souvenirs from the Park as well as some local cheese, we returned to the bikes and to the houses.
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The historic center is quite picturesque with well preserved buildings. Most important are the church of St. Donatus built in the 9th century, and St Mary's Church built in 1105, where the permanent exhibition "The gold and Silver of Zadar" is housed. When we arrived at the center it was already empty because of the rain and the time. Fortunately, we found a pizzeria still open to satisfy our hunger. After wandering around the streets of Zadar we ended in a nice bar for a last drink in Croatia. When we returned back to our rooms we fell asleep immediately because we had to wake up early.


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Is this possible? We are running PHP backend and JavaScript on the front-end.
I thought perhaps shell_exec could be helpful (running in PHP), but am I wrong in saying that running this command when our PHP is on our server will not hit our local storage at all? Or am I massively misunderstanding this, because I feel like that could cause some serious security issues.
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HomeNewsGrande Prairie councillor wants more detail on recall legislation
Grande Prairie councillor wants more detail on recall legislation
Advance Polling station in Grande Prairie. Photo : Erica Fisher
A Grande Prairie city councillor is concerned that a blanket approach to proposed recall legislation could make it far too simple to spark a byelection.
Bill 204, tabled by MLA for Drayton Valley—Devon Mark Smith, would allow any registered voter in an electoral division to apply for a recall to take place if they reach the threshold of signatures within a reasonable amount of time.
Grande Prairie Councillor Dylan Bressey says the number of signatures is a sticking point for him, as he aruges, if it's based on the percentage of the population, it could be potentially abused in smaller municipalities.
"If it's just based on the proportion of voters, in a really small municipality, could someone get recall paperwork done by visiting the coffee shop one morning… I don't think that's appropriate."
Bressey adds recall legislation is something that he believes can be a useful piece of legislation, but hopes on top of the population variance, they legislate a difference between municipal and provincial politics.
"I don't think a one size fits all approach works, as in what works great in Calgary won't work in Grande Prairie, and what works in Grande Prairie won't work in Sexsmith."
Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the recall legislation is just part of what he calls a robust "democratic reform", and the issue surrounding the number of signatures is still being discussed.
"There is a committee at the legislature that is reviewing that right now, so, after an election, you shouldn't be able to go out there and recall someone immediately before they get to work," Schweitzer says.
"It has been done, and sometimes it's needed if you somebody who isn't behaving properly, if you have someone who has broken promises or potentially even crossed the floor… a recall is there to hold people accountable," he adds.
There is currently no scheduled date for the bill to return to the legislature for a third reading.


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Jacek Popek, né le  à Płock, est un footballeur polonais. Il est défenseur.

Carrière

 1992-2001 :  Wisła Płock
 2001- :  GKS Bełchatów

Palmarès

 Vice-Champion de Pologne : 2007
 Finaliste de la Coupe de la Ligue polonaise : 2007
 Finaliste de la Supercoupe de Pologne : 2007

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REPORT: NFL Potentially Interested In Sending Players To The AAF For More Reps
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David Hookstead Smoke Room Editor-in-Chief
It sounds like the NFL and AAF might be forming a partnership sometime down the road.
USA Today reported the following late Wednesday afternoon:
Alliance of American Football co-founder and head of football Bill Polian said Wednesday there have been informal discussions about the possibility of NFL teams loaning younger players to AAF teams in the future.
"The talk is ramping up – I'll say that," Polian said.
Polian there have been no formal talks, "but lots of NFL people have bandied about that thought with lots of us."
The idea would be for NFL teams to assign their No. 3 quarterback and other players from the bottom half of their roster and developmental squads to gain more playing time under quality coaches.
It seems like this has always been the goal of the Alliance of American Football. The league doesn't exist to compete with the NFL. It exists to help the NFL and serve as kind of a developmental program. Naturally, the end goal was almost always to have the two form a kind of a partnership. It sounds like that's exactly what could happen in the future.
This is also a great idea if you're Roger Goodell and other executives at the highest level of football. Third-string guys don't really get reps at all in games, and they get far fewer in practice than guys who actually see the field.
A post shared by The Alliance (@theaaf) on Mar 3, 2019 at 1:09pm PST
Their chances to develop would skyrocket if they could play in the AAF in the spring and actually see the field. The only question would be how the contracts would work. Would they make AAF-level salaries, which is around $80,000 a season, or would they get paid like they're in the NFL? (RELATED: AAF Coach Rules Out Signing Johnny Manziel)
I have a feeling the latter option would be the answer. I can't see many NFL guys, even third stringers, agreeing to play for a pay cut. That's just not smart business.
If I had to bet on what will happen, I think you'll see some lower-level NFL guys in the Alliance of American Football league sooner than later.
The AAF has proven that it has quality football, and that might ease a lot of concerns. I hope it works out well. That'd be great news for football fans everywhere.
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May Economic Activity
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Regional Developments
A consortium of Spokane health care providers is planning a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot primary-care clinic in the city's University District to serve as a training ground for new physicians and other emerging medical professionals. Residents will begin training this year. The consortium includes Washington State University, Providence Health Care and the Empire Health Foundation. The consortium has secured $900,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration for six new medical residencies in Spokane. Annual funding is expected to ramp up over the next three years to $2.7 million for 18 new residencies.
Red Lion Hotels Corp. continues to lose money, reporting a first-quarter net loss of $3.5 million compared with a loss of $3.1 million a year earlier.
At least three sizable apartment complexes valued at $42 million are planned for the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene areas, which are expected to see more apartment projects in the coming year. Analysts see demand driven by the number of baby boomers moving into more multifamily situations and out of single-family homes.
Multifamily projects include:
o Commonwealth Agency, a Hayden-based nonprofit, wants to issue $12.5 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance the 120-unit Summit Ridge Apartments. The 120-unit Pine Rock complex recently was awarded $10.8 million in low-income housing tax credits.
o Nonprofit Spokane Housing Ventures recently completed the $20 million Clare View project that included a 61-unit senior housing complex and renovation of the nearby 124-unit Clare House Apartments in Spokane.
o Whitewater Creek is developing two apartment complexes in the Riverstone mixed-use community in Coeur d'Alene. The $9.8 million, 114-unit Riverstone Place complex involves five three-story buildings. The other is the $3.2 million, 38-unit Riverstone West III complex.
o One of the largest ongoing apartment projects is Copper Landing in Airway Heights near the Kalispel Tribe's Northern Quest Resort & Casino. The $23.2 million, 216-unit complex includes nine three-story buildings, most in various stages of construction.
o Mirabolante Apartments is a $14.8 million, 135-unit project in Spokane Valley.
o Carrington Place, an $11.2 million, 132-unit complex with 22 six-unit buildings, is in various stages of construction in the Landings residential development in northwest Coeur d'Alene.
o Highline West Apartments, a $6 million, 56-unit complex, is planned in the Kendall Yards mixed-use development northwest of downtown Spokane.
o Wandermere Glen, a $4.5 million, 48-unit project, is expected to be completed in July.
Benewah County
The first Industrial Career Fair at St. Maries High School drew 405 students. The "Diggers and Dogs" event aimed to educate young adults about job opportunities in the community. It was hosted by the local Idaho Department of Labor office in partnership with the St. Maries Joint School District and local businesses. North Idaho College promoted its professional technical education programs including HVAC, automotive, carpentry, collision repair, machinist, millwright, welding, aerospace, hospitality, culinary and medical assistant. Lewis-Clark State College pushed its health care programs. Students gained hands-on exposure to many activities from logging equipment to utility electrical simulation. Participating groups included Danielson Logging, Benewah Community Hospital, Avista, the Police Officer Standards and Training Academy, the Toni and Guy Hair School, the Idaho Department of Lands, the Idaho Transportation Department, the city of St. Maries, Jack Buell Trucking, Valley Vista, St. Maries Fire District, Western States, Associated General Contractors, North Idaho Metal Works, Potlatch Corp. and all branches of the military.
Northern Lights Inc. electrical co-op held its 79th annual membership meeting at the Sandpoint Events Center on May 3.
Boundary County
Gov. Butch Otter visited Bonners Ferry for Capital for a Day on April 25, giving citizens a chance to talk with him and his staff about any state government concerns or programs. The questions ranged from education to septic waste.
A six-session Forestry Shortcourse is being offering this summer to help forest landowners better understanding forests so they can better manage them to maintain lower forestry property tax rates and cost-share assistance for activities like thinning. The course will help enrich forest landowners' understanding of forest ecology, silviculture, forest health and wildlife habitat while natural resource professionals will coach the group on developing forest management plans. The course is set for 9 a.m. to noon every Wednesday starting June 11 at the University of Idaho Extension office in Boundary County. There is space for 25. A $38 registration fee includes forest stewardship resource materials. To participate, preregister by June 4 at the Boundary County extension office. Participants are eligible for seven Idaho Pesticide Recertification credits. For $242, teachers can also sign up for two University of Idaho credits. The Forestry Shortcourse is an Idaho Forest Stewardship program cosponsored by the University of Idaho Extension, the Idaho Department of Lands and other agencies and organizations.
The Idaho Department of Labor's Kootenai office held its annual Spring Job Fair at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls. Fifty employers including Silverwood Theme Park and the Coeur d'Alene Resort were trying to fill more than 2,000 jobs. An estimated 1,000 job seekers turned out, and many were interviewed on the spot.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma has verified Kootenai Health as a Level III Trauma Center. Trauma verification is a voluntary process that helps providers evaluate and improve trauma care. Kootenai had to prove it has the resources to provide the entire spectrum of care to meet all of an injured patient's needs. Reviewers evaluated every phase of patient care at Kootenai including how patients are handled before they reach the hospital and after they move on to rehabilitation.
The AmeriTel Inn-Coeur d'Alene is changing franchises to La Quinta Inns and Suites. Among the dozen properties AmeriTel owns is the Hampton Inn and Suites Coeur d'Alene. A name change has increased business at other properties in the company's portfolio. The company will reinvest in the property. It has 118 rooms and suites and 1,775 square feet of conference space. The hotel typically employs 20 to 25, but that staff could increase by 10 or more if business increases as planned.
Silverwood Theme Park is expecting its ninth consecutive annual increase in attendance this year. Season-pass sales and group business are up over previous years – a good indicator for the season. The 2013 attendance totaled 679,000, an increase of 3.5 percent over 2013.
Shoshone County
An asphalt plant is being proposed in Kingston on 19 acres owned by Woods Crushing and Hauling in a natural resource zone. This is part of a $55 million joint project between the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Quality that focusses on re-paving roads throughout communities in Idaho including Shoshone County. The Shoshone County Planning and Zoning Commission will make the final decision in mid-May.
The 10th anniversary of the Kellogg Leadman Triathlon on April 26 drew close to 200 participants from around the Northwest. The Leadman includes legs of skiing/snowboarding, mountain biking and running.
Openings/Expansions
Gauteraux & Co. in Wallace
Joel Pearl Group, a boutique real estate brokerage, in Hayden
Gaia's Rock'n Crystals in Coeur d'Alene
Paragon Brewing in Coeur d'Alene
Bulwark Barber in Coeur d'Alene
The Fork of Lakeside restaurant in Coeur d'Alene
Professional Pet Care with a Pawsitive Touch in Post Falls
Taylor's Auto Mart in Coeur d'Alene
The Coeur d'Alenes restaurant in Coeur d'Alene
Rustic Pine Trading Post in Coeur d'Alene
Well Read Moose bookstore at Riverstone in Coeur d'Alene
Slick Rock Tanning & Spa in Coeur d'Alene
Metanoia Hot Yoga in Coeur d'Alene
Animal Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene
Pedi & Polish in Coeur d'Alene
Stylebar in Coeur d'Alene
HomeStyles Lighting in Coeur d'Alene
Cycle Metrix in Coeur d'Alene
Scotty's Auto Body & RV in Coeur d'Alene
Uva Trattora restaurant in Coeur d'Alene
Evergreen Softub in Coeur d'Alene
The Hair Extension Shop in Coeur d'Alene
Lake City Cakes in Hayden
Downburst Brewing in Coeur d'Alene
CdA Souvenir & Sundry in Coeur d'Alene
Mattress Firm in Coeur d'Alene
The four Sterling Savings Banks in northern Idaho are now among the 400 branches of Umpqua Bank
Coldwater Creek in Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, laying off over 440 employees
The Papillion Paper Emporium in Coeur d'Alene
Devin Galleries in Coeur d'Alene
Alivia.Metts@labor.idaho.gov, regional economist
NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO
Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce counties
Fish counts in the Columbia River suggest a strong chinook salmon season for Idaho this year. Fishery experts forecast the sixth highest return in the last 20 years. Most of the Idaho-bound salmon are headed to the Clearwater River basin, the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River and the Rapid River Hatchery in the Salmon River basin near Riggins. By the end of April, enough spring chinook passed over Bonneville Dam to support good fisheries in the Clearwater and Lower Salmon rivers. About 10,000 hatchery chinook salmon destined for the Clearwater basin already crossed Bonneville Dam by April 30. Last year, only 6,700 Clearwater River hatchery chinook crossed during the entire run, so this year certainly will provide more opportunities to catch fish. The size of the fish salmon and steelhead runs partly determine the number of visitors to the region. An Idaho Fish and Game study in 2001 showed anglers spent $46.2 million annually in Idaho for chinook fishing and another $35.4 million for steelhead fishing.
The 145th Brigade Support Battalion of the National Guard based at the Lewiston armory showed local employers how its employees work on the weekend when they serve in the guard. The annual Operation Boss Lift, held May 3, allows employers to see what their workers do and learn about military specialties including communications, weapons and the medical corps. The event is sponsored by the volunteers with Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, which tries to increase awareness of the benefits of hiring soldiers.
Operation Boss, Lewiston, May 3, 2014. Photo courtesy of Sheila Kopczynski.
About 100 aviation industry representatives attended the first one-day conference for Idaho's growing aerospace manufacturing sector in Coeur d'Alene, organized by the Lewiston-based American Manufacturing Network. Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little opened the Idaho – Advancing Aviation Manufacturing Expo and Conference. Workshops included prospects for 3-D printers changing how they make products, how drones could create opportunities and how they could become more involved in federal contracting. Some experts predict the market for drones will be about $40 billion worldwide in five years.
Several school districts and the road departments in Clearwater, Idaho and Latah counties will continue receiving payments from the U.S. Forest Service that have traditionally made up significant parts of their budget. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, passed in 2000, was set to end last year. Payments have declined in recent years as the program was set to phase out. The reauthorized payments are running about 8 percent lower than last year. In October, Congress extended the payments for a year so Idaho will receive about $28 million for school districts, county road departments and resource advisory committees, which pay for forest-related infrastructure and services. Mountain View School District covering Grangeville, Elk City and Kooskia receives the largest allocation for Idaho's school districts. In 2010, it received $1.6 million, which was 15 percent of its budget. Other districts that heavily rely on the federal payments include Cottonwood, where they provided about 10 percent of the budget; Orofino, 12 percent; and Kamiah, 8 percent. In 2010, the federal payments made up 73 percent of Idaho County's budget for roads. The total allocation in Idaho County this year will be $7 million while Clearwater County will receive $1.1 million and Latah County about $195,000.
The North Central Idaho Resource Advisory Committee approved $195,000 to fix the 80-year-old bridge that was declared structurally deficient and in danger of imminent failure three years ago. Officials on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest closed the bridge to vehicle and pedestrian traffic at that time, cutting off access to the popular campground and a trailhead at the mouth of Weitas Creek.
County Developments
The Sportsman Channel's Extreme Outer Limits is airing a two-part series on Nightforce Optics, a maker of rifle scopes in Orofino. The first part premiered May 3 and the second on May 10. The series covers Bob Beck's travel to Orofino to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Nightforce plant to see what goes into making precision optics. The company, which employs about 100 people, is Clearwater County's largest private-sector employer.
The U.S. Department of Interior presented its Environmental Achievement Award to Dworshak National Fish Hatchery in April, recognizing the innovative way it slashed its energy use by 30 million kilowatt hours per year. Built 40 years ago to mitigate steelhead lost on the North Fork of the Clearwater River to construction of Dworshak Dam, it later began producing spring chinook to mitigate fish killed at dams on the Lower Snake River. Each year, the hatchery releases 2.1 million steelhead smolts, 1.5 million spring chinook smolts and 300,000 coho smolts. The aging facility had a limited water supply that had to be heated or cooled at different times of the year. Changes over the last two years make more efficient use of the water and eliminate much of the heating and cooling. The energy savings achieved at the hatchery are enough to power about 3,000 homes. Run by a partnership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nez Perce Tribe, the hatchery employs about 50.
Idaho and Lewis Counties
Sts. Peter and Paul School in Grangeville received a $141,400 grant to upgrade its technology from the E. L. Wiegand Foundation. The Catholic school will replace its 50 computers and nine printers, add 24 handheld devices, increase its bandwidth and buy new software to help with standardized testing.
Cottonwood resident Jack Wimer recently purchased the former Prairie Elementary School in Cottonwood. He plans to turn the building on Lewiston Street into retired housing.
Fifth-graders from throughout Idaho and Lewis counties met at Greencreek Community Hall for the annual Farm and Forest Fair April 16. Groups discussing the role of forest products and agriculture in the area included Idaho Forest Group, Clearwater Forest, the Idaho Department of Lands, Nez Perce Tribe Biological Control, the Idaho-Lewis County Cattle Association, Idaho Farm Bureau-Dairy, Idaho Farm Bureau-Wheat, I-Max Theater and 4-H. The fair is sponsored by the North Central Idaho University of Idaho Extension.
Latah County
The Idaho State Board of Education at its April meeting approved hikes in tuition for the University of Idaho. Full-time tuition and fees for Idaho residents will increase 4 percent this fall, up $260 to $6,784 per year. The increase is much lower than the average 6.4 percent growth per year from 2005 to 2013. Nationwide, tuition and fees at public four-year colleges was up a yearly average 6.2 percent from 2005 to 2013. Tuition and fees for a full-time resident undergraduate in Moscow rose from $3,968 in the school year that began in the fall of 2005 to $6,524 in the current school year.
The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport's activity is exceeding its capacity. While demand is increasing, the airport has not kept up with the times. It was not designed for the larger aircraft that want to use it. The taxiway and runway are too close together. The Federal Aviation Administration has given special permission to allow those larger aircraft on the condition that when large planes land all other airplanes must wait until after it has taxied and parked. The busier the airport gets, the more often things have to grind to a halt. To solve the problem, the airport plans a $66 million project to realign and extend the runway and move the terminal. The project currently is in the environmental assessment phase, which could be completed by October. Land acquisition and design are slated for 2015 with construction to be completed in 2018.
The city of Moscow is gearing up for a busy construction season that includes improvement of streets, sidewalks and water lines. The largest project is the $3.49 million Moscow Community Playfields on Joseph Street that will be jointly paid for by the city and school district. It will create a new athletic area with three softball / youth baseball fields, one varsity baseball field, two regulation soccer fields, bleachers, restrooms, press box and parking for 240 vehicles. Construction began in May and should end in October. Starting June 9, the city will lay 550 feet of water main and 25 feet of sewer main to connect Park View Estates to existing infrastructure at Public Avenue. Grinding and repaving on three stretches of city streets will take place from July 7 to Aug. 15 for an estimated cost of $155,000. Improving curb ramps on sidewalks will run from early June to late August. McCall's Classic Construction of Lewiston will handle a $92,000 project to improve access for the disabled while Curtis Concrete Construction Inc. of Pullman will take charge of a $41,000 project. The city also plans to spend $59,500 for sidewalk repair and construction through Knox Concrete of Lewiston.
Three groups want to rebrand Moscow by crafting a unified message that captures the community's essence and provides consistent messaging to target audiences. The University of Idaho, the city of Moscow and the local chamber of commerce are collaborating to develop a logo and motto that will attract students, faculty, potential residents, tourists and new businesses. Using a $30,000 Idaho Department of Commerce Tourism Grant and $10,000 each from the university and the city, they plan to hire a consultant in June to identify how the city should concentrate its tourism and economic development efforts and recommend groups to target for boosting university enrollment.
Since a local historical group purchased the 108-year-old railroad depot in Potlatch in 2001, it has slowly made upgrades. In 2007, the depot underwent its first major renovation — a new foundation, siding and roof for the main building. Three years later, the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway History Preservation Group renovated the first floor, and a couple of businesses moved in. Currently, the group is raising the $100,000 required to renovate the second floor later this year to provide office or studio space for six tenants. Potlatch Lumber Co. started building the Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway in 1905. The 49-mile track connected to the Milwaukee Road railway at Bovill and the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railway at Palouse.
Washington State University broke ground on a $52.8 million clean technology laboratory on its Pullman campus in April. The College of Engineering and Architecture plans to name the 96,000-square-foot building the PACCAR Environmental Technology Building after a company that made a sizable donation to the school. PACCAR, based in Bellevue, Wash., is a Fortune 200 company that manufactures trucks under the Kenworth and Peterbilt names and provides financial, information technology and customer services. The university said the building will serve as "a hub for faculty from engineering, the sciences and allied fields to engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary environmental technology research and education." It also says the building will be the cornerstone of a new engineering district on its campus. Construction is scheduled for completion in October 2015.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, the Pullman-based creator of energy protection equipment and systems, is developing a power-grid upgrade for Stanford University's 8,100-acre campus near Palo Alto, Calif. The company is designing a centralized system for monitoring and controlling the campus power grid remotely from a central location rather than from a number of locations. It also will install equipment to protect electrical systems from undesired explosive electrical discharges and allow the school to operate its own microgrid separate from connected utilities. When the project is completed in June, it will provide onsite training and support for system operators. The Stanford project is the largest of the 100 university power-management projects Schweitzer has undertaken around the world. The company, which soon will celebrate its 30th anniversary, employs 883 Pullman residents, 481 Moscow, 195 Lewiston, 109 Clarkston and about 500 other people at its headquarters in Pullman and its plant in Lewiston.
The Port of Whitman County began installing its own telecommunications network in 2001 after convincing the Washington Legislature to allow ports and public utility districts to install telecommunications infrastructure and sell it wholesale to Internet service providers and other telecommunications ventures. The port is an economic development authority that operates the seaport of Wilma near Clarkston, two smaller ports and a marina with a park on the Snake River farther east, a small airport and industrial park near Colfax and two business parks in Pullman. Over the past 10 years, it created a fiber-optic line that connects Moscow, Pullman, Colfax and St. John, 25 miles northwest of Colfax. Big companies like AT&T and CenturyLink appreciate leasing from the port because they can now share the same network instead of building their own, reducing their costs. Smaller players like First Step Internet of Moscow are not squeezed out of the market. The port does not compete with the private sector because it does not sell to end users. It boosts the economic vitality of the county by making it possible for fast Internet and for 4G speeds to be offered on cellphones. The port recently spent $14 million to add another fiber-optic line from Clarkston to Spokane. In addition to improving service, the new line provides redundancy so that when one line is out, the other can provide service.
Nez Perce and Asotin, Wash., Counties
The main runway at the airport in Lewiston will get an upgrade this summer. Contractors will grind off the top layer of old asphalt, apply a new grooved surface and stabilize its shoulders. It has been 10 years since the last renovation on the 6,512-foot-by-150-foot runway built in the late 1960s. From July 14 – 28, the runway will be closed so contractors can work on it, and air traffic will be rerouted to the airport's secondary runway. The airport and its business community will remain open during construction although airline service will be limited. Delta has announced it will cease all operations for two weeks. Alaska Airlines is expected to maintain most of its schedule.
The Port of Wilma, directly across the Snake River from Clarkston, is a beehive of activity this spring with its largest tenant, the Bennett Lumber Mill, reopening after being shut down for five years, and the last phase of a $10 million construction project for another tenant, McGregor Co. McGregor sells seed, pesticides, fertilizer and farm equipment to farmers throughout southeastern Washington and north central Idaho. Construction began last year and included the addition of a 2,100-foot rail spur and a complex for processing and storing fertilizers. A 48,000-square-foot dry storage warehouse and a four-bay blending and loading facility should be ready by early summer. McGregor will hire four new workers. Across the region, it employs about 340. The upgrades will improve McGregor's efficiency and make it more likely that farmers will find their preferred fertilizers when they need them. The rail spur connects to a short line rail with connections to the two largest railroads in the country, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern. The rail access is critical since about 90 percent of the product will arrive by rail, not barge.
The Port of Clarkston recently completed installing fiber-optic cable serving the area along Port Drive and Port Way and connecting with the Port of Whitman's Spokane-to-Clarkston cable. The port is negotiating with private businesses to provide services on the cable. Now, it is adding fiber-optic cable to the Turning Pointe Industrial Park that it is developing along Evans Road.
Tuition and fees at Lewis-Clark State College will increase 2 percent across the board, following approval from Idaho State Board of Education. The increase will be $116 a year for a full-time Idaho resident to total $5,900. From the school year beginning in fall 2007 to the current school year, Lewis-Clark State College's tuition and fees have risen 41 percent, a little less than Boise State University's 43 percent, Idaho State University's 44 percent and the University of Idaho's 48 percent. About 4,400 students attend the Lewiston school, which employs more than 500 with a payroll of $20 million excluding work-study students.
A new definition of "rural area" in the 2014 farm bill has made Lewiston residents with low or moderate incomes eligible for low-interest and subsidized housing loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under the definition in the 1949 Housing Act, only people in cities with populations under 25,000 were eligible. The farm bill boosted that number to 35,000. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Lewiston's population at 32,051 in 2012, so the city became an eligible rural lending area for USDA's Rural Development housing programs on May 6.
o Ernie's Steakhouse restaurant and bar in the former Timber Creek Grill Buffet building in Lewiston
o JJ Building Supplies, a retail store employing nine in the Lewiston Orchards
Kathryn.Tacke@labor.idaho.gov, regional economist
SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO
Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, Valley & Washington counties
Declara, a Palo Alto, Calif. software company, plans to double its software development staff in Boise from 10 to 20. The company just finished raising $16 million in a Series A investment.
Inland Crane acquired Crane West in April. The new company will have around 40 employees.
Grace Assisted Living is expanding into Garden City. The 78,000-square-foot complex will have room for 90 residents. The company has 16 facilities in the Northwest.
United Airlines will start nonstop service between Houston and Boise later this year. SkyWest Airlines will operate the flight.
Bishop Kelly High School is building new classrooms and tennis courts and expanding the library for the fall term. The Catholic high school has seen increasing enrollments over the past few years.
U.S. Geothermal plans to buy Ram Power Corp.'s California geothermal operation for $6.4 million. The company has also acquired leases on 368 acres near Vale, Ore.
Banner Bank is trying to acquire Boise-based Idaho Banking Co. Idaho Bancorp, the parent company of Idaho Banking Co. filed for relief from creditors under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy laws as part of the sales agreement. Banner's $2.6 million offer is not firm, and other banks will have a chance to bid on the company as part of the bankruptcy process.
Boise-based WinCo Foods opened a new distribution center in Phoenix in May. The 900,000-square-foot facility will ship to the company's 19 stores in Arizona, southern Nevada and California.
Crane Creek Country Club is planning a $3.5 million renovation project. The members-only facility plans to renovate the front nine holes to meet U.S. Golf Association specification and build more tennis courts among other improvements.
The Ada County courthouse is starting a renovation project. The $463,000 project will add between 5,000 and 6,000 square-feet of space to accommodate additional judges and support staff. The project should be complete this fall.
The Outdoor Exchange in Boise has doubled its space. The outdoor gear consignment store began renovation last December.
Juniper, a restaurant serving American cuisine, plans a June opening in the former Cazba space in downtown Boise.
Canyon County
The Caldwell City Council has approved a preliminary plat for the La Bella Vida subdivision. The 260-acre up-scale subdivision on the Boise River near Midland Boulevard is slated to break ground in September.
The College of Western Idaho has suspended new enrollments in its culinary arts program until a new building can be found. The program is the last to still be held on Boise State University's campus. The last group of students is scheduled to graduate in December 2015.
PreFunk Beer Bar plans a second location in Nampa this summer.
Gem County
Gem Forest Products, a subsidiary of biofuel company Greenfuels Energy of Birmingham, Ala., has purchased the former Emerald Forest Products mill in Emmett. The company plans to reopen the mill this summer with around 50 workers.
Mountain Home Air Force Base is being considered to host an A-29 training mission for the Afghan air force. Two other bases, Shaw in South Carolina and Moody in Georgia, are also being considered for the mission.
Valley County
Family Dollar plans to build a store in New Meadows this year.
o On the Fly Rotisserie Deli in Boise
o Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store in Nampa
o Le Peep, a breakfast chain restaurant, in Meridian
o Corner Bakery in Meridian
o St. Luke's Fruitland Medical Plaza
o Family Dollar in Marsing
Andrew.Townsend@labor.idaho.gov, regional economist
(208) 332-3570, ext. 3455
SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO
Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls counties
The Ketchum Innovation Center, the area's first incubator, has attracted several small business service companies since opening in February including engineering services, an advertising/Web developer firm that also produces magazines and books, and a video production company. The tenants pay a flat monthly fee for space in Ketchum's light industrial park and are provided mentoring and advice when needed.
Sun Valley Resort reported an 11 percent decline in the number of skiers and snowboarders at Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain this past season. Skier count dropped from 386,000 to 348,000. By comparison, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort saw a 12 percent increase. Jackson is bigger than the communities in Blaine County, has more air service skiing options, and other winter activities are available in nearby national parks. Jackson Hole had 527 inches of snowfall and Grand Targhee 480 inches this past season – much more than Sun Valley. Jackson Hole was also rated the top ski resort in the nation by Ski magazine last fall, increasing its cachet.
The U.S. Geological Survey has installed four of six planned precipitation gauges in the Wood River Valley area. The gauges have been strategically placed to warn of flooding danger in the area hit hardest by last year's Beaver Creek fire. The last two gauges will be installed once snowpack is melted in the higher elevation.
Rocky Mountain Hardware, which has plants in Shoshone and Hailey, has earned industry recognition for the third year in a row. Its barn door track was named best of the year in the hardware category by Interior Design magazine.
Twin Falls County
Twin Falls continues to increase hotel space with a Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites. This follows openings of the former Westin Inn as a boutique hotel renamed the Blue Lakes Inn. Local businessman Jim Paxton is the owner.
Filer's Everton Mattress Factory has been sold after operating as a family business for 80 years. The company builds and ships more than 45,000 mattresses and box springs annually with just 26 employees. No changes are anticipated with the sale.
Next fall, the Refugee Center will expand and remodel its building. It will add approximately 1,378 square feet and remodel an existing 1,000 square feet for about $300,000. The College of Southern Idaho is the financial agent for the Refugee Center and leased the building for eight years before purchasing it last July. The program began in 1980. It serves between 400 to 450 people a year with nine full-time and several part-time employees. The center typically resettles a third of the refugees in the state, according to director Ron Black.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is beginning a statewide survey to estimate fish consumption to ensure human health is protected through quality water. The telephone survey is being conducted from April 2014 to April 2015, randomly selecting residents to see how much fish they eat and from which sources. Anglers will be directed toward an Internet survey to strengthen the quality of the data. Water issues surrounding aquaculture are critical to south central Idaho since both Gooding and Twin Falls counties have major hatchery and fish farming operations
Chobani will continue expanding to handle new products and new markets with the help of $750 million from private equity firm TPG Capital. The deal could allow TPG to secure as much as 35 percent of the company, much of that prospect tied to Chobani possibly going public in 2015. Chobani founder Hambdi Ulukaya would remain chairman of the board and retain majority control in that event.
The Idaho Department of Labor hosted three job fairs at its Twin Falls office for Cactus Pete's Jackpot casino and the new Culver's fast food restaurant. The businesses wanted to fill about 100 jobs.
Jerome County
Jerome High School is expanding its agriculture education program to meet a growing need. This fall the program will expand the number of courses from 11 to 19, adding upper-level animal science and food science among other offerings. Classes will be expanded from 24 with two teachers to 36 with three teachers. About 40 percent of the students have taken agriculture classes in the past. That should increase to about 60 percent. Students will also earn dual college credits from the College of Southern Idaho because of the addition of the science courses. The program provides pathways to careers in agricultural mechanics, plant science, animal science and food science and offers hands-on learning for students to develop skills applicable in real life. The program is also piloting a dairy product manufacturing course with the curriculum developed in partnership with Jerome Cheese and South Dakota State University.
Minidoka – Cassia Counties
Stoker Milk Co. of Burley, acquired a year ago by Boise Milk Co., is expanding into Twin Falls. Boise Milk owner Andrew Stolworthy updated the bottling line and is developing the business with deliveries in both glass and plastic bottles. Demand is driven by convenience in some cases while other customers believe the milk tastes fresher delivered within 36 hours of milking. The company now delivers milk to about 2,300 people throughout southwestern Idaho and 130 in Minidoka and Cassia counties. The milk is hormone free from a dairy in Wendell.
Frulact Co. of Portugal will set up a temporary research and development laboratory in Rupert while its new plant is being built. Frulact is building its first United States fruit processing plant in Idaho.
o Wings Charter Middle School in Twin Falls because of high operating costs and declining enrollment.
o MaRozie, a young women's apparel store in Twin Falls, after five years in business.
Jan.Roeser@labor.idaho.gov, regional economist
SOUTHEASTERN and EASTERN IDAHO
Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Clark, Custer, Franklin, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Oneida, & Teton counties
Pocatello will be home to a new semi-professional baseball team this summer. The Gate City Grays held an open tryout in May and will play its first game June 6.
May 5 marked the official opening of the new Holiday Inn Express and Suites, filling a demand for more upscale accommodations for business travelers. The 80-room hotel employs 20 and features two large conference rooms and suites with full-sized appliances and other comforts.
Bingham County
Economic development and public officials recently broke ground for a new 200-employee jerky factory in Shelley. The new plant will open in about 11 months. Mayor Stacy Pascoe and other city officials are eager to bring Golden Valley Natural to the area, which won out over other locations in Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. It's the largest employer for Shelley since the 1950s, according to the mayor. Shelley is a community where most business payrolls number in the dozens or fewer. The Golden Valley plant reflects collaboration among the Bingham Economic Development Corp., Bingham County, the city of Shelley and the Idaho departments of Labor and Commerce.
Malad and Oneida County will be celebrating their sesquicentennial in June – 150 years since Henry Pack, a native of upstate New York, moved with his family to the area and became a leader of organizing the city and county. From June 27-29 the city will hold its annual Welsh Festival celebrating all things Welsh including music, food, games and folklore. The festival has drawn visitors from as far away as the United Kingdom.
The Eastern Idaho Technical College Foundation distributed more than $180,000 in scholarship money on April 30 at the annual EITC Scholarship Ceremony. The foundation awarded 171 scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,500.
Brigham Young University-Idaho plans to make research a priority. Senior Paul Powell was one of 60 students nationwide to present undergraduate research In Washington, D.C., to policy makers. The university has taken a series of steps recently to expand its undergraduate research opportunities such as establishing the College of Faculty Development and Mentored Research to better promote mentored student research projects such as Powell's. The school has also have encouraged faculty to adopt a slightly reduced teaching load to allow for more professional development time, which can include mentored research. So far, about half the faculty have done so.
Will Jenson, who had serve four years as regional economist for the Idaho Department of Labor in eastern Idaho, is the new director of business research for the Entrepreneurial Center in Rexburg. Jenson will oversee more than 100 research projects the center undertakes annually. The Entrepreneurial Center is a nonprofit group specializing in short- and long-term economic research for businesses and municipal entities in 16 eastern Idaho counties. It maintains strong ties with Brigham Young University-Idaho and Idaho State University by providing internships and work experience to many senior-level business students.
Dan.Cravens@labor.idaho.gov, regional economist
This entry was posted in Employment News and tagged idaho department of labor, idaho economy on May 30, 2014 by Idaho Department of Labor.
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