Tue August 01, 2017
Busy Fire Season Closes South-Central Idaho Roads
It's been a busy few weeks; fire season is officially here. It started as soon as a human-caused fire closed Interstate 84 near Glenns Ferry on June 5. As soon as winter snows melted and spring floods subsided, summer dryness hit the lowlands....
Lori Tobias - Tue August 01, 2017
Idaho's Sequoia Tree Has Storied Past, Moves to New Home
Bystanders in Boise were recently treated to a sight they're not likely to witness soon, if ever again — the relocation of a 98-ft.-tall, 800,000-lb. sequoia tree planted in its original spot at St....
Brian Walker - Coeur d'Alene Press - Wed July 26, 2017
Heavy Equipment Training Helps Minorities, Fills Labor Gap
RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) Michelle Nelson stepped away from operating a skid loader and reflected on her opportunity of a lifetime. “I love being in the dirt,” the Coeur d'Alene woman said with a wide smile....
Tue July 18, 2017
Task Force Recommends Ways to Boost Workforce Development
An employer-driven task force appointed by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter to study how Idaho can do a better job of developing the educated, skilled workforce that businesses need is calling for more state investment in training programs, more engagement by industry and more focus on proven strategies....
David Malone - Fri July 14, 2017
University of Idaho Arena Plans to Make Timber a Focal Point
A new $30 million, 4,700-seat sports arena will house several of the University of Idaho's sports programs, including men's and women's basketball and volleyball, when it completes in 2020....
Tue July 11, 2017
CASE Construction Equipment Announces 2017 'Diamond Dealer,' 'Gold Dealer' Award Winners
Case Construction Equipment has named its 2017 "Diamond Dealer" and "Gold Dealer" award recipients as a part of its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The awards recognize dealerships across the United States and Canada for excellence in five categories including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training....
Mon July 03, 2017
ITD Plans to Halt Work During Solar Eclipse in August
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit eastern Idaho for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, and that could have a significant impact on the state's highway system....
Mon July 03, 2017
Amy Schroeder Returns to Head Next GARVEE Program
Amy Schroeder, manager of the recent award-winning, $857 million Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) Program, will return to lead the next round of GARVEE bonding approved by the Idaho Legislature during their recent 2017 session....
Rebecca Boone - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 06, 2017
Cleanup at Idaho Nuclear Landfill on Hold After Collapse
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Some cleanup efforts at a nuclear waste landfill in eastern Idaho are on hold while workers try to figure out what caused a collapse in a dig area that sent an excavator into a pit. The excavator was digging up transuranic waste — which is waste contaminated with highly radioactive elements....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue June 06, 2017
Reconstruction Along I-90 in the Heart of Idaho's Silver Valley
The small town of Mullan in Shoshone County, Idaho, marks the start of a 4.5-mi. reconstruction project along I-90 extending east to the Idaho/Montana state line. By the 1980s, this area known as the Silver Valley, had produced more than a billion ounces of silver, 3 million tons of zinc, and 8 million tons of lead, totalling more than $6 billion in value, ranking the valley among the top 10 mining districts in world history, according to the Spokane Daily Chronicle....
