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....
Thu March 30, 2017
Lawmakers Approve $90 Million for New Research Centers
Idaho lawmakers have approved the use of $90 million worth of bonds for the construction of two new buildings at a federal research facility in Idaho Falls. A resolution to fund the Cybercore Integration Center and the Collaborative Computing Center at the Idaho National Laboratory in passed the House on March 28 with overwhelming support, the Post Register reported (http://bit.ly/2mPQ947)....
Mon March 06, 2017
DOT Chiefs Tell Congress to Up Federal Funding
The heads of departments of transportation for two western states told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee they need Congress to craft an infrastructure investment plan that provides new federal funding to help states improve their systems and meet growing demand....
Mon February 20, 2017
Peterson Pacific Announces New Distributor in Idaho
Peterson Pacific, a Eugene, Ore., based manufacturer of horizontal grinders, drum and disc chippers, blower trucks, and screens announces Goodfellow Corporation as its new distributor for its products in the states of Utah, Nevada and southern Idaho, effective Feb....
Kimberlee Kruesi - Mon February 20, 2017
Idaho House Panel Introduces Transportation Funding Bills
Idaho lawmakers wrestled with multiple transportation funding proposals, ultimately refusing to budge on raising taxes to fix the state's crumbling infrastructure. The decision came down the same day severe flooding and winter storms wreaked havoc across much of the state, destroying and damaging roads and bridges and prompting Gov....
