Idaho

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....