Special Reports

Americas Gold and Silver announces Q2-2023 Production Results

Attributable Silver Production Increased by 92% Year-Over-Year
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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation announced its Q2-2023 production results July 17.

  • July 25, 2023

Idaho's June unemployment rate increases to 2.7%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a slight increase in June, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point from 2.6% in May to 2.7%.

  • By IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORT
  • July 25, 2023

Mountain West Bank celebrates community service

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Employees from 11 Mountain West Bank offices in North Idaho and Eastern Washington recently volunteered to help nine charitable and public organizations in the region complete projects.

  • July 25, 2023

Hayden Chamber: Busy summer season before the slowdown

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It's officially summer. Some of us may be ready to slow down a bit, work a bit less, unplug a bit more, and take that long-awaited vacation. Go for it, you've earned it. If you are not a Hayden Chamber business member and have been thinking about belonging, now is the perfect time.

  • By ANDREA FULKS/NIBJ Contributor
  • July 25, 2023

Post Falls Chamber: Summer energy in North Idaho

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Don’t you love the summer energy in North Idaho? If you have visitors, check out www.visitpostfalls.org or stop by our Visitors Center for maps, brochures and more. We love to share about our community.

  • By CHRISTINA PETIT/NIBJ Contributor
  • July 25, 2023

COMMENTARY: Congress needs to pass comprehensive permitting reform, now

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America is stuck in a perpetual permitting crisis. It inhibits our ability to deliver the critical infrastructure our country needs to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world.

  • By THOMAS J. MADISON JR./NIBJ Contributor
  • July 25, 2023

USDA announces key information to help rural lenders apply for programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative in fiscal year 2024

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced key information to help rural lenders apply for loan programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative in fiscal year 2024.

  • July 25, 2023

Boise Entrepreneur Week invites North Idaho entrepreneurs to compete for more than $210,000 in funding

Connetic Ventures will select a company for $100,000 equity placement
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Boise Entrepreneur Week is inviting North Idaho entrepreneurs to register for its annual pitch competitions taking place in Boise from Oct. 2-6. Past winners include Coeur d'Alene-based Snacktivist, which provides wholegrain, gluten-free, vegan foods to people with food allergies and food intolerances.

  • July 25, 2023

North Idaho Alliance Women of Impact: Women inventors of everyday items

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I love coffee. I really do. That first sip in the morning brings me comfort and starts my daily routine of reading the paper, journaling and plotting out my day. The other day I discovered (to my dismay) that the 3,000,000 white coffee filters I bought at Costco were all used up! I had to have my coffee so I “invented” a filter from a paper towel which worked OK, but not the best and I thought, who invented the much ignored but absolute necessity in my life the coffee filter? Turns out a woman did (of course), so here’s some summer fun on women inventors on everyday items we can’t live without from facts I found written by Katie Wolber…

  • By MARILEE WALLACE/Special to NIBJ
  • July 25, 2023

bankcda donates $90K to Boys and Girls Club

Funds to support expansion at Jordan Johnson Club in Post Falls
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The Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County on Thursday, June 22 received a donation of $90,000 from bankcda in partnership with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

  • July 25, 2023

Child care woes challenge Idaho's economy

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Idaho ranks 13th in overall child well-being, according to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. This year’s report, released Wednesday, focuses on how expensive, hard-to-find child care pushes parents to a breaking point and outlines solutions policymakers can enact to address the crisis.

  • By NIBJ STAFF REPORT
  • June 27, 2023

KORE Power receives $850 million loan commitment to build Arizona facility

Funding to support domestic manufacture of lithium-ion batteries
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KORE Power, Inc., headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office for a loan in the principal amount of $850 million under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program‎.

  • June 27, 2023

Idaho’s 2022 average hourly wage increases to $24.69

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Idaho’s average wage for all occupations increased by $1.64 to $24.69 per hour for 2022, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics survey.

  • June 27, 2023

Idaho’s May unemployment rate remains at 2.6%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in May, remaining unchanged for the fourth consecutive month.

  • By IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORT
  • June 27, 2023

University of Idaho, BSU receive IGEM grants

Idaho Commerce announced the latest recipients of Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission grants. IGEM funds are awarded to Idaho public research universities to partner with industry leaders on research projects geared toward commercialization.

  • June 27, 2023