IDAHO

Day by day, he spreads his message to Micron’s 35,000 employees like an evangelist

In the decade or so since regulators have caught about five dozen Idaho employers breaking rules — ranging from unpaid wages to fatal safety lapses — the federal government has given those employers a green light to hire more than 8,000 foreign workers. Those employers also received at least $7.9 million in subsidies.

Employers Resource Management Co. of Boise sued in 2016 after officials gave a tax incentive to Paylocity, an Illinois company and competitor establishing a new office here.

A Boise woman plans to make a miniature rental home of the 6-ton (5.4-metric ton) replica Russet Burbank that’s traversed the U.S. since 2011 aboard the Idaho Potato Commission’s Great Big Idaho Potato Truck.

"Remitly continues to disrupt the traditional remittance space challenging players like Western Union, Moneygram and Banks by offering a faster, safer, and more affordable money transfer solution for people who need to send money across international borders," Remitly said in a statement.

The FBI office in Pocatello is expanding. The FBI recently broke ground on a $100 million data center.

This year’s VR Bash had over 20 vendors, 1200 plus attendees, and thought leadership from some of the biggest names in the VR/AR industry.

A huge opportunity to talk about what we can do to grow a more innovative, entrepreneurial Idaho. And create a new narrative for growing Idaho… entrepreneurially!

With leadership by four-term Idaho Sen. Frank Church, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was passed in 1968 and established America’s premier program for safeguarding free-flowing waterways. Now, as the 50th anniversary of this legislation approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on what has been gained.