IDAHO

Idaho is now America’s No. 3 milk producer, trailing California and Wisconsin. That also means it’s cow pie central.

"It’s going to have every one of my department heads, it’s going to have all 26,790 employees of the state looking at their mission and are we truly involved in the proper roles of government." Gov. Butch Otter

"A sudden city is what I call it," Clare Marely, the county’s planning director, told The Spokesman-Review. "It’s the largest project we’ve ever seen."

What role do educators play in preparing their students for entering the workforce — despite the obvious answer, determining how exactly, the Department of Education, local school districts and classroom educators should go about it — remains a contentious issue.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is among state leaders assembling lists of road, water and communication projects that may benefit from a proposed federal economic stimulus package that President-elect Barack Obama hopes will generate 2.5 million jobs nationwide by the end of 2010.

Three years ago, we received a phone call from a man in California who was originally from Italy. He called our office because he had a proposition for us.

Starting and building a high growth company over several years is exhausting. It’s mentally, physically, emotionally and financially exhausting. It’s the entrepreneurial equivalent of trying to sprint a marathon.

Charter Academy is the only Idaho school to make it into the top 100 and achieve the honor of being named a "Gold Medal" school.

"One advantage is that we can work closely with this division, as we spend three to four months out here every year," said Stephenson, who added that he’ll try to get in around 100 days of skiing this season.

Stephenson said another advantage of running his business in the Wood River Valley is the highly educated workforce.

Every single day I have multiple people ask me if I know of any jobs. I hear about some here and there, but they’re getting fewer and further between. And it’s only going to get worse.

Let me ask you a few questions to help you find a job.