Idaho News & Events

"We’re often asked are we going to get further than the last guy,"

The Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, Colo., reports that in the first month after its iPet Companion room went live in May, the number of cat adoptions rose 26.5% compared with the same period in 2011 and 67% compared with the month before the launch.

CEO James Carkulis said Thursday that the decision to back out of the Idaho projects, in which Exergy had already invested millions of dollars, was a blow. But it won’t destroy the business, he told the Idaho Statesman.

Boise-based Exergy Development Group LLC said Wednesday it’s crafting a plan to pay outstanding invoices.

The workforce grants are paid for by a tax on business. To qualify, a company must pay at least $12 an hour and offer health benefits, and most of its goods must be sold outside of the region.

A good wave lifts all boats.

"The Treasure Valley Angel Fund is the kind of jobs-and opportunity-creating machine that will help accelerate Idaho’s economic growth through the skill and experience of proven business leaders and the creative energy of entrepreneurs," Gov. Butch Otter said in a news release.

The top occupations by number of requests were engineers (153) and computer jobs (127).

An Oregon-based economic consulting group has opened an office in Boise.

When Supervalu bought Albertsons, it kept the stores it wanted — including all of the chain’s Idaho locations — and spun off the rest to a new, privately held company called Albertsons LLC, which is based in Boise but has no stores in the state.