Regional Business News

Labour shortages are hurting productivity and profits by forcing some small firms to turn down business.

"This deal strengthens our foothold within the region where we expect to continue to grow through new customer sign-ups and additional acquisitions.”

Alaska on the move

Native American Bank has been run from Colorado for some time, but its only branches have been in Browning, Mont.

Chinook’s aggressive expansion includes expanding services, installing more coverage sites and improving existing sites to expand coverage. In the last eight weeks, the company added 12 new coverage sites across Montana and Wyoming.

"Let’s talk about solving some worldwide problems. Let’s get people really motivated,"

The company cut about 1,300 jobs in 2006, including 600 in Colorado.

The site, at http://www.crosscut.com, will cover Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and parts of British Columbia.

Idaho’s surging economy has not translated into the kind of jobs that pay a living wage for a family of four, according to a study released Tuesday.

A study by a coalition of activist groups says the Pacific Northwest is short of jobs that pay enough to live on.