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Farmers reaping more in town

Farmers say that whether they are working off-farm out of necessity or by choice, they put in the long hours because they aren’t ready to give up the farming lifestyle – and they don’t want to see it lost to their children.

Utah Wants More Cash From Out-of-State Tourists

The importance of out-of-state visitors to Utah’s economy is without dispute: nonresidents spend an average of $101 daily, residents just $65. Out-of-staters also stay longer, typically spending 3.2 nights in a lodging establishment compared with…

Argonne announces staff reduction

Company offers voluntary separation packages to 40 workers in Idaho, Illinois ARCO — Argonne National Laboratory announced Monday they will offer a voluntary separation package to reduce their staff by 40 in Idaho and Illinois….

Hollister-Stier of Spokane eyes expansion

Second production line being studied at a cost of $15 million to $20 million By Addy Hatch Spokane Journal of Business Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC, of Spokane, is seeing so much demand for its services that…

Utah’s new Web site links seekers to jobs

The state wants to play matchmaker, even if it has nothing to do with romance. Aimed at bringing together job-seekers and employers for perhaps a long-lasting relationship, Gov. Mike Leavitt on Monday officially activated http://www.jobs.utah.gov…

Boise firm Universal Media Connections is picture of financial health

Imagine this: You´ve settled into your home theater room watching your favorite show when the doorbell rings. You press a button on the remote to call up a small inset screen on your TV that…

Manufacturer poised to grow-Ballard Medical plans to continue adding jobs in Pocatello

POCATELLO — Ballard Medical Products has been one of the Gate City’s best kept secrets since the company located its production facility here in July 1996. Now the secret’s out. By Sean Ellis – Journal…

Sears buys 10,000 laptops from Spokane based Itronix

One day after announcing a hefty purchase by the U.S. Army, Spokane’s Itronix reported selling 10,000 laptop computers to Sears, Roebuck and Co. Tom Sowa Staff writer Spokesman Review Sears, one of the nation’s major…

Get answers about the economy at Boise forum

If you´ve got any questions about the Boise economy, you can probably find an answer Thursday at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Manufacturing, commercial and residential real estate, high technology, tourism and the regional…

Federal Grant Awards in South Dakota

SD Farmers Union, RCI-Rural Community Innovations Jointly Announce Grant Awards HURON, SD – South Dakota Farmers Union and RCI-Rural Community Innovations announced today that the two organizations are recipients of Federal grants totaling $960,000. Both…