Regional Economic Development

As farmers across the nation struggle against unfavorable economic conditions and increased pressure from sprawling development, communities must decide whether to enact measures that protect farmland and help keep farmers in business. by: American Farmland…

Seizing on the state’s pricey business climate, budget mess and political circus, other states are stepping up efforts to lure companies away from California.

"With today’s technology, you can do business from just about anywhere in the U.S," said Idaho Department of Commerce Director LaMoyne Hyde. "I can think of several businesses that would like to be located at the base of the Continental Divide and in a facility with views of the Salmon Valley."

With no significant funding help from the Legislature on the horizon, Gov. Mike Leavitt and the state’s Quality Growth Commission are seeking new ways to get Utah’s small cities and towns on the smart growth bandwagon. "There is a strong desire to keep the population centers from merging. They want nodes of development, not sprawl. The public has been very vocal about that," she said.

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"But economic development has to happen all the time. You need to have continuous economic development. People have to stick with it,"

"If you look around, we’ve (Spokane) been just left behind by everyone else," said West

I figured that, like North Dakota itself, she could be coaxed into seeing the wisdom and rewards of making old things new again.

The mystery of the deep at picturesque Yellowstone Lake is a bulge that rises 100 feet from the lake floor, stretches the length of seven football fields, and has the potential to explode at any time.

The North Idaho Workforce Investment Board http://www.pacni.org/wibhome.htm plans to set up Idaho Works, a one-stop system designed to link employers with prospective employees. SCOTT REEVES Staff writer CDA Press Few know about it, but a…