New life for an old town Payette explores downtown revitalization options PAYETTE — Payette was the place to be in the 1950s, when Main Street was crowded with glistening new cars and there was not an empty parking spot in sight. Now there are more than a few empty spots, but Payette is looking to…
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OXON HILL, MD. — Before deciding where to build a new mushroom farm in the United States, Ronald Wilson wants to know where he can find some chicken manure. Wilson, the CEO of Ireland-based Monaghan Mushrooms, said he needs to mix the waste with wheat straw, providing compost to make his mushrooms grow. If all…
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New $50M Plant Slated for Burley BURLEY • A plastics manufacturer plans to break ground this month on a new $50 million facility, the state announced Thursday. Fabri-Kal Corp. of Kalamazoo, Mich., will employ about 50 people when the plant opens this fall, the company said. It could eventually bring about 100 new jobs to…
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Boise State, Ketchum center join forces to help entrepreneurs The Boise State University Venture College has joined with the Ketchum Innovation Center to create Venture Sun Valley, a partnership to support entrepreneurs across the Wood River Valley. “This partnership allows us to not only assist with the commercial health of the Wood River Valley, but…
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Clif Bar & Company Begins Construction On Twin Falls, Idaho, Baking Facility Clif Bar & Company, a leading maker of nutritious and organic foods and drinks, began construction on its first owned and operated bakery, the Clif Bar Baking Company, in Twin Falls, Idaho. Its new 275,000-square-foot bakery will help the company meet growing demand for…
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‘THIS FEELS LIKE HOME FOR US’ Clif Bar Breaks Ground on Twin Falls Bakery TWIN FALLS • Standing in a 90-acre lot Thursday, with the wind occasionally whipping up dust storms in the distance, Clif Bar & Company CEO Kevin Cleary acknowledged the ground didn’t look like much. “But trust me, in a few months…
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Payette seeks downtown beautification Payette City Council has its eyes on beautifying its downtown district to attract more commerce. There are a couple of routes the council discussed at its work session March 5, including joining Idaho’s Main Street program and reviving Payette’s own Downtown Facade program. States coordinate Main Street programs under the National…
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Meridian’s Flagship Food Group distributes products to grocery store shelves nationwide The little-known packaged-food maker shipped more than 250 million packages of name-brand products in 2014. Flagship Food Group doesn’t even occupy both stories of the building on North Hickory Lane in Meridian that houses its North America headquarters. The office looks new and modern,…
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BLOG: House Panel Clears Economic Council Changes Over Tax Credit Concerns The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee cleared a bill Tuesday to add one member to the Economic Advisory Council and pay them $50 each day they work. Department of Commerce Director Jeff Sayer said the board’s members have more work to do now…
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Sayer pitches fund shifts for Opportunity Fund, workforce training as key to growing economy Two big fund shifts – one for $3 million from the state general fund to refuel the state Commerce Department’s “opportunity fund” to close deals with companies by funding infrastructure in Idaho; and another for $5 million for “industry sector grants”…
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