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September 28, 2011

Local Economy Blamed in Failed Resort Purchase Deal

According to this article in The Idaho Statesman today, a potential buyer of Tamarack Resort is backtracking on an announced $40 million offer. The would-be buyer, Matthew Hutcheson of GV Capital Holdings Inc., reportedly said in a letter to state officials that the local economy needs jobs and infrastructure first, and a resort second. Here’s […]

September 27, 2011

Idaho Jobless Numbers Rise Following Recession

This series of maps from the New York Times illustrates Idaho’s hard reality, with respect to the jobless rate. While most states have seen unemployment drop since the end of the recession, Idaho is among the handful that have watched unemployment rise. In June of 2009, Idaho’s rate stood at 7.6 percent. Last month, it […]

September 16, 2011

Stuck in Neutral: What Idaho’s Unemployment Rate Really Means

The Idaho Department of Labor today reported a drop in the state’s unemployment rate, but the number of people still out of work isn’t declining as quickly as labor officials would like. August’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is down two-tenths of a percent to 9.2. That’s the lowest Idaho’s rate has been in the last 15 […]

September 15, 2011

The Slow Road to Rural Job Growth

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced a new round of grants and loans from the agency’s rural development program. The funds are meant to spur rural job creation and business development. In Idaho, the one grantee is the Idaho Falls office of the Yellowstone Business Partnership. Executive Director Jan Brown says they have big […]

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