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October 24, 2012

Southwest Airlines Drops Direct Boise To Portland Flight

Southwest Airlines will drop its direct Boise-to-Portland flights this spring. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports the airline says fuel costs were the deciding factor. Here’s more from the Idaho Press-Tribune: “The current fuel environment doesn’t allow us to continue operating that market with nonstop service,” Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said over email.

October 16, 2012

Report: Idaho Ranked Best Place To Be A Doctor

United Press International reports Idaho is the best place to be a physician. The annual rankings compiled by Physicians Practice say Idaho is the best place to practice because of it’s “low rate of disciplinary actions against doctors.” Here’s more from UPI.com: The Physicians Practice’s Best States to Practice ranking found Idaho, Alabama, Texas, Nevada […]

October 11, 2012

Idaho Foreclosures Ticked Up In Summer Months

Idaho saw more foreclosure filings from July through September than it did in the previous quarter of the year, according to RealtyTrac data released today. The number of filings inched up by 5.6 percent from the second to third quarters. Idaho has the 14th highest foreclosure rate in the nation, with one of every 294 […]

October 9, 2012

An Interview With Dr. Ted Epperly On Idaho’s Doctor Shortage

Dr. Ted Epperly is CEO of the Boise-based Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, a program that gives medical students their last three years of training before they become doctors. He was an Army physician for 21 years before returning to work in his native Idaho. In addition to managing the residency program, Epperly is active in […]

Idaho Creamery Closes Its Doors After Striking Wal-Mart Deal

Days after the Idaho State Department of Agriculture touted that Wal-Mart has begun carrying cheeses from Nelson-Ricks Creamery Company’s Rexburg plant, the company announced it will end production this month. “What’s happened to the company has been devastating,” president Reagan Wood said Monday. “The community and the employees have been impacted, and we did everything […]

October 5, 2012

Pay Keeps Rising For Idaho Power CEO — And There’s A Reason

Idaho Power CEO J. LaMont Keen‘s base salary rose by 45 percent between 2006 and last year, compensation records show. Keen’s salary was $436,538 when he was appointed just over six years ago. By 2011, it had risen to $634,423. “That’s a highly significant increase, especially in the years of recession,” said Harry Schum of […]

October 4, 2012

Why Idaho’s Electricity Is Cheaper Than The Rest of The Nation’s

Lately, we’ve covered the wind industry’s aggressive move into Idaho, and utilities’ attempts to rein in the industry’s expansion in the state. Related to that reporting, it’s worth taking a look at the big picture of electricity generation in Idaho. With that in mind, we posted this map last week. Now, let’s size it up […]

October 3, 2012

Wal-Mart Orders 40,000 Pounds Of Idaho Cheese

Wal-Mart stores across southern Idaho have begun carrying cheeses from a Rexburg creamery this week, according to the state agriculture department. Nelson-Ricks Creamery will provide cheddar, mozzarella and other varieties. “The brand is “Idaho Cheese,” says Idaho Preferred program manager Leah Clark. “When you look at it in the case, it’s got a big State […]

September 28, 2012

Wind As Energy, Wind As Art

Sometimes, in reporting, you stumble across something that is just plain great. Lately I’ve been focused on wind development, and this wind map is one of those awesome things I happened to find. Go ahead: click on it. You’ll see. The live wind map is an art project, as the site explains. It’s based on […]

Map: Where Idaho’s Energy Comes From

Courtesy: Northwest Power and Conservation Council Most of us don’t think about where the electricity that powers our lights, televisions, computers, phones — our lives — comes from. And if we wanted to find out, how many of us would know where to start? Search no more. Thanks to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, […]

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