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May 11, 2012

Essential StateImpact: Top Five Posts Of The Week

Here’s a look at this week’s top posts, picked by you.  They’re the stories getting the most clicks, comments and shares.  Check them out and let us know what you think. Travel Loans Jeopardize Success For Idaho Refugees Small Business Owners Rank Idaho ‘Friendliest’ State Refugee Travel Loans: What They Are, And Why You Should […]

Bad News, Idahoans: We’re Downwardly Mobile

Idahoans have a greater chance of sliding down the economic ladder than the average American.  That’s one piece of information gleaned from the Pew Center on the States’ recent report on economic mobility, out this week. Idaho is grouped with Montana, Alaska and Wyoming for the purpose of the report, given the states’ small populations.  […]

Refugees In Idaho: A Look At The Numbers

Source: Idaho Office for Refugees This week, StateImpact Idaho has been reporting on a little-known program called the International Organization for Migration U.S. Refugee Travel Loan Program.  It’s a federally-funded program that provides loans to refugees, allowing them travel to the United States. Yesterday’s story described the bind some refugees and refugee families find themselves […]

May 10, 2012

Five Percent Of Idaho’s Workforce Earned Minimum Wage In 2011

The Idaho Department of Labor’s latest monthly newsletter describes how the state’s proportion of minimum wage jobs has shifted over the course of the recession.  A greater share of Idaho’s workforce is earning minimum wage now than in 2007, the height of the economic boom. Nearly 19,000 Idaho workers earned minimum wage last year, that’s […]

May 9, 2012

More Idahoans Are Paying Their Mortgages

The national mortgage delinquency rate went down in the first quarter of this year.  It’s an indication of economic improvement, and Idaho beat the national average. The mortgage delinquency rate is a measure of how many borrowers are more than two months past due on their home loan payments.  According to credit bureau TransUnion, the […]

May 8, 2012

Small Business Owners Rank Idaho ‘Friendliest’ State

A new survey out today from Thumbtack.com, an online job service, and the Kauffman Foundation finds Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah are the friendliest states for small businesses. The survey asked more than 6,000 small business owners to rank states based on ease of starting a new businesses, cost of hiring, regulatory friendliness, tax code […]

May 7, 2012

Idaho Barely Exceeds Tax Collection Expectations In April

Tax collections were slightly higher than expected for April.  Idaho’s general fund, the state’s main bank account, topped revenue forecasts by $500,000. The Division of Financial Management’s monthly General Fund Revenue Report shows individual income and corporate tax collections came in 1 percent and 12 percent below the forecast.

May 4, 2012

Essential StateImpact: Top Five Posts Of The Week

Here’s a look back at the five posts generating the most traffic this week.  Check them out, and let us know what you think… Do Business Incentives Create Jobs? Idaho Is One Of 13 States In The Dark Jobless In Idaho: Ten Weeks To Find Work Magic Valley Dairymen Eager For Expansion Open Government Advocate: Tax Incentive […]

May 3, 2012

Idaho Communities To Receive More Than $5.5 Million In Grant Funds

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed off on more than $5.5 million in grant awards to Idaho communities. Otter followed the guidance of the Idaho Economic Advisory Council in his decisions, approving all 18 grant proposals that the council recommended for funding. Twin Falls will receive $500,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant dollars to […]

April 25, 2012

Personal Income On The Rise In Most Idaho Counties

The Idaho Department of Labor reports personal income grew in most counties in 2010. As StateImpact recently reported, Idaho’s personal income grew 5.4 percent from 2010 to 2011.  Now, county-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows 37 of Idaho’s 44 counties posted personal income gains in 2010.  That’s positive news considering just […]

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