BOISE, Idaho, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Idaho Field Office issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the acceptance of more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup period that began March 16 and ended May 15. The number of acres offered during this signup period was 1.9 million acres, over 3 times the number of  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: MarCom, LLC, a small business headquartered in Idaho Falls, has won the Department of Energy's (DOE) Small Business of the Year Award for Fiscal Year 2019. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) nominated MarCom for this award, in large part due to their exemplary support of INL's recent award-winning project, the Remote-Handled Low-Level Waste (RHLLW) Disposal Facility. This fa  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Twelve innovative cybersecurity technologies available for commercial licensing from four U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories will be showcased to the public during a series of free webinars starting this month. In partnership with Cyber Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based venture advisory firm focused on cybersecurity technology development and commerc  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Bart M. Davis, issued the following new release: Nathaniel Michael West, 23, of Kimberly, Idaho, pleaded guilty to mailing threatening communications, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. West was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on January 14, 2020. Sentencing is set for October 7, 2020 before U.S. District Judge Winmill at the federal courthouse in Boise. According to court records, West admitted that on August   more

LIVERMORE, California, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), have designed a new process, based on a naturally occurring protein, that could extract and purify rare earth elements (REE) from low-grade sources. It could offer a new avenue toward a more diversified an  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 15: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10.9 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected by the coro  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, to boost their capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential CARES Act fund  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Panhandle Area Council Inc., Hayden, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate these essential CA  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Southeast Idaho Council of Governments, Inc., Pocatello, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocat  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Region IV Development Association, Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allocate th  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to East-Central Idaho Planning & Development Association, Inc., Rexburg, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eag  more