SEATTLE, Washington, May 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release: Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are hosting two public meetings, one in Ponderay, Idaho, May 30 and one in Cusick, Washington, May 31, to inform the public on current restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam. Topics include current operations and snowpack and inflow forecasts. Public Information Meeting Details: Thursday, May 30, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Ponderay   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: With assistance from the Department of Energy's Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) voucher program, Idaho National Laboratory researchers are lending their expertise to two very different companies. In one corner is Dow, the giant plastics and chemicals manufacturer, that is exploring using microreactors to reduce carbon emissions. In the other corner, Cu  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Todd Combs, a highly respected leader and seasoned national laboratory expert, was selected this week as Idaho National Laboratory's next deputy laboratory director for science and technology and chief research officer. Combs replaces Marianne Walck, who left INL earlier this year to become the laboratory director at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. Combs' hiring   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 24 Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses becaus  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the city of Burley, Idaho, to support job creation and business expansion in the region. This grant will support the expansion of an industrial wastewater treatment facility, providing greater capacity to  more