IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: As INL employees walk through the halls of their office buildings, they are greeted by eye-catching posters and flyers advertising the multitude of events and accomplishments the lab boasts. Many of these come straight from the hands of the talented RED Inc. Communications staff. What doesn't always meet the eye is the work the RED Inc. staff performs behind the scenes ea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on the alternative measures of labor underutilization in Idaho for 2019: In 2019, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.0 percent in Idaho, significantly lower than the 7.2-  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily: Eighteen states had statistically significant increases in nonfarm payroll employment from January 2019 to January 2020. Employment was essentially unchanged over the year in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage gains occurred in Utah (+2.9 percent) and Arizona and Idaho (+2.5 percent each). View chart of the "Change in nonfarm emplo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 16: * * * - Rural Idaho Has Now Been Authorized to Receive Over $14 Million in FCC Connect America Fund Support for Nearly 11,000 Homes & Businesses * * * The Federal Communications Commission authorized $521,000 in funding over ten years to expand broadband in Idaho's Benewah County. With this tranche of FCC support, Tribal provider Red Spectrum Communications has committed to providing   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Although researchers at national laboratories have traditionally thought in terms of getting "awards" to fund their projects, a U.S. Department of Energy program is taking a new approach to keeping the nuclear energy research and development fires stoked. Since 2016, the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) has been providing vouchers to help companies en  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Beginning March 17, Idaho National Laboratory will recommend its employees work from home, depending on the nature of their jobs. The announcement came Monday from INL Laboratory Director Mark Peters who says the measures are meant to ensure the health and well-being of the lab's workers. At this time, no INL employees or subcontractors have tested positive for COVID-19.   more

BURLEY, Idaho, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: The Minidoka Ranger District, Sawtooth National Forest and the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Burley field office have received the USDA's Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership Award. The Award was announced by Forest Service (USFS) Chief Vicki Christiansen and NRCS Chief Matt Lohr. Through the Joint Chiefs' Landscape R  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Idaho's 2019 honey production, at 2.94 million pounds, was 1 percent lower than 2018. There were 92,000 honey producing colonies, 4,000 lower than the previous year. The yield per colony averaged 32.0 pounds compared with 31.0 pounds per colony in 2018. Idaho's value of honey production, at $4.92 million, was 16 perce  more

KAMIAH, Idaho, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - issued the following news release: Officials from the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests invite the public to comment on the Dead Laundry Project that is expected to reduce fuels while increasing the resilience of the area located in the Upper North Fork and Moose Creek drainages from fire, disease, and insects. The project is designed to focus on a tree specie  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on March 16: * * * - Watershed groups in Alaska and Hawaii receive their first funding, joining other groups in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming * * * The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 29 projects to receive $2.8 million to complete watershed group development, watershed restoration planning and watershed managem  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture service centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of new coronavirus. All service center visitors wishing to conduct business with the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any other service center agency should call service centers an  more