economy

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho's governor has created another task force aimed at improving funding and delivery of a skilled workforce.

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho's governor says the recent trip to China proved to be a success and identified future potential in the Asian market.

Our neighbors in Idaho Falls are impressive.

As an early riser I enjoy the time change approaching this weekend as I always think I’m gaining an hour of sleep.

Clif Bar is re-defining the meaning of a good corporate citizen.  The company came to the Magic Valley with the promise of new jobs and perhaps a ready market for local agricultural products.  Clif Bar has a potty-mouth cartoon spokesman.  He’s offering a political take on traditional agriculture.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) The Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization (SIEDO) announced Friday the appointment of an interim executive director.

What should Twin Falls look like in 5 years?  Or 10 or 25 or 30?  We spent a few minutes this morning with Jonathan Spendlove.  He’s a Community Development Planner for the city.  In a few short days, you’re invited to a public hearing to offer your input on what you envision...

I like eating out but I don’t enjoy it when the service is poor.  Yesterday on Facebook I mentioned an experience eating at a local restaurant near where I live.  Most people replied it’s a good stop and clearly affordable and I had a mixed experience...

A familiar name is coming back to politics in Jerome County.  Roy Prescott is challenging for County Commissioner in the May 17th Republican Primary.  On Top Story today he explained his interest in returning to government.  Jerome County, according to several people seeking office, is lagging economically when compared to neighboring counties.  O...

Speedy check-out doesn’t mean fast.  It could mean glacial pace.  I was thinking about semantics today while standing in a long-line at the nation’s largest retailer.  I’m not a big Walmart guy but this morning I read a story about the company telling some suppliers it won’t any longer need them...

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned on-air there was economic trouble ahead.  I’m not reading this in America’s largest newspapers or hearing it on TV network news.  Most of the reporting on troubled waters is coming from overseas.  The business trade journals in this country are giving some coverage as you can read here but it’s limited and most Americans aren’t reading these publications... Read M

Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter won’t describe it the same way but he’s left his fellow Republicans some rotten eggs in this year’s Easter baskets.  Long, long ago and in a previous decade, the Governor proposed a package for repairing old and worn out bridges, which Idaho has aplenty...

Remember the gravelly voiced woman in Cleveland who bragged about having an “Obama phone” during the 2012 Presidential Election Cycle?  “Everybody in Cleveland got an Obama phone!” is what she told a reporter.  She was a member of a labor union and at a campaign rally expressing her gratitude for the President playing Santa Claus...

Saturday I drove to Sun Valley.  I listened the entire trip to Newsradio 1310 KLIX.  Only during a couple of stops at intersections at the resort did I lose the station because of some nearby interference.  Since we don’t any longer see many of the old 50-thousand watt AM boomers of my youth I’ve got to say a reach of 80 miles is a testament to a strong signal and a good engineer keeping it in tip

Wait....what?  Research over the past 80 years on the American economy, and documented in the book called "Bears, Bulls and the Ballot Box" says the American economy fared better under Democratic administrations than Republicans.  Some listeners had some issues with that claim...

The answer, according to Forbes, may surprise you.  Adam Hartung with Forbes.com looks at a book that analyzes the past 80 years of the American economy and shows under which political party the American economy did better. Steve Millington with the Twin Falls Republicans at 8:30 ... Read More ...

(KLIX)- The Magic Valley is being called "America’s Most Diverse Food Basket". The Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization highlighted that diversity at its 11th annual summit on Thursday. In just the 6 county region the Magic Valley produces a vast variety of food products that you couldn’t count on two hands...

A State economist warns t could take until 2014 for Idaho’s economy to fully recover from the 60,000 jobs lost during the recession. State chief economist Derek Santos told the Legislature's economic-outlook committee yesterday that Idaho's personal income — the total of wages, business profits, investment earnings and government payments such as Social Security — showed a 6 percent growth in 20

Top Story Podcast 9/7/11: FIrst hour - No agreement on redrawing Idaho's legislative district lines, BBQ wings in the park, Economist Analyst Alex Sinclair.  Second hour - State of the City with councilman Greg Lanting, killing conservative zombies online ...

Idaho Senator Jim Risch was in Twin Falls yesterday meeting with constituents as Congress takes its summer break.  He says the current economic situation is number one on the minds of Idahoans as he travels the state. He said when he went to Washington D...