Clearwater Economic Development Association’s (CEDA’s) Annual Meeting is Thursday, April 27. The event’s keynote speaker will focus on “Where are the Workers,” looking at the impacts of Idaho’s unprecedented growth and low unemployment rate. The pressure and competition for businesses to fin…
Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Ce…
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in February, edging down from January’s revised rate of 2.7%.
Small businesses continue to be the core drivers of employment growth throughout Idaho when considering both new establishments and overall contribution to total employment. However, large entities may have had more success in recruitment during the tight labor market of the past year due to…
Idahoans out of work through no fault of their own can get help filing for unemployment insurance through Idaho Department of Labor staff in local and mobile office locations throughout the state.
Idaho nonprofit, educational, community and faith-based organizations, Indian tribes and local governments are eligible for federal funding for community service projects through AmeriCorps.
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3% in November, edging up from October’s 2.9%.
ITD’s workforce development program ICONIC (Idaho Career Opportunities - Next In Construction) is seeking the next batch of construction operators to take part in a month-long training in Lewiston this spring. Heavy equipment operators, cement masons, carpenters, truck drivers and mechanics …
“We are pleased to announce the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation has approved 15 Large Impact Grants totaling $815,821 to area nonprofit agencies to promote health, wellness or disease prevention of persons within the Foundation’s Service Area,” said Desiree Prohaska, Executive Vice …
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NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO – Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce counties
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7% in August, up 0.1 percentage points from July – the seventh consecutive month Idaho has been below 3%.
Aug. 5, 2022 - Idaho nonprofit, educational, community and faith-based organizations, Indian tribes and local governments are eligible to apply for federal funding through Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism.
“The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce its 3rd Round of Fast Track Grant awards to 23 area organizations in the Foundation’s Service Area, totaling $165,050”, says Desiree Prohaska, Executive Vice President & Chief Wealth Management Officer of Idaho Trust Ba…
BOISE - Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to set new record lows. According to the Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho’s 2.6% unemployment rate in April marks the third consecutive month of historic lows since record keeping began in 1976.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced that the application period for the H.R. 133 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program is open. The deadline for submitting all application materials is May 15, 2022.
The Board of Directors for the Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA) has selected Dodd Snodgrass for the position of Executive Director. On Oct. 1 he is replacing Christine Frei who will be retiring on Dec. 31 after leading the organization for 15 years.
Eric Fleming Sr., CEO and President of Polydamas LLC, Lenore, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Fleming, a recognized leader …
The Be Outside, Idaho organization would like to remind interested applicants that the application deadline is October 1, 2021.
The Orofino Idaho Department of Labor office will be hosting an informational job fair event for State Hospital North, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, in the conference room at 416 Johnson Ave.
Idaho REALTORS®, the voice of Real Estate in Idaho, is announcing its six scholarship recipients for 2021. The scholarship recipients are attending an Idaho college or university in the fall, and earned the awards through academics, achievement, and community service.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 40 Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Dis…
The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior announced their proposed Fiscal Year 2022 allocations of $2.8 billion in projects, grants and programs authorized in the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to support economies, outdoor recreation, and access to public lands. The investments ar…
The Idaho Department of Commerce is seeking public comment on revisions to the Idaho Broadband Fund grant guidelines.
Looking for work? The Idaho Department of Labor will feature local employers who are hiring now, at a Job Fair Tuesday June 15, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., drive-thru or drop-in at the front parking lot of the Department of Labor Office at 416 Johnson Ave. and speak with employers about current empl…
Save the Date Tuesday June 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a “Driver-Thru or Drop-In” Hiring Event.
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1% in April, dropping slightly from 3.2% in March.
April 2020 was the worst period of joblessness caused by the pandemic, and the region’s unemployment rate spiked to 10.9%, its highest rate since the severe recession of the early 1980s. Now, its rate is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
Idaho Senator Jim Risch and the Idaho Department of Commerce have teamed up to relaunch the second annual Support Local Gems initiative, which will serve as an all-day event to support Idaho small businesses as they come off a year of significant challenges.
North central Idaho continues to recover from the Covid-19 economic downturn. Its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.0% in February to 3.3% in March. The rate remained above the near-record low of 3.0% a year earlier, in March 2020, but far below the coronavirus peak of 11.3% …
What a difference a year makes. In April 2020, pandemic shutdowns and collapse of consumer spending pushed Idaho’s unemployment rate to an all-time high of 11.6 percent.
Employers across the U.S. report difficulties recruiting workers. The problem is especially intense in Idaho, where unemployment rates are lower and employers are trying to add jobs faster.
Governor Brad Little announced Tuesday Idaho will end its participation in three federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs to help employers get workers back on the job.
The Idaho Association of Counties, Association of Idaho Cities, Association of Idaho Highway Districts and the Idaho School Boards Association recently launched an educational platform to help Idahoans understand what local governments do, it’s called Keep It Local Idaho. To help people bett…
Filing income taxes doesn’t have to be intimidating. Get tips for completing your federal and Idaho tax returns at a free webinar from the Idaho State Tax Commission and the federal Taxpayer Advocate Service.
Nationwide, and here in North Central Idaho, no other industrial sector has experienced more devastation from coronavirus than the leisure and hospitality sector—which includes restaurants, bars, lodging, and amusement and recreation. In the 31 weeks that began March 15 and ended Oct. 17, 30…
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates fell across North Central Idaho in October. The region’s rate dropped from 6.2 percent in September to 5.8 percent a month later.
Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney, along with the other members of Idaho’s State Board of Canvassers, Idaho State Controller Brandon Woolf, and Idaho State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth conducted the official state canvass for the 2020 General Election. The canvass of votes is the officia…
Record growth in the state’s seasonally adjusted labor force increased September’s unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, up from 4.2 percent in August. The labor force is up by 22,129 (+2.5 percent) to 918,644. As a result, the number of unemployed increased by 18,806, even as total employment c…
U.S. seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment was 7.6 percent lower in August than February. Idaho jobs dropped 1.8 percent—the smallest drop among all 50 states. In six states, job cuts were greater than 10 percent.
Coronavirus continues to throw surprises at North Central Idaho. Its seasonally adjusted unemployment jumped from 4.1 percent in August to 6.2 percent in September, according to statistics released today by the Idaho Department of Labor. All of the region’s counties had sharp increases in un…
The Small Business Development Center Webinars (SBDC) at LCSC is providing small business consulting by telephone, email, and Zoom meetings. Call us at 208-792-2465.
Local manufacturing businesses and jobs have experienced a resurgence in recent years that needs to continue for our state’s livelihood and connection to the global economy.
Idaho regained 7,000 nonfarm jobs in August and the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from a revised rate of 5.1 percent in July to 4.2 percent - the third lowest rate in the nation.
The State of Idaho will begin making payments this week for the Trump Administration’s new conservative plan to offer extended unemployment benefits in order to continue Idaho’s economic rebound.
North Central Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.8 percent in July to 4.9 percent in August. Unemployment rates fell in all of the region’s counties, as the economy continued to recover from the coronavirus shutdowns. The recovery has only partially restored the econom…
North Central Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 9.0 percent in May to 5.6 percent in June as about 2,800 people returned to their jobs as the reopening continued. June’s improvement followed May’s improvement, which pushed the unemployment rate down from its peak of 11.…
Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA) will administer $1,401,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance funds awarded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help North Central Idaho communities and businesses respond to economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. …
Idaho’s nonfarm payrolls regained 24,800 jobs and the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent as the state’s economy continued to reopen.
North Central Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 9.0 percent in May to 5.6 percent in June as about 2,800 people returned to their jobs as the reopening continued. June’s improvement followed May’s improvement, which pushed the unemployment rate down from its peak of 11.…
The number of North Central Idaho residents filing new unemployment claims rose from 99 in the week ending June 27 to 141 in the week ending July 4.
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