IDAHO FALLS (AP) — Officials in this Eastern Idaho city have approved the selling of wine and liquor until 2 a.m. so the city can be more successful at attracting businesses. The Post Register reports that the Idaho Falls City Council on Thursday gave the OK that extends liquor sales by one hour. Businesses will
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Micron executive accused of insider trading at former job
BOISE (AP) — The U.S. government has accused a top Micron Technology Inc. executive of sharing insider information about his former employer with family members. The Idaho Statesman reports that Anand Jayapalan, who was hired by Micron six weeks ago, is accused of giving his wife, aunt and uncle information about SanDisk that allowed them
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Mountain Home-based credit union to offer video banking
Pioneer Federal Credit Union Signs On With BankOn Mobile Video To Expand Technology-Driven Branches And Services MOUNTAIN HOME – You may never have to go into a branch again. Pioneer Federal Credit Union announced Friday it has partnered with BankOn Mobile to offer mobile video banking. It is the first bank in Idaho to
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Politics, marches dominate summer’s last hurrah on Labor Day
By The Associated Press Labor Day is a holiday to honor the American worker, but it also has a political bent. Across the country gatherings and parades invite politicians to march and speak on the day that also marks a final hurrah for summer. Here’s a look at how the United States celebrated its Labor
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SBA head sees businesses held back by lack of loans, workers
By Joyce M. Rosenberg/AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six months into her tenure as head of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon sees a split among small business owners — they are increasingly optimistic, she says, but many are held back by their inability to get loans or find the right workers for
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Harvey could have deep impact on Texas oil, US economy
By Marcy Gordon/AP Business Writer Massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Texas’ refinery-rich coast could have long-standing and far-reaching consequences for the state’s oil and gas industry and the larger U.S. economy. The storm’s remnants left much of Houston underwater on Sunday, and the National Weather Service says it’s not over yet: Some
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AP Sources: Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead Uber
By Tom Krisher/AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been named Uber’s top executive, taking the difficult job of mending the dysfunctional ride-hailing giant and turning it from money-losing behemoth to a profitable company. Uber’s fractured eight-member board voted to hire Khosrowshahi late Sunday, capping three days of meetings and the
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Idaho man throws epic eclipse festival, but few show up
CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man is out more than $20,000 after organizing a solar eclipse festival that an underwhelming amount of people showed up for. Jeff Webb’s eclipse festival in Cascade was complete with campsites, shuttles for parking, eight live bands, portable toilets and food for thousands of people, KIVI-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2xsQfzy ) Tuesday.
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Chobani employee lawsuit alleges age discrimination
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Another former employee of the Chobani yogurt plant in Idaho has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of age discrimination. Virginia Tucker, who worked as a maintenance technician at the Twin Falls plant from January 2013 until she was fired in June 2015, filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court. The
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UK says it may seek ‘temporary’ customs union with EU
By Jill Lawless /Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain on Tuesday gave its most detailed indication yet of how its future trade with the European Union might work after Brexit, laying out proposals to replace membership in the bloc’s customs union with new mechanisms designed to allow “frictionless” trade to continue. The plans were dismissed
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