BLM approves final routes for Gateway West transmission line

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management has authorized the final routes connecting the high-voltage Gateway West transmission line project between southwestern Idaho and central Wyoming. The BLM’s Record of Decision, signed Friday, means Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain Power can build and operate 321 miles of 500-kilovolt transmission lines on public land
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Bannock County celebrates economic development success

By John Regetz, Executive of Bannock Development A lot of development projects involving Bannock Development Corporation (BDC) became reality in 2016.  The benefits to our local businesses that supply these expanding companies can be substantial and sometimes critical. The FBI data center expansion was announced and had already started. Over 300 employees, at an average of
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