Economist: Grant County 'healthy, growing'

GRANT COUNTY - An area regional labor economist is reporting a "healthy and growing" economy in Grant County based on April employment numbers.

Ag markets began the week in mixed fashion

The crop markets are starting the week in mixed fashion. The energy sector breakdown dominated the financial markets last Friday, with corn and beans being affected by their biofuel connections. Corn futures are slipping again this morning, which may also reflect follow-through crude oil and ethanol price weakness, as well as talk that Chinese stocks have reached record highs. December corn futures dipped 2.0 cents to $3.7375/bushel Sunday night, while May sagged 1.75 to $3.9525.

Stocks rise on jobs, service growth

NEW YORK - Reassuring signs on employment and growth in the service industry got the stock market back on an upward trajectory Wednesday.

High tech remains big contributor to state's economy

COEUR d'ALENE - High technology remains a significant contributor to Idaho's economy despite thousands of layoffs before and during the harshest recession in two generations, according to a report released Friday by the Idaho Department of Labor.

Building a better economy

Local jobless rate dips slightly to 4.7 percent

POST FALLS - When looking at the economic picture, Scott Krajack sees it much like peeking out the window on a typical unsettled North Idaho spring day.

Construction a bright spot in growing economy

Employment in the Flathead Valley is expected to grow by 2.7 percent this year, a local economist told business leaders in Kalispell on Wednesday.

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge indicated Wednesday he may side with migrants in a lawsuit that alleges extreme overcrowding and inhumane conditions at some of the Border Patrol's facilities in Arizona.

Judge hints he may rule for migrants in Border Patrol suit

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge indicated Wednesday he may side with migrants in a lawsuit that alleges extreme overcrowding and inhumane conditions at some of the Border Patrol's facilities in Arizona.

Virginia lawmakers OK limited public sector bargaining bill

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Sunday to a bill that would end the state's outright ban on public sector collective bargaining and extend the right to local government workers if their locality opts in.

Virginia lawmakers OK limited public sector bargaining bill

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Sunday to a bill that would end the state's outright ban on public sector collective bargaining and extend the right to local government workers if their locality opts in.

ILO says working conditions improve in Thai seafood sector

BANGKOK (AP) — A report issued Tuesday by the U.N.'s International Labor Organization credits Thailand with improving working conditions in the fishing and seafood processing industry, but says that serious abuses including forced labor remain.

California's January jobs report reflects rosy past

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facing major disruptions across nearly all economic sectors because of the coronavirus, California officials on Friday sent the public a postcard from the state's rosier past: The January jobs report.

Retreat guides veterans in transition to civilian life

The armada of rafts was only a quarter mile downriver before August Debyser reeled in the first fish of the morning.

Stocks rise in morning trading; S&P 500 hovers above record

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher in morning trading Wednesday and hovering above their recent record highs as

UK job losses set to rise sharply as payroll numbers sink

LONDON (AP) — Unemployment across the U.K. has held steady during the coronavirus lockdown as a result of a government salary support scheme, but there are clear signals emerging that job losses will skyrocket over coming months to levels not seen since the 1980s.

EDITORIAL: Town Hall sets example worth emulating

Accurate information is needed to stifle malicious rumor-mongering

EDITORIAL: Answer the call to rescue libraries

Public hearing is Thursday, 6 p.m. at Hayden library.

UK economy shrank by colossal 20.4% in April

LONDON (AP) — The British economy shrank by a colossal 20.4% in April, the first full month that the country was in its coronavirus lockdown, official figures showed Friday.

Tense moments in Mosquito Flats neighborhood as slope slumps, tipping huge trees over homes

There were some tense moments Tuesday night in the Mosquito Flats neighborhood after a steep slope slumped, tipping several large trees precariously over homes on Second Avenue East.

Public records lawsuit against Post Falls Police Department proceeds

A lawsuit filed by an incarcerated man asking the court to compel the Post Falls Police Department to disclose certain records will proceed, a Kootenai County judge ruled Tuesday.