NIC hit with another ratings downgrade

Moody’s Investor Service has again downgraded North Idaho College’s issuer and revenue bond ratings, an action that affects about $8.4 million in rated debt.

NIC hit with another ratings downgrade

Moody’s Investor Service has again downgraded North Idaho College’s issuer and revenue bond ratings, an action that affects about $8.4 million in rated debt.

Students continue program constructing new Glacier National Park housing

A partnership between Glacier National Park and Columbia Falls High School students continues to pay dividends for both the Park Service and the students as it heads into its sixth year.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley

Vandals stumble in home loss to Northern Arizona

"Credit Northern Arizona, they played like the experienced team that they are,” Idaho coach Alex Pribble said on the Vandals' postgame radio show. “But we need to have consistency on defense; we have to find a way to come up with some stops.”

Michael Bloomberg outlines plans for cleaner buildings, cars

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions by 2025 as part of clean energy plans he released this week.

China's 2019 economic growth weakens amid trade war

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in 2019 as Beijing fought a tariff war with Washington, but forecasters said a U.S.-Chinese trade truce might help to revive consumer and business activity.

Massachusetts governor releases $44.6B state budget proposal

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker released a $44.6 billion state budget proposal Wednesday that would tack on an extra fee for ride-hailing trips and modernize the way the state collects taxes.

Indiana Weekend Digest

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Lincoln County woman gives back to the community

JoAn Cuffe is a trailblazer. From her career in banking, to working with women’s organizations, to the chamber of commerce to raising two kids, Cuffe has spent her entire life investing back into her community.

Legals for May, 10 2024

Law Roundup: Unwanted package not considered evidence

Despite notifying her bank of a fraud charge on a credit card and freezing her accounts, a package from Victoria’s Secret was still delivered to a caller.

Libby man headed to prison after new drug charges, probation violations

Ty Reed Orsborn, 36, was originally charged and pleaded...

Associated Press Business Briefs - Aug. 2, 2024

Business news and information from around the United States and the world.

US economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate

The latest figures should reinforce confidence that the U.S. economy is on the verge of achieving a rare “soft landing,” whereby high interest rates, engineered by the Fed, tame inflation without tipping the economy into a recession.

Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

Athletes bond at Warden wrestling camp

WARDEN – The gymnasium at Warden High School was filled with wrestling mats over the weekend for the Warden Wrestling Summer Camp. The camp, free to students in the Warden school district, allowed campers to bond and learn new skills in wrestling. Nearly 30 participants came to the camp, ranging from rising sixth graders to seniors. “We were expecting around 20 kids, and we ended up getting around 30,” Warden Wrestling Head Coach Johnny Hernandez said. “It’s a great turnout.” ...

OPINION: Critchfield ponders ‘new culture’ for education

Debbie Critchfield of Oakley, the Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, isn’t running against the two-term incumbent that she defeated in May’s primary election. But she makes it clear that, if elected, it will not be business as usual in Idaho’s Department of Education. Critchfield is telling voters – especially Republican educators who jumped ship and voted for Democratic candidates in the last three elections for state superintendent – that they can feel comfortable with the GOP candidate this time around. State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra won two elections by the smallest of margins, with both races being declared “too close to call” the morning after the election. She was the only Republican who had any trouble winning races for the state constitutional offices.