Idaho Manufacturing Jobs Remain Steady Over Year
EVANSTON, Ill., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following several years of significant losses, industrial employment in Idaho was little changed over the past year with the state posting only a slight decline, according to the 2012 Idaho Manufacturers Directory®, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Power Rate Hike "Deal" a Raw One for Idaho Consumers
Eastern Idaho Consumers Brace for $34 Million in Electric Rate Hikes as Idaho Public Utilities Commission Ponders Agreement – AARP Calls Deal Unfair
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the one holiday "deal" consumers won't be lining up for, Rocky Mountain Power's newer $34 million utility rate hike settlement deal, which will mean larger electric bills for Eastern Idaho consumers in the New Year. AARP says the deal is a raw one and is opposing the hike to utility bills, urging residential consumers to make their voices heard on the issue as the Idaho Public Utilities Commission considers the rate increase.
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