Today in New West news: Arch Coal and Wyoming agree to self-bonding deal, MT Gov. on Weyerhaeuser relocating certain jobs, and Oskar Blues almost a national brand. We previously reported on Arch Coal’s bankruptcy filing, a move that prompted uneasiness not only from the state of Wyoming (which derives a great deal of tax revenue ...
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The USDA’s NRCS is offering people across the West a handy new tool to help them understand and visualize sage grouse territory. Partnering with the University of Montana and other entities, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has created a new map through the Google Earth Engine, as part of ...
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Today in New West news: Boise construction boom, Woven Pear Socks celebrates first birthday; and Wyoming, Montana lawmakers versus Secretary Jewell. Not since the late ’80s and ’90s, according to the Idaho Statesman, has downtown Boise been this bustling from a construction standpoint. We previously reported on Simplot’s plan for a grand new headquarters, but ...
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Today in New West news: Sports Authority declares bankruptcy, Montana reacts to medical college news, and Ultra Petroleum dodges default. According to the Denver Business Journal, Englewood-based retailer Sports Authority has filed for bankruptcy protection, after a slew of layoffs and store closures. Most recently, the company missed an interest payment, compounding their financial woes. ...
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Today in New West news: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could delist Yellowstone grizzly bears by next year, Utah lawmakers reject bill to raise minimum wage, and Wyoming energy in 2016. We previously reported on a letter sent by USFWS director Dan Ashe to state wildlife agencies in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming concerning Yellowstone grizzly ...
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Today in New West news: Vivint Solar calls off merger with SunEdison Inc., Montana Artesian Water Co. plans plant along Flathead River, and Denver among worst for mobile performance in U.S. Vivint Solar, a Lehi, Utah-based solar company, was set to undertake a $2.2 billion merger with Saint Peters, Missouri-based SunEdison Inc. in a cash-and-stock ...
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Today in New West news: wolf advocates threaten to sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arch Coal suspends permitting efforts at Otter Creek, the DBJ’s Small Business Awards, and downtown Colorado Springs at developmental “turning point.” Earlier this year, the Idaho Department of Game and Fish landed in hot water for collaring wolves during an ...
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Today in New West news: Scalia’s death and Utah’s prospects for a federal land lawsuit, Colorado-based energy company warns creditors to accept “the reality of low oil prices,” and district judge upholds Montana PSC order for solar and wind projects. Almost a month to the day, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia passed away in his ...
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Today in New West news: Colorado business leaders call for cleanup of Utah air, Montana hydro-electric power, Wyoming releases new energy plan amid mounting unemployment, and Oskar Blues buys Tampa-based Cigar City Brewing. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, over 100 Colorado business leaders are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to curtail air pollution ...
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Today in New West news: Denver could fail to meet EPA’s ozone cap, Badger-Two Medicine leases cancelled, photographer skis Yellowstone for film, and a suite of new accolades for Denver International. According to the Denver Business Journal, after months of worrying whether the Mile High City will be able to cap its ozone level to ...
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Today in New West news: environmental groups sue to put hunting on hold in Grand Teton inholdings, funding cuts hit Montana Forest Service, and CoorsTek to build new facility in Golden, CO. According to Yellowstone Insider and the Casper Star Tribune, the National Parks Conservation Association and Greater Yellowstone Coalition, along with the Defenders of ...
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Today in New West news: Canadian bison to be relocated to northern Montana, an update on the greater sage grouse, and Chipotle gets “bearish” assessment. The saga of the bison in America is an interesting one. Once prolific across North America and integral to the lives of Native Americans, they were summarily decimated in the ...
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Today in New West news: bison operations cease in Yellowstone, environmental group prepared to sue Colorado Springs Utilities, and new laws and vetoes from Utah Governor Gary Herbert. Annually, officials in and around Yellowstone National Park cull bison, through hunting and slaughter, per the Interagency Bison Management Plan. Always a contentious process, the cull has ...
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Today in New West news: Utah’s Women’s Tech Council discusses eCommerce, building better bike parts in Boulder, debating Colstrip’s future, and layoffs sweep Wyoming’s two largest coal mines. ECommerce has become an undeniable force, driving both online and “brick and mortar” businesses to innovate and adapt—or die. Indeed, according to Utah Busienss, Salt Lake City’s ...
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Today in New West news: Joseph Medicine Crow dies, Yellowstone wolves and mange, and new marijuana regulations heading to Denver city council. According to the Missoulian, Joseph Medicine Crow, Native American historian and last extant war chief of Montana’s Crow Tribe, passed away at the age of 102. An author and lecturer, recipient of both ...
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Today in New West news: IBMP approves Governor Bullock’s bison plan, DIA checkpoint relocation gets backing from TSA chief, and MaritzCX wins trade award. Back in December, we reported Montana Governor Steve Bullock had called for year-round “tolerance zones” to be established west and north of Yellowstone National Park. Predictably, this met some pushback from ...
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Today in New West news: Wyoming companies listed in Panama Papers, an update on the proposed California port for Utah fuel, and EPA proposes Superfund listing over Gold King Mine spill. The Panama Papers, a 2.6 terabyte leak comprising emails and client records from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonesca & Co., has been making ...
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Today in New West news: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper endorses Windy Gap project, nuclear waste at Idaho National Laboratory; Montana, Wyoming senators subpoena EPA director, and Boulder-based Surna posts $5.3 million loss. According to the Denver Post, Governor Hickenlooper has thrown his name behind a $400 million project that would divert water from the Colorado ...
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Today in New West news: wind power north of Colstrip, train service to DIA starts Friday, and Idaho funds Fabri-Kal’s move from South Dakota. We previously reported on the increasing uncertainty surrounding Colstrip, as pressure mounts to shut down the plant’s oldest, dirtiest units. The larger issue, of course, is the future of coal in ...
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Today in New West news: Solenex LLC to challenge lease cancellation in Badger-Two Medicine Area, cell service in eastern Montana, Colorado unemployment, and Salt Lake City’s Brewvies poised to sue Utah attorney general, DABC. We previously reported on the federal government’s decision to cancel oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area outside Glacier ...
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