From the Idaho Business Reivew Chobani is replacing plastic cups with a new paper cup composed of 80% paperboard with a thin plastic lining. The new packaging will be used for its oat flavor yogurt, but could be expanded to other products in the future. The new cup will start hitting store shelves near the…
From Downtown Albuquerque News If it seems like you’ve been swatting at more mosquitoes this year than usual, that’s because you probably have. Mosquito counts have officially surpassed last year’s numbers, but they’re not nearly as high as they were in 2019, according to data provided by the city’s Environmental Health Department. Through mid-August, the…
From Downtown Albuquerque News Between the occasionally dramatic lack of foliage and the very real possibility of running headlong into one of the critters as it dangles from a tree, it’s hard not to notice the show of force put on this year by bagworms, tiny pests that eat leaves by the dozen and costume…
From the Idaho Business Review Nampa-based Valley Wide Cooperative Inc. is expanding through a merger with a Washington state co-op. The merger brings together agronomy, energy and farm supply co-op Valley Wide and Ag Link Inc., a co-op retailer that sells fertilizer, crop nutrients and petroleum products in a move that will further extend Valley…
From Downtown Albuquerque News West Old Town residents now have a little more access to the Alameda Drain, but only a little. Fences have recently been removed between Zearing and Carson, but that still leaves residents without the ability to reach Mountain without first going east to Rio Grande. So when might it connect to…
From the Las Vegas Optic The San Miguel County Board of Commissioners voted to ban certain types of fireworks at a special meeting Monday, reversing a decision made by the commission earlier this month. Citing concerns about fire danger and prolonged drought conditions, the commission voted unanimously to restrict the sale and use of “missile-type…
From the Las Vegas Optic Fire crews from multiple agencies have contained a fire that threatened the city’s water supply and caused the evacuation of the United World College-USA. The Peterson Fire began Friday afternoon around 1:30 p.m., fueled by sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph, according to officials with the New Mexico Forestry…
From the Las Vegas Optic Fire crews from multiple agencies began fighting a wildlife Friday afternoon about five miles northwest of Las Vegas. Located southwest of Montezuma, the Peterson Fire has burned about 20 acres and caused the evacuation of the United World College-USA. Carl-Martin Nelson with UWC-USA said school security notified him of the…
From the Idaho Business Review Kevin King started his first business when he was just 15, and he’s been managing his own businesses ever since. “I’ve been an entrepreneur for as long as I can remember,” King says. “I’ve only worked for a few people throughout the years, and even during those times, I had…
From the Las Vegas Optic North of Ribera, just off an I-25 frontage road, lies County Road B55 — a narrow dirt road that provides access to a handful of properties in rural San Miguel County. The road also connects to the Santa Fe National Forest. At least it used to. Now a locked gate…
