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Courtesy of Idaho Governor’s office -
Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Chanel Tewalt as the new director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).
Tewalt replaces Celia Gould, who is retiring after 16 years of dedicated service to the State of Idaho as ISDA director.
Gould, a Twin Fall native, is a third-generation owner and operator of a cattle ranch in Buhl. Before becoming the first female director of ISDA, Gould served in the Idaho House of Representatives for 16 years, from 1996 to 2002. Gould's leadership of the ISDA is highlighted through her organization of several international trade missions, steering the department and agriculture industry through the recession, and increasing Idaho's agricultural exports from $1.2 billion in 2007 to nearly $2.7 billion in 2021. Read full press release… |
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Courtesy of Michael Best Strategies -
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that the process for a proposed rule was underway, starting with a public comment period. This broad action impacts employers’ relationships with various types of workers, whether paid or unpaid. The FTC estimated that implementation of the new rule could increase earnings for workers in the United States by almost $300 billion per year. Read more…
Read full article from Michael Best Strategies
Press release from FTC detailing the proposed rule
Details included in the proposed rule |
Boardman Foods Recognized for Innovative Child Care & Education Program
Oregon Business & Industry recently recognized Boardman Foods as a manufacturing leader in child care and education services for employees as well as residents of Morrow County. Read the entire article at the OBI website here… |
Inslee to Propose 'New Ways' to Site Energy Projects
Via Capital Press -
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, outlining his climate agenda for the 2023 legislative session, said Dec. 12 he will propose “new ways” to push through energy-related projects more rapidly.
Inslee, who last month decried “nimbyism” as a threat to decarbonizing the economy, said state laws for approving transmission lines and manufacturing plants that support renewable energy are obsolete. Read the full article here… |
Supply Chain News: L.A./Long Beach Backlog Clears
Courtesy of Michael Best Strategies -
Some really good news you may have missed during the upheaval over the potential rail strike. On November 23, the account that tracks the number of ships in and around the Ports of LA and Long Beach declared the backlog over. The pending queue at the two ports hit zero for the first time since October 2020, although there was a queue of 59 ships across other ports on the East and Gulf coasts. But that's nothing compared to what we saw last year. But it's possible that chaos created a shift. The Port of New York and New Jersey, for instance, which benefitted from the West Coast port chaos, is fighting to keep those customers heading east.
The time it takes for a container to cross the Pacific remained flat at 75 days, which is still above slightly above pre-pandemic levels. The price to ship a container from Shanghai to LA is all the way down to $2,069, nearly back to the pre-pandemic level (it was $5,562 on September 1). |
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