BOISE, Idaho, June 18 -- Albertsons Companies, food and drug retailers, issued the following news: * * * - Grocer to advance consumer-centric checkout experiences through Toshiba self-service checkout solutions. * * * Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, is empowering consumers with fast and convenient in-store checkout experiences by implementing Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions' self-checkout systems. By leveraging Toshiba's focus on front  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- Boise State University issued the following news release: Events like volcanoes, earthquakes and avalanches - even things like wind turbines and some animals - produce infrasound. Jeffrey Johnson, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, describes infrasound as "the language of large, typically violent physical sources, which produce a sound field below the threshold of human hearing." Johnson builds specialized microphones and sensors capable of detec  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Boise State University issued the following news release: Historically, vast areas of cold desert in the Western United States were defined by the abundance of one keystone plant species: sagebrush. Yet the iconic sagebrush plant with its aromatic green-gray leaves and gnarled woody trunk is disappearing from western landscapes, threatened by wildfires, invasive species and urban growth. To curb the degradation of this imperiled ecosystem, land man  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 17 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced today that his office has secured an agreement to obtain $1.86 million in debt relief for 215 former ITT Tech ("ITT") students. The agreement is part of a settlement involving 43 states and the District of Columbia. Nationally, the settlement will result in debt relief of more than $168 million for more than 18,000 former ITT students. The settlement is   more

BOISE, Idaho, June 18 -- The Idaho Department of Insurance issued the following news release: Please join us for "Mission Medicare", a health and information fair sponsored by SHIBA, Idaho's resource for free Medicare counseling services. At this event, seniors and people with disabilities will learn about health benefits and other valuable community services. Presentations about Medicare and Medicaid benefits will be given. At this event, you will learn about: * Medicare Enrollment * Medicar  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The first meeting of Governor Brad Little's Salmon Workgroup will be held June 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Idaho Room at the Idaho State Museum in Boise. The meeting is open to the public, and Governor Little is scheduled to address the group at 8:30 a.m. Governor Little directed his Office of Species Conservation (OSC) in April to assemble a workgroup dedicated to addressing salmon issues. The workgrou  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The Idaho administrative rules identified for reauthorization were published in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin today at https://adminrules.idaho.gov/bulletin/2019/06SE.pdf. Under the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act, all administrative rules automatically sunset on July 1 unless extended by the Idaho Legislature. The Legislature traditionally passes a "going-home" bill that extends all administrative r  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little congratulated Boise-based Basque musician Dan Ansotegui today on becoming one of nine recipients of the 2019 National Heritage Fellowships, the highest honor bestowed on folk and traditional artists in the United States. The National Endowment for the Arts announced the fellowship recipients this morning. The award recognizes the artistic excellence of tradition bearers and their contrib  more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- Newmark Knight Frank, a division of BGC Partners, issued the following news release: Newmark Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRK) ("Newmark Group"), which operates a leading, global, full-service commercial real estate services business, Newmark Knight Frank ("NKF"), today announced that it has acquired Utah market leader ACRES, which has operated as Newmark Grubb ACRES through an alliance agreement with NKF. ACRES' Southwest footprint includes Utah offices in Salt Lake City, Davis/W  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 18 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news release: Managing Intellectual Property, an annual guide ranking the world's leading IP firms and practitioners, recognized nine Holland & Hart IP attorneys as 2019 IP STARS and the firm's IP practice nationally in the U.S. for patent prosecution and trademark prosecution. It also ranked Holland & Hart's IP practice as highly recommended in Colorado, and recommended in Idaho, Montana, and Utah. The following a  more

NAMPA, Idaho, June 21 -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following news: Northwest Nazarene University is one of eleven educational institutions that is included in the Idaho Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). $17 million is being dispersed throughout the state of Idaho, with the goal of building the state's growing biomedical workforce and strengthening its research infrastructure. The funds came from the National Institute of Hea  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: GOP Governor Brad Little of Idaho announced that since taking office just six months ago, his administration has cut or simplified burdensome regulations by over 40 percent, breaking the record for the largest regulatory cuts in state history. Through executive action and administrative leadership, Governor Little has followed through on his campaign promise to reduce red tape for Idaho citizens and   more