The Klaus Thiessen Award has been in existence since 2014, but it had never gone to an agribusiness — until this year. Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Keith Lund, left, ...

Fertilizer producers Mosaic and Simplot say they support keeping countervailing duties on Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer in the five-year review now underway. The tariffs on both countries’ ...

POCATELLO — The 46th annual Simplot Games are set to take place this week, turning the community into its own Olympic Games environment. Andrea Gumm, public affairs manager at Simplot, said the games ...

Two longtime employees of J.R. Simplot Co. took on the Boise-based potato giant over its COVID-19 vaccine policy. But they didn’t get the outcome they were seeking. Howard Skidmore and Sarah Dance had ...

The BoiseDev team is off for the holiday break. (We’ll keep an eye out for any major breaking stories.) While our team enjoys some downtime, we bring you a few stories you might have missed this year.

This December the public will have an opportunity to provide their thoughts to county Planning and Zoning officials regarding a proposed Simplot retail facility along the Lewisville Highway near ...

The Simplot Co. completed its acquisition of Belgium-based Clarebout Potatoes, a leading European producer of frozen potato products. The acquisition, announced in July, brings together two ...

Credit: Alpha Studio 03/Shutterstock. A strike at Belgium’s Clarebout Potatoes, which is in the throes of a takeover by US-based JR Simplot, has entered a fifth day. The industrial action across ...

BOISE, Idaho — The J.R. Simplot Co. has changed its name and structure to align with its operating business groups. The Simplot Co. is a new global parent holding company for all Simplot-affiliated ...

CALDWELL — Community members and leaders including farmers, executives, and generations of the Simplot family gathered on Friday afternoon to celebrate the agribusiness retail company’s 80 years of ...

Idaho is famous for its potatoes. Many iconic food brands call the Gem State home. These companies create products beloved by locals. They showcase the state’s rich agricultural heritage. For an ...