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Nevada has the second-highest grocery prices in the nation, with Colorado and New Mexico also placing in the top 10. High prices mean local food banks are having to help fill in the gaps for many working families.
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Thanks to the success of her beadwork business, owner Mikailah Thompson was able to start a creative agency for Native artists.
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The Kamiah School District in North Idaho serves around 400 students. About 10% of those students are homeless, said Terry Law, the district’s family support liaison.
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A program to help people cover rent closes.
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As the Federal Reserve meets, how is Idaho doing financially so far this year?
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The Mountain West includes some of the country's strongest state economies, according to a new analysis, but the region's overall economic health doesn't extend to every state.
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According to an annual survey, homelessness rates in Ada County are on the rise, paralleling the region's growing housing crisis.
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More and more people are visiting and moving to cities and towns around the Mountain West, drawn by access to public lands and other natural amenities. That brings economic growth – and also growing pains. A new report aims to help communities address the challenges.
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Entrepreneurship is thriving in the rural Mountain West, according to a new index released by the e-commerce company Shopify. The data comes as new business applications are on the rise nationwide.
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Headwaters Economics recently released an updated analysis of federal data on the economic impact of the recreation economy, whose scale rivals or exceeds that of many sectors that get a lot more attention, like car manufacturing and air transportation. Those impacts are on the whole even more significant in much of the West.
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Earlier this month, the US Census Bureau released its 2022 county-level population estimates. The Economic Innovation Group recently analyzed that data at a regional level, and across the West it found that - while population growth rates remain well above national averages - they have slowed to near pre-pandemic levels.