International Business News - ID http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif San Francisco is delaying a controversial program that would provide identification cards to all residents regardless of legal status. Mayor Gavin Newsom requested last month that the ID card plan--closely watched by other cities considering similar initiatives--be suspended "until a thorough review has been completed," according to a letter sent to the city administrator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/san-francisco-delays-rollout-of-id-card-program.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:03:21 EDT San Francisco is delaying a program that would provide identification cards to all residents regardless of legal status, after the mayor ordered a thorough review of it and all other city policies affecting illegal immigrants. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/san-francisco-delays-id-card-program-for-residents.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:32:39 EDT L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. spent $175,000 in the second quarter to lobby on funding for the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, among other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/l-1-identity-solutions-spent-175k-to-lobby-in-2q.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:07:14 EDT Digimarc Corp. spent $190,000 in the second quarter to lobby on funding for federal identification and travel document programs, among other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/digimarc-spent-190k-lobbying-government-in-2q.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:31:18 EDT State businesses won't get a $17 million personal property tax break in 2009 because Idaho's general fund, in the just-concluded fiscal year, grew less than the 5 percent target needed for the relief to take effect. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/idaho-companies-wont-get-biz-equipment-tax-break.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:45:01 EDT L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. said Wednesday that it has received more than $9 million in orders for iris-recognition biometric security kits and related items. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/l-1-identity-tops-9-million-in-iris-id-orders.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:44:24 EDT Idaho's share of federal cash meant to alleviate pain from the nation's subprime mortgage crisis could top $140 million, with the bulk going to provide funding for low- and moderate-income borrowers or to help rescue those whose interest rates from adjustable-rate mortgages have risen and exceed their budgets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/idaho-mulls-states-share-of-subprime-relief-bill.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:57:48 EDT Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter ordered the Idaho State Tax Commission to clarify settlements of out-of-state corporate tax protests and to report such deals to the Legislature after a recently completed review concluded the agency's existing system creates the perception that commissioners are acting without justification. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/idaho-gov-orders-changes-at-state-tax-commission.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:40:47 EDT Environmentalists, a former governor and officials from a company planning to mine cobalt from the belly of a central Idaho mountain joined forces Monday to praise a deal they say guarantees long-term protection of the environment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/mine-environmentalists-hail-idaho-cobalt-deal.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:01:50 EDT Developers of a proposed nuclear power plant say they have filed papers asking officials in an Idaho county to rezone 1,400 acres of farm land. The move by Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. is the first official step in the process of getting permission to build a 1,600 megawatt facility in Elmore County. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/nuke-plant-developers-file-zoning-papers-in-idaho.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:25:20 EDT Alternate Energy Holdings, a small Idaho company aiming to build a $4.5 billion nuclear power plant in Elmore County, risks going out of business because it's lost so much money, according to an auditor that just reviewed its finances. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/auditor-idaho-nuke-companys-business-a-concern.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:08:34 EDT For the first time in six years, Idaho fuel tax revenue has declined as drivers faced with $4 per gallon gasoline shunned their cars and as fuel distributors blended tax-exempt ethanol to meet federal mandates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/id-fuel-tax-revenue-slips-for-1st-time-in-6-years.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:16:51 EDT Digimarc Corp. said Monday that it has spun off its digital watermarking business to its shareholders, pursuant to its acquisition agreement with L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/digimarc-spins-off-digital-watermark-division.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:55:03 EDT Shares of I.D. Systems Inc., which makes wireless tracking and movement control systems for vehicles and packages, declined Friday following the company's second-quarter results--though they were better than analysts' expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/id-systems-shares-slide-after-2q-results.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:09:44 EDT The Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on Idaho's plan for overseeing field burning in northern Idaho, clearing the way for bluegrass farmers to resume the annual ritual as early as September after a one-year hiatus. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/epa-signs-off-on-idaho-field-burning-plan.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:10:17 EDT The Idaho Press-Tribune newspaper in Nampa is laying off 16 staffers. President and publisher Rick Weaver announced the cuts Thursday, blaming the slow economy. He says the employees were given two weeks notice and will get a severance package. No cuts were made to newsroom staff, though some open positions have been unfilled. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/idaho-press-tribune-lays-off-16-employees.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:27:12 EDT L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., a provider of identity solutions and services, on Wednesday reported a higher second-quarter profit, helped by an extended U.S. Passport Card contract, in line with Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/l-1-identity-2q-profit-rises-meets-street-outlook.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:07:24 EDT Tamarack Resort in central Idaho aims to sell $670 million in bonds to boost finances after a real-estate market slowdown brought construction to a standstill and chased off investors, including tennis stars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/idaho-resort-plans-to-sell-670-million-in-bonds.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:18 EDT Federal regulators said they're revoking regulations that allow food to contain a pesticide used on edible crops including potatoes and sugar beets, citing danger to human health. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/epa-dumps-rules-allowing-potato-pesticide-in-food.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:01:45 EDT The famed Sunshine Mine in northern Idaho is changing hands, as Canadian mining company Minco Silver Corp. said it will pay $62.3 million for the mine's owner, Sterling Mining Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/northern-idahos-sunshine-mine-to-change-hands.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:56:13 EDT