It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

BOISE, Idaho — Federal land managers have released a final plan for a phosphate mine with five open pits as well as reclamation work in eastern Idaho proposed by Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company. The ...

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Simplot family has announced that the hilltop mansion — offered as Idaho's governor's residence — will soon be demolished. J.R. Simplot spokesman Ken Dey, speaking on behalf of ...

POCATELLO — After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the 43rd Simplot Games returns to Pocatello from Feb. 16 to 18 at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena ...

The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot’s Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, ...

CALDWELL -- Some southwestern Idaho communities are bracing for the planned closure of three Simplot plants. A potato processing plant in Caldwell is scheduled to close around the end of the year, ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Pocatello’s J.R. Simplot Co. employees presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $122,242 Thursday that will provide critical support for community members in need.

J.R. Simplot Co., announced plans Wednesday to build a "state-of-the-art" potato processing plant on the site of its original facility in Caldwell, Idaho, with construction to begin in May. Simplot ...