Movers and Shakers September 8, 2011

Local company awarded New Mexico works contract

SL Start and Associates was awarded the New Mexico Works statewide contract on Aug. 1 to provide employment services to low income parents.

Lisa Roberts, employment and TANF services director for SL Start, will oversee the project in New Mexico which includes 36 offices throughout the state serving over 11,000 low income parents.

SL Start has more than 30 years of experience providing high quality services in the human services field. The company has successfully worked with thousands of TANF participants in the States of Idaho and Washington and has been providing workforce services for individuals receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families for over 13 years.

SL Start also provides a wide array of other employment and human services throughout Washington, California, Nevada and Idaho. SL Start's Idaho locations include Twin Falls, Boise, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Lewiston, Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene.

IIB commences rights for stock sale

Jack W. Gustavel, chairman and chief executive officer of Idaho Independent Bank, reported that the bank is commencing its previously announced rights offering for the sale of up to about $7 million of its common stock.

In connection with the offering, IIB is distributing non-transferable subscription rights to holders of its common stock as of the close of business on Aug. 29, to purchase up to 2,058,824 shares at a subscription price of $3.40 per share.

"IIB has solid capital and reserves, substantial liquidity, good markets, and great people, and this will build on that strong foundation and help implement our current growth plans," Gustavel said. "We are operating in some of the best markets in Idaho, and we believe that many of these markets have turned the corner. IIB has a great franchise, and we feel now is the time to leverage that by seizing the opportunity to get in front of the competition and start growing again."

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