Briefs

| October 31, 2014 9:00 PM

• Amy's Kitchen set to open

POCATELLO (AP) - Organic frozen food maker Amy's Kitchen is opening a new plant in southern Idaho.

The company is buying the former H.J. Heinz Co. plant that closed in June, eliminating 400 jobs. At an announcement of the plan in Pocatello on Wednesday, Amy's Kitchen co-founder Rachel Berliner said the company plans to hire 200 workers in December and could hire up to 1,000 workers within a few years. The company also plans to spend $25 million on improvements at the plant.

• Combo named as magistrate

On Thursday, the Magistrate Commission of the First Judicial District appointed Coeur d'Alene attorney James Combo to fill the Magistrate Judge vacancy created by Judge Barry Watson's retirement. His resident chambers are in Kootenai County.