Micron’s $10B Boise research push: Micron says it will build a Boise-based Micron Research Labs backed by a planned $10 billion over 10 years, aiming to break ground in 2027 and focus on next-gen memory, packaging and longer-horizon semiconductor work—an R&D bet that goes beyond manufacturing capacity. Nuclear workforce pipeline: A $40 million Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor Tech Hub is set to expand Eastern Idaho’s nuclear workforce, funded by a five-year federal grant plus local match and anchored by Idaho National Laboratory across Idaho and Wyoming. AI data center rules take shape: Bannock County officials are drafting model local rules for AI data centers as a regional permitting fight heads toward a vote, with a moratorium leaving unincorporated areas exposed. Local infrastructure spending: Sandpoint City Council adopted a $92 million FY2027 budget, with wastewater treatment plant replacement as the top capital priority after recent discharge violations. Transportation planning input: Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comments on its statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan, due Sept. 20. Nonprofit economic impact: A new Idaho Community Foundation report says nonprofits employ 81,000 people and contribute $8.1B to Idaho’s economy, while warning of a growing capacity gap as demand rises. Wildfire and recreation: Australia and New Zealand firefighters are rotating into the West, and Idaho Falls’ Motor Vu is hosting a free community movie night.