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 ...

This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion ...

BOISE Idaho J.R. “Jack” Simplot, the founder of restaurant-industry supplier J.R. Simplot Co. and a key figure in the early growth of quick-service chains like McDonald’s, died peacefully at his home ...

The J.R. Simplot Co. plans to acquire the operating business of Clarebout Potatoes, a Belgium-based processor. The planned acquisition brings together two market leaders in frozen potato products ...

An official with the union representing striking J.R. Simplot Co. workers in Grand Forks, N.D., says proposed contract changes would affect employees' family lives. Workers at the Gateway Drive ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Billionaire J.R. Simplot, the spud king of America whose wealth also helped create one of the world's biggest computer chip makers, died Sunday at his Boise home. He was 99. Ada ...

GRAND VIEW, Idaho — Environmental non-profit Snake River Waterkeeper (SRW) filed a civil lawsuit against J.R. Simplot Company Tuesday for polluting the middle Snake River in violation of the Clean ...

J.R. Simplot Co. is planning a $30 million expansion to its north Grand Forks potato processing plant, according to a city memo, though a company employee said corporate approval is still pending.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot’s Don Plant manufacturing ...