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Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States.

It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west.

To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia.

With a population of around 1.7 million people and an area of, Idaho is the 14th largest and 39th most populous of the 50 states.

The state's capital and largest city is Boise.

Eastern Washington is the portion of the US state of Washington east of the Cascade Range.

The region contains the city of Spokane (the second largest city in the state), the Tri-Cities, the Columbia River and the Grand Coulee Dam, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the fertile farmlands of the Yakima Valley and the Palouse.

Unlike in Western Washington, the climate is dry, including some desert environments.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national U.S. trade association representing the non-union construction industry.

ABC is association of 70 chapters with 21,000 commercial contractors and construction-related firms among its members.

The association was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950 to advocate "for free enterprise and open competition in the U.S. construction industry." ABC's strategic partners are, specializing in construction software, and, specializing in insurance for the construction industry.

Their positions regarding the Davis-Bacon Act and Project Labor Agreements often pit them in political battles against labor unions from the building trades.

The Center for Responsive Politics has designated ABC as a "Heavy Hitter", rating it among the largest overall contributors to federal elections over the past two decades.

The group also ranks among the 50 largest trade associations in the nation according to Washington Business Journal.

ABC endorsed Governor Mitt Romney during the 2012 Republican primary after the candidate addressed its national board, and backed him in his general election race against President Barack Obama.

The Inland Northwest, also known as the Inland Empire, is a region in the Pacific Northwest centered on the Greater Spokane Area, that includes All of Eastern Washington and all of North Idaho.

The region also contains the Tri-Cities.

The portion of Montana west of the Continental Divide is often included as part of the region.

The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time.

During daylight saving time, its time offset is and is thus based on the mean solar time of the 105th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory.