{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=025b478e-8ffe-458f-ae03-3916a6d7c3d8", "Risch Recognizes Whiteman Lumber as Small Business of the Month", "2013-09-30", "2013", "2013-09", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Jim Risch", "R000584", "www.risch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. - In recognition of their tremendous efforts and years of success, U.S. Senator Jim Risch has named Whiteman Lumber as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for September.\u00a0 The company will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the United States Senate.\r\n\u201cI am pleased to recognize Whiteman Lumber as an outstanding small business.\u00a0 This small business exemplifies the perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit of Idaho,\u201d said Risch. \u201cAn indispensable member of the Silver Valley community, Whiteman Lumber has been fixture in the region for more than 80 years and is now the oldest continuously operating sawmill in Idaho.\u00a0 I congratulate everyone at Whiteman Lumber on their success and wish them the very best in the future.\u201d\r\nOpened in 1928, Whiteman Lumber has seen the evolution of the lumber industry in Idaho and continues to meet the needs of local mines, mills and other clients through market and economic fluctuations.\u00a0 This small family business is a perfect example of resiliency, seeing their share of struggle through recession and even a devastating fire, but they never gave up.\u00a0 They continually moved forward to expand to new markets and provide clients with superior, custom lumber products.\r\nSenator Risch is the highest ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.\u00a0 The committee oversees proposed legislation on matters relating to entrepreneurship and provides oversight of the Small Business Administration.\u00a0 They also research, investigate and report all problems relating to American\u2019s small businesses to the full Senate.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=025b478e-8ffe-458f-ae03-3916a6d7c3d8"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.812573246657848, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}