#21 Idaho
#2 in Taxation and Regulation
#2 in Workforce Quality
#1 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
Regional Profile – West
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Key Industries
Agriculture; University R&D commercialization
Key Companies
Alliance Data
Boise Cascade
Edward Jones
Micron Technology
MWI Veterinary Supplies
T-Mobile
Advantages
Idaho led the nation in job growth in March 2015 and unemployment is down. Construction jobs are leading the shift upward.
Challenges
Fortune 500 companies aren’t flocking to the wide open state, perhaps for its lack of large urban areas. Just one Fortune 500 – Micron Technology – calls Idaho home, compared to 10 for neighboring Washington and 53 for nearby California.
Key Contacts
Commerce
Megan Ronk, Director
208-780-5152
700 W State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0093
megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov
http://commerce.idaho.gov/
CEO Comments
“We moved from California to Idaho because California’s attitude toward business is very unfriendly. They see us as more of an enemy and an abuser of people than as an entity which provides jobs, products, services and tax revenue.”
Current Developments
2015 REGIONAL REPORT: The West
July 29, 2015