What People are Saying about Idaho...

13th Ranking – Least Costly Places to do Business KMPG, April, 2008 Least costly metropolitan areas to do business with populations between 500,000 and 1.5 million.

Boise included in the Kiplinger/Richard Florida 25 Best Cities May, 2007
10th Ranking – Cities Ranked & Rated, 2nd Edition – April, 2007

Boise Selected as #1 Adventure City, National Geographic Adventure, September, 2006

Best Place for Business and Careers #2 Forbes Magazine. May, 2008
Best Place for Business and Careers #3 Forbes Magazine. May, 2007
Best Place for Business and Careers #4 Forbes Magazine. May, 2006
Best Place for Business and Careers #8 Forbes Magazine. May, 2005
Best Place for Business and Careers #7 Forbes Magazine. May, 2004
Best Place for Business and Careers #2 Forbes Magazine. May, 2003

8th Most Inventive City Research commissioned by the Wall Street Journal. July, 2006

8th Ranking - Best Places to Live, Money Magazine, 2006

11th Best City in America to Do Business Inc. Magazine. 2006
2nd Best City in America to Do Business Inc. Magazine. 2005

No. 5 city its size in the nation for favorable cost-of-doing-business KPMG LLP. 2004

Boise Airport Ranked 7th in the world in the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Global Airport Satisfaction Index Study.

No. 13 best overall city National Policy Research Council's Gold Guide. May 2004

Idaho IceWorld one of the Coolest Rinks in America American Hockey Magazine. 2004

Idaho's Sportstown USA Sports Illustrated Magazine. 2004

Boise Parks & Recreation Magnet Center for Quality Sports National Recreation & Parks Association. 2004

"Oasis for Retirees" article, Wall Street Journal. 2004

"Jewel of the West" article, Travel Tips Magazine. 2004

No. 1 mountain biking town Bike Magazine. June 2003

Boise River named one of West's top 12 rivers Sunset Magazine. June 2003