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As the lead economic development agency for the State of Idaho, the mission of the Idaho Department of Commerce is to foster a business-friendly environment to aid in job creation, support existing companies, strengthen communities and market Idaho to:
- Grow and expand the economy by supporting the expansion and retention of Idaho businesses and attraction of new businesses to the state;
- Cultivate the development of new businesses and job opportunities across targeted industry sectors;
- Expand Idaho’s tourism and recreation industries;
- Guide Idaho businesses in exports of goods and services to the world and encourage foreign investment in Idaho;
- Encourage communities to be prepared for business growth through infrastructure development and site readiness;
- Invest in development of new innovative research through public private partnerships.
Learn more about the Idaho Commerce team and our programs below, or check out our FY2021 Annual report and one-sheet.
Business Retention and Expansion
The Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) team’s primary role is supporting the growth and expansion of more than 57,000 businesses across Idaho.
Learn more in the video here.
Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission
By connecting Idaho businesses with university research capabilities, IGEM is helping to develop new products, grow companies and attract incremental investments, while elevating research capacities at Idaho’s public research universities.
Learn more in the video here.
Business Attraction
The Business Attraction team, in coordination with local economic development partners, serves as the state’s single point of contact for businesses looking to expand or relocate to Idaho. The team also serves as a subject matter expert for TRI.
Learn more about TRI in the video here.
International Trade
The Idaho Commerce International Business team assists businesses that are ready to discover international markets.
Learn more in the video here.
Community Development
The Community Development team provides financial and technical assistance via the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Rural Community Investment Funds (RCIF) to Idaho’s cities and counties for construction and rehabilitation of public infrastructure and facilities necessary to support lower income communities, job creation, business expansion and a sense of community.
Learn more in the video here.
Idaho Tourism
Tourism is Idaho’s third largest industry and the Idaho Commerce Tourism Development team takes the lead in showcasing the ways people can play in the Gem State through advertising, public relations, social networking, maintaining volumes of information on our main tourism website, visitidaho.org, and more.
Learn more about Idaho Tourism in the video here.