In 2006, Idaho Commerce awarded Madison County a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist with the purchase and improvements for a 48,000 commercial building in Rexburg, Idaho. Since the award, the building now houses the Upper Valley Industries within the DWI (Develop, Worth, Independence) vocational and educational training facility for individuals with disabilities…
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In 2001, Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funding was awarded by Idaho Commerce to construct the Clearwater Valley Hospital & Clinic located in Orofino, Idaho. The hospital is still in use today, providing critical services to the community and surrounding areas. As part of their healthcare mission, St. Mary’s and Clearwater Valley Hospitals partnered to…
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The Lincoln County Youth Center (LCYC), located in Richfield, Idaho offers residents and community members a range of educational programs, youth-centered community events and a variety of other essential services. In May 2021, Lincoln County received $225,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funding and an additional $60,000 in CDBG-CARES funding from Idaho Commerce to…
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On Friday, June 7, 2024, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local shops and restaurants. Idahoans can get involved by shopping at a small business, dining at an independent restaurant, purchasing a gift card for a loved one, writing a review online, or simply saying “thank you”…
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The Idaho Rural Success Summit is back for a third year!The Idaho Rural Success Summit will take place May 1 and 2, 2024 in Fort Hall, Idaho at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center. This will be a day-and-a-half-long event. The summit is centered around spotlighting successful examples of rural community development, through lightning-round presentations, engaging…
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Milk is a staple of any fridge and is one of Idaho’s top agricultural products. The one issue with milk? It does not seem to last long enough. Suntado, a new aseptic dairy packaging plant, is working to solve that problem by creating state-of-the art shelf-stable milk and alternative beverages. The company is the brainchild…
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Northwest Fourslide has been making precision metal stampings and wire forms since 1979. Northwest Fourslide builds custom tooling solutions and uses highly configurable stamping presses and forming machines to make complex metal parts for its customers. The company serves all industries with a specific emphasis on medical, defense, power distribution and precision test instrumentation. The…
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The Southwest Idaho Travel Association (SWITA) is one of the largest travel associations funded by the Idaho Travel and Convention Grant Program. Stretching east from the Idaho-Oregon border to Glenns Ferry and north from the Idaho-Nevada border to New Meadows, SWITA represents 74 Idaho communities. SWITA is a regional tourism destination marketing organization whose mission…
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Located 465 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Port of Lewiston is the most inland Port on the West Coast, and Idaho’s only seaport. The Port, which is partially funded by Nez Perce County tax dollars, serves as an economic development district, intermodal transportation center and facilitator of international trade. The Lewis Clark Valley and…
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This fiscal year, the City of Burley was awarded a $460,000 RCIF grant to help upgrade the electrical power system that will serve Suntado’s new, shelf-stable, state-of-the-art, aseptic dairy packaging plant. Rural Community Investment Funds (RCIF) help rural communities improve public infrastructure in support of economic expansion via job creation. Eligible activities include construction or…
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