Category Archives: Commerce

  • Company Spotlight: Fin FunJanuary 28, 2019

    If Disney has taught us anything, it’s that life is much better under the sea. You may think this is a dream far from reach, but Idaho Falls company Fin...

  • Project Spotlight: Community Development Block GrantJanuary 28, 2019

    Established as part of the Housing and Community Development Act in 1974, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, administered by Idaho Commerce, allocates funding directly to the State of...

  • Company Spotlight: VentiveJanuary 22, 2019

    Disruptive (adj.): relating to or noting a new product, service, or idea that radically changes an industry or business strategy, especially by creating a new market and disrupting an existing...

  • Company Spotlight: Advanced Ceramic FibersJanuary 17, 2019

    Super strength, super speed, super durability and super senses; Superman may be known as the Man of Steel, but what if the steel he’s named after was even stronger? On...

  • Company Spotlight: PEET DryerJanuary 10, 2019

    As a soldier in the U.S. Army many decades ago, Gene Peet was fed up with putting on the same pair of sweat-soaked boots day after day. After being denied...

  • Company Spotlight: Intermountain 3D, Inc.January 4, 2019

    Lynn and Brian Hoffmann have been in the business of unlocking imaginations since 2014. “All of our customers are optimistic” said Lynn. “They’re coming in with something they’ve developed, and...

  • Company Spotlight: The Bridge CafeNovember 19, 2018

    Breakfast burritos, sandwiches, salads and soups. Oh, the delicious soups. “I make all my soups from scratch,” said Tony Bridges, owner of the Bridge Cafe in Boise, Idaho. “Everyone should...

  • Employee Spotlight: Cherie Norris and Kathy SchofieldNovember 5, 2018

    By Taylor Walker, Public Information Specialist, Idaho Commerce This summer, the Idaho Commerce office got a little bit brighter with the addition of two new employees, Cherie Norris and Kathy...

  • Age of Agility: The Governor’s Conference on the Future of WorkSeptember 14, 2018

    by Eric Forsch, Business Retention & Expansion Manager, Idaho Commerce Early in the mid-morning sessions at the Age of Agility Conference, the audience was shown a video of a Boston...

  • Opportunity Zones UpdateSeptember 5, 2018

    With the passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the words “Opportunity Zones” have become very popular and promising in the world of economic development. At Idaho...