Category Archives: Commerce

  • State Trade Expansion Program: 10 Years of SuccessSeptember 28, 2020

    by Loretta Greene, Associate Administrator for the Office of International Trade   The U.S Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is celebrating 10 years of helping small businesses...

  • CDBG Project Helps Potlatch Community Members Cool OffJune 28, 2021

    Last week, Potlatch community members cooled off in the hot summer heat and celebrated the grand opening of “Kelly’s Scenic 6 Splash Pad,” located in Potlatch’s Scenic 6 park. Not...

  • Company Spotlight: HempitectureJuly 14, 2021

      The environment and architecture. The two couldn’t be more different. Right? Think again. Hempitecture is headquartered in Ketchum, Idaho, and creates plant-based building materials. Hempitecture was founded by Mattie...

  • Idaho Commerce Gives Back to Healthcare WorkersNovember 30, 2021

    Earlier this month, Idaho Commerce team members worked together to provide self-care kits to healthcare workers at St. Alphonsus Medical Center, located in Boise.  Through the effort, the team put...

  • Gem Grant Success Story: City of PayetteJanuary 7, 2022

    This year, the Portia Club — a nonprofit organization that contributes to the community of Payette through building restoration and preservation — and the city of Payette, put the finishing...

  • Broadband Success Story: Lewis CountyJanuary 14, 2022

    Under the Idaho Broadband Grant Program, Idaho Commerce funded a total of 83 broadband projects across Idaho in 2020. North Central Idaho (Region 2) was awarded seven projects totaling $6.6...

  • RCIF Success Story: SJX Jet BoatsFebruary 11, 2022

    In 2019, the City of Orofino learned that local company, SJX Jet Boats, was slowly becoming more and more frustrated with the Orofino Business Center space where they conducted their...

  • IGEM Succes Story: Pitch AeronauticsFebruary 25, 2022

    When there are tasks too dangerous to be performed by hand, how do you ensure the safety of industrial inspectors? This very question is what led to the foundation of...

  • Community Development Week: City of FruitlandApril 14, 2022

    This CDBG job creation project was recently completed in the city of Fruitland. The project consisted of construction of new street (NW 7th Street) east of Highway 95 in Fruitland,...

  • Community Development Week: Challis Fire StationApril 15, 2022

    It’s our final post for Community Development Week! The North Custer Rural Fire District CDBG project consisted of the construction of a new fire station facility. The previous facility was...