Meridian’s Flagship Food Group distributes products to grocery store shelves nationwide The little-known packaged-food maker shipped more than 250 million packages of name-brand products in 2014. Flagship Food Group doesn’t even occupy both stories of the building on North Hickory Lane in Meridian that houses its North America headquarters. The office looks new and modern,…
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IGEM Council Announces March 11 Meeting Media Alert Contact: Kayla Ruiz Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 kayla.ruiz@commerce.idaho.gov IGEM Council Announces March 11 Meeting BOISE, ID—March 4, 2015 —The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. The IGEM Council meeting will be held at Trailhead, Boise’s newest…
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Flagship Food Group Wins Prestigious Walmart Innovation Award NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Kayla Ruiz Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 kayla.ruiz@commerce.idaho.gov Flagship Food Group Wins Prestigious Walmart Innovation Award The Meridian company specializes in branded and private label food production Meridian, Idaho—Tuesday, February 24, 2015—Flagship Food Group’s North America division, headquartered in Meridian,…
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Idaho Commerce to Participate in Mobile World Congres NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Kayla Ruiz Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 kayla.ruiz@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Commerce to Participate in Mobile World Congress Trade Show Along with 7 Idaho Mobile Tech Companies Mobile World Congress will take place in Barcelona, Spain March 2-5, 2015. BOISE, Idaho—Monday, February 23, 2015—…
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Idaho Economic Advisory Council Announces February 26 MEDIA ALERT Contact: Kayla Ruiz Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 kayla.ruiz@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Economic Advisory Council Announces February 26 Meeting BOISE, Idaho—Friday, February 20, 2015— The Idaho Economic Advisory Council (EAC) will meet and review an application recommended for award of an Idaho Tax Reimbursement Incentive (TRI) tax credit on Thursday,…
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BLOG: House Panel Clears Economic Council Changes Over Tax Credit Concerns The House Commerce and Human Resources Committee cleared a bill Tuesday to add one member to the Economic Advisory Council and pay them $50 each day they work. Department of Commerce Director Jeff Sayer said the board’s members have more work to do now…
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Sayer pitches fund shifts for Opportunity Fund, workforce training as key to growing economy Two big fund shifts – one for $3 million from the state general fund to refuel the state Commerce Department’s “opportunity fund” to close deals with companies by funding infrastructure in Idaho; and another for $5 million for “industry sector grants”…
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Idaho ag exports double over six years Idaho has doubled its agricultural exports since 2007, growing to nearly $2.6 billion in 2013 Idaho’s agricultural exports — led by wheat and followed by dairy — are soaring, growing to $2.59 billion in 2013, according to state export data released by USDA Economic Research Service on Jan.…
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All-Idaho Gun Debuted at SHOT Show The SHOT Show is the largest tradeshow of its kind in the world. The Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show has more than 1,600 product and service exhibitors using over 630,000 square feet of floor space, drawing more than 65,000 industry professionals from all 50 states and over 100…
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A Place Where Dealmaking Isn’t Small Potatoes Idaho is known for producing potatoes, but agriculture, in general, has been a driving force behind dealmaking in the state, from the sale of a goat semen distributor to an auction for a processor of gourmet pickles. “It’s a state of farmers,” according to Cheryl Thompson, an M&A…
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