MEDIA ALERT Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Commerce Opens Rural Idaho Economic Development Professional Program Grant Application BOISE, Idaho—Wednesday, April 11, 2018— The Idaho Department of Commerce is seeking applications for participation in its Rural Idaho Economic Development Professional Program (RIEDP) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018.…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov United States Treasury Approves Idaho Opportunity Zone Nominations BOISE, Idaho—Monday, April 9, 2018—The U.S. Treasury today officially certified Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s nomination of 28 low-income census tracts in Idaho to be designated federal “Opportunity Zones.” Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Economic Advisory Council Announces April Meeting BOISE, Idaho—Friday, April 6, 2018— The Idaho Economic Advisory Council (EAC) will meet on Friday, April 13, at 9:00 a.m. to review a Tax Reimbursement Incentive application as well as discuss Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications. The Council…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Economic Advisory Council Announces March Meeting BOISE, Idaho—Thursday, March 15, 2018— The Idaho Economic Advisory Council (EAC) will meet on Thursday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss Idaho Opportunity Zone applications and one Idaho Tax Reimbursement Incentive application. The meeting will be held…
NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Commerce at IWA Outdoor Classics Trade Show with Seven Idaho Outdoor Gear & Recreation Companies BOISE, Idaho—Thursday, March 8, 2018—The Idaho Department of Commerce is exhibiting at IWA Outdoor Classics in Nuremberg, Germany from March 9-12, 2018. The Idaho Commerce team is…
NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Idaho Commerce Announces New Business Development and Operations Administrator BOISE, Idaho—Tuesday, March 6, 2018—Idaho Commerce Director Bobbi-Jo Meuleman has announced the promotion of Jake Reynolds to Business Development and Operations Administrator. Mr. Reynolds currently serves as the department’s Business Retention and Expansion…
NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Laurie McConnell Idaho Commerce – Tourism Development 208.287.0781 laurie.mcconnell@tourism.idaho.gov Idaho Commerce Opens 2018 Application for the Idaho Regional Travel & Convention Grant Program BOISE, Idaho—Tuesday, February 20, 2018—The Idaho Department of Commerce-Tourism Development is accepting applications for the Idaho Regional Travel & Convention Grant Program for the 2018 grant…
MEDIA ALERT Contact: Laurie McConnell Idaho Tourism 208.287.0781 laurie.mcconnell@tourism.idaho.gov Idaho Travel Council Announces Special Meeting BOISE, Idaho—Tuesday, February 13, 2018—The Idaho Travel Council (ITC) will conduct a meeting via conference call on Wednesday, February 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time). During the call, the Idaho Travel Council will consider a grantee scope of…
NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Governor Otter, Idaho Department of Commerce Participate in SHOT Show 2018 BOISE, Idaho—Tuesday, February 6, 2018— Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and the Idaho Department of Commerce recently sent a team to Las Vegas for the annual Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show and…
NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: Megan Hill Idaho Commerce 208.334.2470 megan.hill@commerce.idaho.gov Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Creates New Incentive for Investing in Designated Low-Income “Opportunity Zones” Governors to Nominate Areas for Consideration BOISE, Idaho—Monday, February 5, 2018— The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 contains new tax incentives for…
