Project 60

Project 60 is a comprehensive initiative to grow Idaho’s Gross Domestic Product from $51 billion to $60 billion. Designed in three tiers to strengthen both rural and urban communities, the plan will create quality jobs for all Idahoans by fostering systemic growth, recruit new companies to Idaho, and sell Idaho’s trade and investment opportunities to the world.

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11.05.09 Nezperce Settles Into Cozy New Library
Book by book and hand over hand, 6,500 volumes made their way Monday from the old Nezperce city library to a spanking new building a block away. Nearly 200 elementary and high school students, along with several teachers and other adults, formed the human conveyor belt for about three hours on a brisk autumn afternoon.
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11.04.09 Grants Bring More Geothermal Research, Projects to Idaho
The U.S. Department of Energy will send more than $10 million in grants to Idaho for geothermal research and projects, the agency announced. An additional $3.8 million will go to Boise firm US Geothermal for a project the company has underway in Nevada.
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11.02.09 Area Business Expands, New Building Going Up in New Plymouth
The Internet Truckstop owner Scott Moscrip watches across the road from his New Plymouth office as a three-story, steel frame building takes shape — a new, state-of-the-art structure that will house the growing Internet Truckstop business, along with Roady’s Truck Stops and other ventures that have spawned from the New Plymouth company.
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11.02.09 Idaho Power, Avista, M2M Land $69M in Stimulous Grants; Projects will Transform State's Energy Grid
Idaho Power,Avista Utilities and M2M Communications will receive $69 million through the federal economic stimulus program for projects to upgrade the energy grid, creating dozens of new jobs in the state and transforming how hundreds of thousands receive their power.
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11.02.09 Economic Prospects Brighten
Economic indicators are brightening in Canyon County and beyond. The most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression appears to be reaching bottom, but officials forecast the state and Treasure Valley won't see substantial job creation for several months. "The troubled Idaho economy should show more signs of life throughout 2010," Jeff Thredgold, economic consultant for Zions Bank, said.
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10.23.09 Eagle Startup Wins Big at San Francisco Tech Conference
Eagle-based tech startup Unity Medical took its suite of software tools to the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco this week, and came home with the audience award for best new service in the Launch! tech presentation competition.
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10.16.09 Innovation is Helping Idaho Companies Move Forward
As I travel around the state, I have the opportunity to visit a lot of businesses, business owners and their employees. I'm constantly reminded-in ways big and small-that businesses, like people, need to be willing and able to change in order to stay relevant and succeed.
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09.24.09 Gov. Otter to Give Breakfast Presentation-"Building Our Economy: The Idaho Way"
Join Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter for a breakfast presentation on Wednesday, October 7th, 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Salmon Valley Business and Innovation Center. Governor Otter will present "Building Our Economy: The Idaho Way," in which he will rally Idaho businesses and citizens to help grow Idaho's economy-encouraging local contributions toward comprehensive, coordinated, statewide efforts to increase hope, opportunity and independence by participating in Project 60.
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09.16.09 Governor's Innovation Summit to Highlight Idaho's Creative Entrepreneurs
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter will convene the Governor’s Innovation Summit on Thursday, September 24th, bringing together some of Idaho’s most creative entrepreneurs to discuss overcoming challenges and leveraging high-tech success into career opportunities and economic growth.
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09.16.09 Quest Aircraft Receives Production Certification
Quest Aircraft Company has received full unrestricted production certification for the KODIAK. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Quest with the certificate yesterday, September 15, in a brief ceremony at the company’s Sandpoint Headquarters.
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