Economic Development Resources
Idaho Economic Development Agencies
| Organization | Area | Contact |
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| Department of Commerce | Statewide | Jeff Sayer |
| U of I Office of Economic Dev. | Statewide | Gene Merrell |
| U of I Extension | Statewide | Charlotte Eberlein |
| Idaho Assoiation of Cities | Statewide | Ken Harward |
| Idaho Association of Counties | Statewide | Daniel Chadwick |
| Idaho Rural Partnership | Statewide | Mike Field (Interim) |
| Idaho Smart Growth | Statewide | Rachel Winer |
| Idaho Economic Dev. Association | Statewide | Michelle Holt |
| Boundary County EDC | Boundary County | Michael Sloan |
| Jobs Plus | Kooteai County | Steve Griffitts |
| Bonner County EDC | Bonner County | Karl Dye |
| Timber Plus | Benewah County | Kim Schwanz |
| Silver Valley EDC | Shoshone County | Vince Rinaldi |
| Priest River EDC | Priest River | Amy Emmons |
| North Idaho College | ED District 1 | Marie Price |
| North Central Idaho Travel Association | District 2 | Amy Sinclair |
| Clearwater Resource Conservation & Development Council | District 2 | Clyde Hanson |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Tribal Area | Executive Direction |
| Ida-Lew EDC | Idaho and Lewis County | Melissa Bryant |
| Valley Vision | Lewis-Clark Valley | Doug Mattoon |
| Latah EDC | Latah County | B.J. Swanson |
| Clearwater EDC | Clearwater County | Loren Whitten-Kaboth |
| Framing Our Community, Inc. | Elk City, ID | Joyce Dearstyne |
| Southeast Washington Economic Development Association | Southeast Washington | Marshall Doak |
| Moscow Urban Renewal Agency | Moscow | Jeff Jones |
| University of Idaho | ED District 2 | Gene Merrell |
| Lewis-Clark State College | ED District 2 | Rob Lohrmeyer |
| Shadow Butte Dev. Corp | Emmett/Gem County | Shawn Charters |
| Southwest Idaho RC+D | District 3 | |
| Glenns Ferry EDC | Glenns Ferry | David Tayne |
| COMPASS | Boise/Nampa MSA | Matt Stoll |
| Boise Valley Economic Partnership | Boise/Nampa MSA | Clark Krause |
| Capital City Dev. Corporation | Downtown Boise | Todd Bunderson |
| Boise City ED | City of Boise | John Brunelle |
| Eagle Urban Renwal Agency | City of Eagle | |
| Caldwell EDC | Canyon County | Stephen Fultz |
| Woody Biomass Utilization Partnership | Adams, Boise, and Gem Counties | Rick Brenneman |
| Valley County ED | Valley County | Vacant |
| Nampa Dev. Corporation | City of Nampa | Cliff Long |
| Snake River EDA | Washington and Payette Counties | Kit Kamo |
| Western Alliance for Economic Dev. | Canyon & Owyhee Counties | Lori Church |
| Meridian Dev. Corporation | Meridian | |
| City of Meridian ED | Meridian | |
| Washington County | Washington County | Courtney Thompson |
| City of Mountain Home ED | Elmore County | Paula Riggs |
| Boise State University | ED District 3 | Mary Givens Andrews |
| College of Western Idaho | ED District 3 | Scott Fenwick |
| Southern Idaho Economic Dev. Org. | South Central Idaho | Jan Rogers |
| Business Plus | South Central Idaho | Kent Just |
| Rural Magic Valley Economic Dev. Association | South Central Idaho | Kelly Bangerter |
| Sustain Blaine (Blaine County EDC) | Blaine County | Harry Griffith |
| Mini-Cassia Economic Dev. Commission | Minidoka & Cassia Counties | Sherri Miles |
| Gooding Chamber of Commerce | Gooding County | |
| Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce | Lincoln County | Payson Reese |
| Camas Chamber of Commerce | Camas County | Jerry Young |
| Southern Idaho Rural Dev. (Rural Twin Falls EDC) | Rural Twin Falls County | Larry Hall |
| Ketchum Community Dev. Corporation | City of Ketchum | Jon Duval |
| City of Rupert | City of Rupert | Sherri Miles |
| City of Jerome ED | City of Jerome | Micah Austin |
| City of Burley | City of Burley | Doug Manning |
| City of Twin Falls ED | City of Twin Falls | Melinda Anderson |
| College of Southern Idaho | District 4 |
| Eastern Idaho Entrepreneurial Center | East Idaho | Bob Pothier |
| 4CASI Economic Dev. | Southeast Idaho | Kathy Ray |
| Great Rift Business Dev. Org. | American Falls/Aberdeen | Kristen Jensen |
| Power County Dev. Authority | Power County | Valerie Watkins |
| Bingham Economic Dev. Corporation | Bingham County | J. Brandon Bird |
| Bannock Dev. Corporation | Bannock County | Gynii Gilliam |
| City of ontpelier ED | Montpelier | Amy Bishop |
| Eastern Idaho Technical College | District 5 | Ken Erickson |
| Idaho State University | District 5 | Richard Jacobsen |
| Eastern Idaho Economic Dev. Partners | 12 Counties in Eastern Idaho | |
| Lost Rivers ED | Butte and South Custer County | Michele Holt |
| Teton County Economic Dev. Council | Teton County | |
| Lemhi County Economic Dev. Association, Inc. | Lemhi County | Tammy Stringham |
| Custer Economic Dev. Association (Custer County ED) | Custer County | Jolie Turek |
| Clark County Community ED | Clark County | Kerri Ellis |
| Idaho Falls Downtown Dev. | Idaho Falls | |
| Regional Dev. Alliance | Eastern Idaho | Tim Solomon |
| Grow Idaho Falls | Idaho Falls, Ammon, Bonneville County | Linda Martin |
| City of Rexburg ED | Rexburg | Scott Johnson |
| Madison Economic Partnership | Madison County | Scott Johnson |
Statewide
Panhandle Area Council
Clearwater Economic Dev. Assoc.
ICOG/Sage Community Resources, Inc.
Region IV Dev. Assoc. Inc.
Southeast Idaho Council of Governments
East Central Idaho Planning & Dev.t Assoc.
- Resource Links
- American Fact Finder
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml - Commerce Economic Indicators
http://commerce.idaho.gov/business/economic-indicators/ - Labor Market Information
http://lmi.idaho.gov/LMIHome.aspx - Stats America
http://www.statsamerica.org/ - Indicators Northwest
http://www.indicatorsnorthwest.org/ - Rural Competitiveness
http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/innovation/data.html