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John Blaye
Office: 208-382-7194
Fax: 208-382-5471
Cell: 208-634-9424
PO Box 127
Cascade, Idaho 83611
jblaye@co.valley.id.us |
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Annual Report
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UPPER PAYETTE RIVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Southwest Idaho: Valley and
North Boise County Economic
Development
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Partners:
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Valley County and cities of
Cascade, Donnelly, Lake Fork
and McCall, Boise County and cities of Garden
Valley, Crouch and Lowman |
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Chairman: |
Mayor Dick Carter, Cascade.
Idaho
Board Members: Frank Eld,
Valley County; Mayor Brad
Backus, Donnelly; Mayor Dick
Carter, Cascade; Mayor Bert
Kulesza, McCall; Boise
County Commissioner, Jamie
Anderson
Economic Development: John
Blaye 634-9424 |
Mission
Statement
The primary mission of the Economic
Development Council is to build a
sustainable regional economy through
economic development programs for
the Cities of Cascade, Donnelly,
Lake Fork and McCall located in
Valley County and Garden Valley,
Crouch, Lowman in Boise County. Our
priorities for the Council involves
the marketing for and recruitment of
new businesses, retaining and
expanding existing businesses,
creating jobs, building a larger tax
base for the benefit of all
residents, assisting in the
development of affordable community
housing and maintaining a high
quality of life.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS – SUCCESS
Over the past eight years our
Economic Development Council has
been instrumental in recruiting or
facilitating the expansion of 19
companies providing over 502 jobs in
Valley County. These companies will
add $9,500,000 in payroll and
$17,147,000 in capital investment to
the county’s economy. The money
spent by these businesses on
payroll, property taxes and capital
improvements will continue to flow
in our local economy for years to
come.
NEW JOBS CREATED
502 –19 Businesses
ANNUAL PAYROLL
$9,500,000
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
$17,147,000
CONSTRUCTION-REMODEL
167,969 Square Feet
FINANCING/LOAN FACILITATION
$21,700,000
GRANT APPLICATIONS COMPLETED -
$3,925,000
GRANTS AWARDED - $500,000
FOUNDING PARTNERS
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Valley County
City of Donnelly
Boise County |
City of Cascade
City of McCall
Idaho Commerce and Labor |
Rural Idaho
Economic Development Professional
Outreach Program
We would like to
extend a Special Thank You to the
several hundred people in Valley and
Boise Counties who are helping us
with our Economic Development
efforts. It sometimes takes the
effort of over 100 people to help us
with the recruitment and expansion
of one company.
Helping Valley County Grow and
Prosper!
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