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Eastern Idaho prospers amid recession. – Idaho Falls has switched places with the Treasure Valley as Idaho’s most diversified, stable economy

February 28, 2010 /

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The federally funded Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov , which has provided a stable base of 7,000 to 8,000 jobs for so long it’s known simply as "The Site," got the state’s biggest stimulus boost in 2009 with $468 million to accelerate the cleanup of its Cold War-era nuclear plants.

And today’s Idaho Falls and the surrounding metropolitan area have a far more diverse economy than ever before.

BY ROCKY BARKER [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/02/21/1089155/e-idaho-prospers-amid-recession.html