IDAHO

"It’s a fun, inexpensive way to say, `I was in Idaho,"

He said IsoRay’s decision to come to Pocatello was born out of a community effort that included state leaders as well as those from Bannock Development, the PDA, the City of Pocatello, INL and Idaho State University. He called the collaboration a unique one.

Today’s film industry is seeking out locations in states and other countries that offer the most attractive incentives."

Employers are as frustrated as the agencies, and are trying to find ways to lure more workers while unemployment is continuing to shrink.

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"We’re looking at hyper-growth areas. In Denver there’s a huge Latino market there, and the same with Chicago," Cahoon said. "In Idaho, the Hispanic population is growing. It’s huge, and we don’t really have much competition."

Travel and tourism accounted for 5 percent of Idaho’s gross state product in 2004, and a new study indicates the industry is providing an increasing share of the state’s jobs and wages.

The 64-page directory, which lists more than 200 companies, research organizations and universities, will serve as a point of contact for people interested in doing business in Idaho, Commerce and Labor officials said.

"We just could not compete with the monetary incentives which were extended by Texas and the communities surrounding Dalhart."

"When we moved here we had a three-year goal," said Yoder. "We’re going to hit that three year goal in 18 months."