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”In our minds it’s much broader than just IsoRay coming here,“ Burstedt said. ”It opens industry to all types of companies who will need this same service from the laboratory. All of Eastern Idaho will benefit.“

Both would lessen the tax burden of low-income Idahoans, and either shift the costs to sales and income taxes or to businesses, farmers and folks who own more expensive homes.

"Every company spends thousands of dollars in benefits on health care per employee," Kemper said. "If you’re going to spend so much on sick care, why not spend a lot on helping employees become healthier?"

"Boise has sold itself within 24 hours of them getting off the plane," Wiskirchen said. Most job candidates are impressed with the access to recreational sports and low housing prices, he said.

Local experts speculated that the number of jobs lost eventually could approach 600, based on a multiplier formula that says a lost information services job typically results in another job lost in the service sector of the economy.

When asked how the Trail affected business, our server said the restaurant experienced a “phenomenal” increase when the Trail opened. I’m sure you’d hear similar stories from hospitality businesses all along the Trail.

Gov. Kempthorne long has been a supporter of tax incentives for business, especially if the tax breaks cause money to be spent in Idaho that wouldn’t otherwise be spent.

"When we were looking for a new site, we never thought we’d end up in the state of Idaho," Hilex Chairman Leon Farahnik said. "When we came here people welcomed us with open arms. It has been a great decision."

An Idaho Statesman review of Treasure Valley plans from recent decades reveals that five common pitfalls often keep plans from succeeding: a lack of money to make them work; no mechanism for enforcement of recommendations; changes in leadership and visions; incorrect or bad data; and vague or unrealistic goals.