Regional Economic Development

"Getting Dell Computers to locate in the valley was about the ease of doing business, the large work force and excellent work ethic, Rogers said. Those qualities make the region easy to sell."

"We intend to go throughout the world and to build on what is now the new Utah brand. Political boundaries play a far less relevant role in the world than they used to," Leavitt said. "The 17 days that we now celebrate as the first anniversary (of the Olympics) was not a landing — it was a launch."

"They needed so much space that this was the only building in Utah that they could occupy within a short amount of time," said Greg Hunter of Colliers Commerce CRG. "The only other possibility was expanding a 365,000-square-foot building in Salt Lake City and they didn’t want to do that."

Greek trade ambassador Elias Thanasas figures there must be Utah companies, energized by the rewards of participating in the 2002 Winter Games, that would like to become involved in preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics….

Spokane then and Spokane now left him with the same impression: "You have a wonderful quality of life and a lot of people with a very positive attitude about wanting to see things happen here."

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"Certainly, it is a disappointment to the state and the governor that [Intel has] not been able to reach [its] full potential here," she said. "But it is completely understandable in the market technology finds itself in today.
"We continue to seek every way possible to develop the state as a center for technology," Gochnour added. "And when the inevitable recovery occurs, we will be in a good position to take advantage of it."

Gussie O´Connor admits it´s probably her own fault that she doesn´t know what the Downtown Boise Association is doing. She often ignores the meeting notices and member letters mailed to her 10th Street barber shop…

In Washington — unlike in Idaho and 46 other states — the state constitution prohibits giving state money to private ventures. Economic development officials, particularly in border cities like Spokane and Vancouver, say that hamstrings their efforts to attract new businesses or retain those that are expanding.