“Twin Falls did a phenomenal job in responding to our call for information. They did everything possible to get us answers to our questions and concerns – good, bad or indifferent. It was a reflection of the kind of place Dell could do business and where the community will be there for the client long term and vice versa. Twin falls is a great example of a community that works hard to make a valid impression on the site selection group and the client. They are a textbook case of how a community should work and pull together in a site selection process.”
-- James Trobaugh, senior vice president CB Richard Ellis Call Center Solutions Group

“Exergy has chosen southern Idaho’s Snake River Plain for wind development projects because of the consistent, unobstructed wind patterns its rural residents are highly familiar with. This, combined with compatible uses such as cattle grazing and crop production, make southern Idaho ideal for wind power production.”
-- Holli Woodings, Exergy spokesperson

“Many factors contributed to our decision to expand our Swiss cheese operations into Burley. Pre-existing food processing infrastructure, an excellent location offering quality milk and a strong workforce convinced us to establish new operations in Burley rather than expanding one of our other existing facilities. We anticipate the area’s quality milk supply will increase over the years, providing us with even more high-end milk for cheese production.”
-- Dolores Wheeler, president and chief executive officer of Gossner Foods

“Having a nutritions-focused business in southern Idaho, and a partnership with Glanbia Foods, we have the significant ability to support a dairy industry with dairy-based nutrition products that have a national and global impact. A massive amount of milk development is required to generate the whey protein base used for our nutritional products. Glanbia Foods’ huge milk production provides us with those valuable dairy products and proteins that remain after cheese is produced.”
-- Dr. Eric Bastian, vice president of research and development at Glanbia Nutritionals

“ARi was the research division of Amalgamated Sugar Company and was set up approximately 50 years ago in Twin Falls due to its central location in the company's growing and processing area. Our Southern Idaho location is ideal thanks to its proximity to many food and mining operations here that may have an interest in our technology. Additionally, the company has benefited from the opportunity to collaborate with scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). ARi’s location in this area makes it relatively easy to find and hire technically-trained employees from the pool of individuals who have grown up in the West and want to stay in the general area.”
-- Dr. Eugene Rearick, director of chemical research at ARi

“We couldn’t be more pleased with our decision to operate in Jerome. That decision has already paid off substantially.”
-- Mike Schutz, plant manager of Hilex Poly in Jerome

“We found that the city of Jerome had so much to offer as we considered expanding in the Northwest. This new location for WOW met several important criteria. It needed to be close to our key customer base, offer a capable workforce and offer both rail and interstate access. While Jerome met these criteria, we also found a very positive business environment there and proactive assistance from Jerome’s economic development group, city, county and business leaders.”
-- Bob Rossi, business development manager of WOW Logistics