Idaho Falls awarded grant to develop plans for innovation district
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - A big push toward innovation in Idaho Falls is set to get underway.
The city has been awarded an economic development grant from Battelle Energy Alliance in partnership with Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho.
They plan to begin developing what they call The Idaho Falls Innovation District.
The nearly $56,000 grant is designed to support start-up companies, providing services such as management training or office space and other assistance.
The organizer s first step is to focus on the area around MK Simpson Boulevard near the INL.
Published online: Mar 01, 2021 Articles, East Idaho Business
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IDAHO FALLS The City of Idaho Falls, in partnership with Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI), has been awarded an economic development grant from Battelle Energy Alliance, operator of Idaho National Laboratory (INL), to begin conceptual development of an innovative new project called the Idaho Falls Innovation District.
“There are less than a handful of innovation districts in this country that converge on science and cutting edge research,” said Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper. “I expect some very big things will happen here in the future and it’s thrilling to know that the city will have played a significant role in helping to launch this kind of creative space right here in Idaho Falls.”
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COLUMBIA - Swift Prepared Foodsâ application for tax incentives to build an Italian meats plant on Paris Road that would employ 251 people won the unanimous approval of the Boone County Commission on Thursday.
The company plans to invest $150 million to build a 275,000-square-foot plant that will begin production in the third quarter of 2022, Swiftâs Matt LaFollette told the commission Tuesday, when it held a first reading of a measure accepting the recommendation of the Chapter 100 Review Panel that the incentives be approved. It also plans a $35 million, 50,000-square-foot expansion of the plant in its third and fourth years.
The plant would be built on 80 acres at 5008 Paris Road in an industrial corridor that already includes Schneider Electric Square D, 3M, Aurora Organic Dairy and Kraft Foods.
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