Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact Idaho
Governor Butch Otter speaking at the 2011 Buy Idaho conference
Buy Idaho launched in 1986, with support from then newly elected Lieutenant Governor Butch Otter, as a way to market Idaho-made products. The member driven marketing cooperative celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 2011. There are currently 1,100 members of Buy Idaho. Members include accounting firms and photography studios, chocolate shops and banks.
There are 180 firearms and ammunition makers in the state of Idaho. They’re spread across much of the state, with many locations clustered around Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Lewiston.
This is a boom time for agriculture, and Idaho’s upswing far outpaces national growth. While total U.S. net farm income soared from 2010 to 2011, rising by 28 percent, a report released today shows the state’s net farm income rose by 88 percent in the same period. Report co-author Paul Patterson, an agricultural economist, says […]
Buy Idaho launched in 1986, with support from then newly elected Lieutenant Governor Butch Otter, as a way to market Idaho-made products. The member driven marketing cooperative celebrated its 25th anniversary this week. Governor Otter calls the 1,100 member Buy Idaho effort a “great success”. Still, he told attendees at Buy Idaho’s annual conference the […]
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