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Idaho: Planning Fiscal Future Around Green Jobs and GDP Growth

Mary Lou Byrd (Oct/Nov 09)
A balanced state budget puts the state a position to plan for growth, with alternative energy leading the way. More

Does Community Size Matter in Business Success?

Michelle Cammarata, Vice President, Workforce & Location Planning, CresaPartners (Oct/Nov 09)
From new business incentives to hand-to-hand combat, smaller cities are competing in this recession; but a community’s size — large or small — does not tell all. More

Clean Energy, Green Economy

Steve Stackhouse (June/July 09)
Renewable energy stands poised to create opportunities across the country. More

Alternative Energy and Information Technology Growing in Idaho

Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Oct/Nov 08)
In addition to statewide initiatives, a number of regional industries are thriving. More
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Idaho  At A Glance
POPULATION: 1,523,816 (2008)

LABOR FORCE: 752,555 (2009)

RIGHT TO WORK: Yes

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Agriculture and food processing, manufacturing, high-tech

EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Health services, business services, semiconductor and other electronic manufacturing, retail trades, construction, alternative energy, recreational technology

COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 25.9% (2009)

BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Income Tax:
7.6 percent of taxable income with a $20 minimum Corporate Organization and Qualification Fees: $100 for articles of incorporation or certificate of authority

Sales and Use Tax: (As of October 1, 2008) 6 percent of retail sales price of taxable property; use tax of 6 percent on value of property if not taxed at the point of sale

Property Tax: No state property tax. However, counties and municipal jurisdictions have varying property tax rates; real property is assessed at 100 percent of market value; rates vary among county and municipal jurisdictions

BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
Tax increment financing
Community development block grants
Workforce Development Training Fund
New Jobs Tax Credit
Investment Tax Credit
Industrial revenue bonds
Idaho Business Advantage
Rural business development grants
Goods-in-transit exemption
Research & Development Tax Credit
Pollution equipment exemption
Production equipment exemption from Idaho sales and use tax
Sales tax exemption (industrial fuels and raw materials)
R&D Income Tax Credit
R&D Sales Tax Credit
Net operating loss deductions
Prime rate loans
Rural manufacturing investment property tax exemption
Large business property tax cap

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