Boise is also known for the many public and private partnerships that keep its regional economic development on the cutting edge. As the voice of business in the Boise-Nampa Metropolitan Statistical Area  (MSA) consisting of five counties (Ada County, Boise County, Canyon County, Gem County and Owyhee County) the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce has an impressive record of teaming with elected officials at all levels of government to create one of the most attractive business climates in the nation. It is no accident that Boise has become a magnet for high-wage employers.

     Early in its history the Boise valley was an agricultural center. A system of canals irrigated the burgeoning town’s orchards, farms and ranches. Technology, urbanization and changing consumer demands may change the face of Idaho agriculture. That won’t change the rich traditions that farming and ranching have brought to the state. And that hasn’t changed the fact that the agriculture industry continues to grow and prosper throughout Idaho.  Food brokerage and wholesalers have also developed strong roots in the Boise-Nampa MSA’s agricultural community.  

     Canyon County has long been one of the nation’s leading seed production areas, and today is the center of most agricultural activity in the MSA. Apples, beef, cherries, grain, grapes, hay, hops, peaches, pork, potatoes, poultry, seed corn, sugar beets and trout are the state’s primary agricultural products.

 

2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83712, P. O. Box 790
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