Boise, Idaho, United States

Economy | Top employers

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is part of the larger Metropolitan Area, known as The Boise Cityโ€“Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area or the Boise Cityโ€“Mountain Homeโ€“Ontario Area (commonly known as the Treasure Valley) which is an area that encompasses Ada, Boise, Canyon, Gem, and Owyhee counties in south-western Idaho.

Downtown Boise is the cultural centre and home to many small businesses and a number of high-rise buildings. The area has a variety of shops and restaurants. Centrally, 8th Street contains a pedestrian zone with sidewalk cafes and restaurants. The neighborhood has many local restaurants, bars, and boutiques. The area also contains the Basque Block, which showcases Boise's Basque heritage. Downtown Boise's main attractions include the Idaho State Capitol, the classic Egyptian Theatre on the corner of Capitol Boulevard and Main Street, the Boise Art Museum on Capitol in front of Julia Davis Park, and Zoo Boise on the grounds of Julia Davis Park.

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Economy Boise is the headquarters for several major companies, such as Boise Cascade LLC, Albertsons, J.R. Simplot Company, Lamb Weston, Idaho Pacific Lumber Company, Idaho Timber, WinCo Foods, Bodybuilding.com, and Clearwater Analytics. Other major industries are headquartered in Boise or have large manufacturing facilities present. The state government is one of the city's largest employers.

The area's largest private, locally based, publicly traded employer is Micron Technology. Others include IDACORP, Inc., the parent company of Idaho Power, Idaho Bancorp, Boise, Inc., American Ecology Corp., and PCS Edventures.com Inc.

Technology investment and the high-tech industry have become increasingly important to the city, with businesses including Hewlett Packard, Cradlepoint, Healthwise, Bodybuilding.com, ClickBank, Crutial.com, and MarkMonitor. The call centre industry is also a major source of employment. There are over 20 call centres in the city employing more than 7,000 people, including WDSGlobal, Electronic Data Systems, Teleperformance, DirecTV, Taos, and T-Mobile.

Varney Air Lines, founded by Walter Varney in 1926, was formed in Boise, though headquartered at Pasco, Washington due to its more attractive prospects and increased economic support in Washington. The original airmail contract was from Pasco to Elko, Nevada, with stops in Boise in both directions. Varney Air Lines is the original predecessor company of present-day United Airlines, which still serves the city at the newly renovated and upgraded Boise Airport.

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Top employers According to Boise Valley Economic Partnership, the top private employers in the city are:

St. Luke's Health Systems; Micron Technology 5,000โ€“5,999 Saint Alphonsus Health System; Albertsons; Walmart; JR Simplot Co.; HP Inc.; Fred Meyer; Idaho Power Co.; Wells Fargo Bank NA.

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Boise, Idaho, United States 
Boise, Idaho, United States
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Boise was ranked #895 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Boise has a population of over 228,959 people. Boise also forms part of the wider The Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area which has a population of over 811,961 people. Boise is the #52 hipster city in the world, with a hipster score of 5.4291 according to the Hipster Index which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to the number of vegan eateries, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques, and record stores. Boise is ranked #197 for startups with a score of 2.194.

To set up a UBI Lab for Boise see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Boise has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Chita, Russia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Guernica, Spain
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Antipodal to Boise is: 63.798,-43.615

Locations Near: Boise -116.202,43.6153

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Meridian -116.392,43.61 d: 15.3  

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kennewick -119.114,46.197 d: 367.4  

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pasco -119.1,46.233 d: 369.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Missoula -114,46.85 d: 398.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Richland -119.274,46.281 d: 382.4  

Antipodal to: Boise 63.798,-43.615

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