Southern Idaho was able to attract seven projects over 10 months in 2013, including investments from leading food companies such as Chobani, Monsanto, Clif Bar and Frulact Group, as well as expansions of Glanbia Foods, McCain Foods and Calva/Brewster. The projects are expected to create 5,000 jobs directly and indirectly, with a total combined investment of over $773 million, according to the Southern Idaho Economic Development Corporation (SIEDO).
“For our region of 200,000 people to open or announce seven new projects in a 10-month timeframe is pretty phenomenal. We’ve shattered all previous business records,” says Jan Rogers, SIEDO executive director. “Southern Idaho, blessed with agricultural diversity, is now becoming the country’s center for food production, food processing and food science.”