7 articles tracking Idaho’s corporate growth, trends and policy shifts
Idaho’s business landscape is shifting as large employers secure major investments and contend with changing policies. Micron’s $15 billion chip fab in Boise draws attention amid debates over the CHIPS Act, with political leaders debating the best way to attract tech growth. Chobani’s $500 million expansion in Twin Falls highlights Idaho’s appeal as a business-friendly state, even as both companies invest even more heavily in upstate New York due to larger subsidies and lower housing costs.
Meanwhile, leadership changes at Albertsons follow the failed Kroger merger, signaling more transformation ahead for Idaho’s biggest companies. These articles underline the balance Idaho firms strike between local growth, national policy and competitive labor markets.
NO. 1: MICRON, CHOBANI DRAW PRAISE FOR IDAHO SPENDING BUT INVEST MORE IN NEW YORK. WHY?
What is it about Idaho vs. upstate New York? | Published April 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Angela Palermo
NO. 2: CEOS OF THESE IDAHO COMPANIES MAKE MILLIONS. SEE WHAT THEY AND THEIR MEDIAN WORKERS GET
The top executives of Idaho’s publicly traded companies were paid hundreds of times more than their median employees. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Angela Palermo
NO. 3: WHAT’S THE BEST PLACE TO WORK IN IDAHO? FORBES RANKS THE STATE’S TOP SEVEN EMPLOYERS
One of Idaho’s “best employers” was also ranked among the top 100 among large employers in America. | Published March 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ashley Fredde
NO. 4: ALBERTSONS CEO TO STEP DOWN AFTER KROGER MERGER FAILS. WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT GROCER’S FUTURE
“It has been a privilege to lead Albertsons Cos. through a critical period of evolution,” the CEO says. | Published March 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Staats
NO. 5: PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES AIM AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN IDAHO HISTORY. WHY?
President Trump told Congress to end a federal funding source used by Boise-based Micron, which is building a $15 billion semiconductor expansion in Boise. | Published March 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Rosenberger
NO. 6: A BIG IDAHO EMPLOYER IS SPENDING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO EXPAND. WHAT’S COMING AND WHY
The Idaho plant helped make the business’s immigrant founder a billionaire. | Published March 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Staats
NO. 7: ST. LUKE’S WON’T FLY PRIDE FLAGS THIS YEAR, CITES ‘CONTENTIOUS’ ENVIRONMENT
Idaho’s largest health system began displaying the flags to raise awareness and promote inclusion. | Published May 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julie Luchetta…