The Boise Valley Economic Partnership (BVEP) is driven by a partnership of communities, institutions, chamber organizations and businesses in the area. BVEP offers free, customized, confidential services and site location assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs interested in relocating, starting up, or expanding in the Boise Valley. We work to keep, grow and attract jobs for the region.
Kicking off a new five year campaign in 2011, BVEP re-structured and created a new vision for the organization. BVEP created accountable and measurable goals, and made a plan to have strong communication with stakeholders. BVEP holds quarterly stakeholder summits and sends out announcements to keep our partners informed.
Since starting the new campaign, our organization has more than doubled our goals in project activity and face-to-face meetings.
In BVEP's first Annual Review (Activity from June 2011 - June 2012):
- 57 Projects Managed (companies/consultants we have worked with directly on a relocation/expansion project)
- 23 Site Visits (Coordinated tours/meetings with company representatives and consultants interested in looking at the Boise Valley as an option for their project)
- 3 Project Announcements (Companies that have chosen the Boise Valley)
- 1 Pending Announcement
- 525 Jobs
- 16 Sales Missions/Trade Shows with 183 face-to-face meetings
If you would like to get more information about BVEP and how to become one of our partners, please contact Lisa Bloomquist at (208) 472-5229. We would love to meet with you.
BVEP Project Announcements:
Enphase Energy (announced June 2011): founded in 2006 and headquartered in Northern California, Enphase Energy is a leader in solar microinverter solutions. With over 25,000 installations in North America and 500,000 units shipped, Enphase has proven the viability of microinverter-based photovoltaic systems. Enphase brought its Tier One technical support center to the Boise area in June 2011.
ProService (announced October 2011): a customer service support center serving multiple clients including online retailer Balsam Brands, an Internet Retailer Top 500 company. Balsam Brands "manages a portfolio of ecommerce brands and businesses that sell specialty products in various niche markets." The Meridian center will assist in customer support as well as a small distribution center for their flagship Balsam Hill brand, the leading online retailer of high-end artificial Christmas trees and related home décor products. www.balsamhill.com.
Central Garden & Pet Company (Announced April 2012): a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn & garden and pet supplies markets. Boise, ID will be home to a new Central Garden and Pet shared service center providing transactional processing services for the Company’s U.S. operations. The new center will begin phasing in operations in June 2012 and is expected to be completely staffed within eighteen to twenty-four months.
BioLife Plasma Services (Announced September 2012): Industry-leading plasma collection company. BioLife operates and maintains state-of-the-art plasma collection facilities throughout the United States and collects nearly three million liters of plasma per year. The plasma collected is processed into a wide variety of life-saving therapeutics that benefit thousands of people everyday. BioLife is constructing a new building off of Eagle Road.
Guardian Survival Gear (Announced September 2012): Guardian is a multi-million dollar wholesale importer, manufacturer and distributor of emergency preparedness products including 72-hour survival kits, food storage, first aid products and more. Founded in 2005, Guardian is focused on helping people better prepare for emergency situations. Guardian selected the valley for its new distribution facility and office support. The Boise office will house the company’s sales team, leadership and primary warehouse distribution for their wholesale business.
Jongejans Dust Collectors (Announced October 2012): Agriculture machinery manufacturer out of Holland. Decided on Boise location and in the process of setting up warehouse and U.S. operations.
