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Market Access

The Boise Valley is located in southwest Idaho 430 miles from the seaport terminal of Portland, Oregon; 384 miles south of Spokane, Washington; and 360 miles northwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. Boise's location serves as a conduit to provide highway, air and rail access to the Northwest, allowing market access to 66 million consumers within a 750 mile radius.

Boise Airport

The newly renovated Boise Airport, which serves more than 3 million travelers a year, is less than five miles from downtown. Boise is served by 10 airlines which offer daily, non-stop flights to 22 cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas.

Rail

Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad (INPR) provides freight service over four former Union Pacific (UP) branch lines in southwestern Idaho and northeastern Oregon. The Oregon Division runs from a UP connection at La Grande to Elgin, OR (20.6 miles). The Idaho Division runs from a UP connection at Payette to Cascade, ID (100.9 miles). INPR also leases and operates from a connection with UP in Nampa, ID to the Hillcrest switching station near the Boise airport, and from Caldwell to Wilder, ID.

I am 97 years old and I have always said that in this valley we have everything people want for a good life—so it doesn’t surprise me that the Boise Valley continues to grow and prosper.

J.R. Simplot, local businessman, entrepreneur, and Chairman of the Board, Simplot Company.