MotivePower
MotivePower, Inc., a Wabtec Company, is an industry leader in the design, manufacture and re-manufacture of diesel-electric locomotives. Since 1972, over 2,500 locomotives have been delivered to customers from the company's 300,000 sq. ft. facility in Boise.
PKG
Founded in 1989 as Promed Keyboard Group with three employees, PKG today is a private, minority-owned designer, developer, and manufacturer of user interface systems, primarily serving medical, industrial/ instrumentation, and avionics industries. They operate two state-of-the-art facilities in Meridian - a 10,000 sq. ft. business development facility and a 12,000 sq. ft. production facility - and have recently started construction on a 38,000 sq. ft. building to house their corporate headquarters and manufacturing.
Plexus
Plexus is a provider of a unique menu of Product Realization Solutions within the Electronic Manufacturing Services industry. They offer more than 25 years of experience turning customers' concepts into world-class products, and include a 216,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility in Nampa among their global locations.
Western Trailer
Founded in 1969, Western Trailer is a manufacturer of trailers for semi trucks used in industries such as agriculture, forest products, refuse, military, aerospace and many more. Based in Boise, Western Trailer's production capabilities have grown over the years, and it now operates from a 100,000 sq. ft. plant where they can produce more than 1,200 trailers per year.
Image National Signs
For more than 65 years, Image National Signs has designed, manufactured and installed signs across the country. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Nampa, Image National now operates production facilities in both Nampa and Terrell, Texas that encompass more than 100,000 sq ft.
Eberlestock
Eberlestock, based in Boise, is a manufacturer of stocks, packs and accessories for competition, hunting, military and tactical applications and more. Founded in 1985 by Glen Eberle while working his way through college and competing in biathlon at the Olympic level.
Western Aircraft
Based in Boise, Western Aircraft is one of the West's largest aircraft services companies offering maintenance, aircraft sales, avionics sales & installation, aircraft part sales, FBO services, airline fueling, aircraft charters, & aircraft management. The company began as the corporate flight department for the Morrison Knudsen Corporation that was headquartered in Boise, ID 60 years ago. Western Aircraft has five major hangars totaling 80,000 sq ft (not including office area).
Transform Solar
Transform Solar was created through a cooperative effort between two long-time leaders in energy and semiconductor manufacturing: Origin Energy and Micron Technology. They brought together their respective expertise in green energy and semiconductor manufacturing to contribute stability and strength to a visionary company with a leading new technology. Today, Transform Solar operates in a number of worldwide locations, including facilities in Boise and Nampa.
Boise Inc.
Boise Inc., headquartered in Boise, manufactures papers used for communication, such as office papers, commercial printing papers, envelopes, forms, and newsprint, as well as papers that are associated with packaging, including label and release and flexible papers used for food wrap and other applications. They also manufacture linerboard and corrugating medium, which are combined to make containerboard, the base raw material in their corrugated sheets and containers. In addition to the company's headquarters in Boise, they also operate a corrugated container packaging manufacturing plant in Nampa.
TechHelp
TechHelp manufacturing specialists provide technical and professional assistance, training and information to Idaho manufacturers, processors and inventors to help them strengthen their global competitiveness through product and process improvements.
Food Technology Center
The Food Technology Center is a 7,000 sq.ft. certified food processing facility located in Caldwell, Idaho, adjacent to the University of Idaho Business and Technology Incubator. Its purpose is to provide a multi-use facility where individuals and food companies can receive comprehensive business, technical, and educational assistance to develop or improve their food business.
Idaho Workforce Development Training Program
The Idaho Workforce Development Training Program can provide job skill training for new employees of companies expanding in Idaho and skill upgrade training of current workers who are at risk of being permanently laid off to prevent that lay off.
“We compete with many firms on the east coast and in the Midwest, and we’ve found ourselves to be extremely competitive. The Boise Valley’s low energy costs, low insurance costs, competitive wage rates, and the general atmosphere of cooperation from government leaders have all contributed positively to our growth and bottom line.”