A native of Sicily, Italy, Gianfranco moved to Boise to work in the information systems division of Micron Technology. Friendly people, a vibrant workplace, and a shorter commute are just a few of the positives Gianfranco experiences in Idaho’s capital city.

“There’s no traffic – I love it,” he says. “I don’t have to drive two hours to go to work. Here it’s 10 minutes. Every day it’s 10 minutes.”

Whether he’s riding his motorcycle on a summer evening or enjoying a movie, Gianfranco is happy to have made the move from Sicily to Boise.

“I feel the quality of life and that makes me feel happy. This means that the choice that I did two years ago was the right one.”

Access to talent was one of the main priorities in choosing a location. After selecting Nampa, their high expectations were almost immediately exceeded. “At our first job fair, we had over 400 applicants apply for 50 positions,” Julian recalled. “We were definitely surprised, but entirely thrilled with the result.

What companies that are interested in coming to the Boise Valley should know is that this is a workforce that is highly proficient in multiple languages due to the high influx of refugees as well as its underlying culture.

My family and I visited and were just bowled over by the friendly people we met, the amazing quality of life, and the incredible sense of community we found here.

Culture that matched the heart of Paylocity was amongst the necessities during site selection – and Boise fit the bill. “It’s important to be in communities where employees have a good quality of life and can enjoy life outside of work,” said Kinsey. “Boise is a comfortable place to be. It’s the kind of place where you can see a good community – where people enjoy their lives, but also the place where you can have a good business.”

The level of engagement from the business community and the economic development community makes Boise a special place.

Eleven states were competing for the new $15 billion memory fab expansion project. The decision to bring memory manufacturing back to Boise was far from guaranteed.

BVEP recently traveled to San Francisco to meet with potential Micron vendors and suppliers.

BVEP and Micron Technology connected with local, regional, and diverse suppliers who could be selected to
provide services for the new memory fab.

Four female Micron employees share about the opportunities and challenges of working in the semiconductor industry.

As Micron celebrates 45 years in the semiconductor business, see how Micron grew from a Boise basement business to the fifth largest semiconductor company in the world.

Producing a diverse, talented workforce to fill the 2,000 jobs requires a multi-faceted partnership of education, business and government.