Leadership Visit
Commerce Lexington's annual Leadership Visit has helped expose Central Kentucky's leaders to the best ideas of model communities throughout the United States, yielding valuable lessons that have been applied to the improvement of the Bluegrass Region. This three-day trip has become the most valuable opportunity to bring community leaders, decision makers and ideas together in order to make positive changes in our community. It's a very unique program that includes the foremost business, education, government and community representatives of Central Kentucky.
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2018 Leadership Visit Set for Boise, Idaho, May 8-10
Commerce Lexington Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2018 Leadership Visit presented by Central Bank & Trust Co. will take us to Boise, Idaho, from May 8 - 10, 2018. Known as the City of Trees, Boise (pronounced Boy-see) is earning national acclaim like no other mid-sized city in America. Its quality of life has attracted a thriving mix of high-tech, agribusiness and manufacturing businesses, along with a young, educated workforce to serve them.
According to the Boise Valley Economic Partnership, Boise is the 99th-largest city in the nation with a county population of 392,365 and 683,525 in the greater metropolitan area. It is the hub of commerce, banking and government for the state of Idaho and is located midway between Salt Lake City and Portland. Idaho is among the top five fastest-growing states in the nation.
With companies like HP, Micron, Simplot, Albertsons, the Boise Valley has an infrastructure of talent and expertise from a legacy of large corporate headquarters. Collectively, the workforce is three years younger than the national average. A full 40-percent of its workforce has earned college degrees. The area is also home to more than 14 institutions of higher education with a cumulative enrollment of 50,000.
With a low cost of living and a pro-business environment, Boise is attracting new companies and entrepreneurs to the region. KPMG ranked Boise the #1 city for lowest business costs in the Pacific U.S. in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE 2018 TRIP TO BOISE, IDAHO
2018 Leadership Visit Set for Boise, Idaho, May 8-10
Commerce Lexington Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2018 Leadership Visit presented by Central Bank & Trust Co. will take us to Boise, Idaho, from May 8 - 10, 2018. Known as the City of Trees, Boise (pronounced Boy-see) is earning national acclaim like no other mid-sized city in America. Its quality of life has attracted a thriving mix of high-tech, agribusiness and manufacturing businesses, along with a young, educated workforce to serve them.
According to the Boise Valley Economic Partnership, Boise is the 99th-largest city in the nation with a county population of 392,365 and 683,525 in the greater metropolitan area. It is the hub of commerce, banking and government for the state of Idaho and is located midway between Salt Lake City and Portland. Idaho is among the top five fastest-growing states in the nation.
With companies like HP, Micron, Simplot, Albertsons, the Boise Valley has an infrastructure of talent and expertise from a legacy of large corporate headquarters. Collectively, the workforce is three years younger than the national average. A full 40-percent of its workforce has earned college degrees. The area is also home to more than 14 institutions of higher education with a cumulative enrollment of 50,000.
With a low cost of living and a pro-business environment, Boise is attracting new companies and entrepreneurs to the region. KPMG ranked Boise the #1 city for lowest business costs in the Pacific U.S. in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
