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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Dare I say Pie in the sky? I haven't heard any great demand from industry or commerce for such a development. It is not like there is a death of open land around Pocatello. Lots of land around the airport, the old FMC plant, and south of town. Idaho has a number of bridges in need of repair, but IDOT chooses to spend money on THIS boondoggle? Sigh...
3 posted on 08/25/2017 8:04:25 AM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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More than twenty-five years ago my husband’s Silicon Valley employer was looking to expand. It was at the height of the dotcom boom and office space in Silicon Valley was practically nonexistent. The company had a branch office in Salt Lake City and the company polled workers as to whether they might be interested in relocating there. The professional and support employees were interested. Housing was crazy in California and the commutes were killers. But the managerial staff couldn’t bear being separated from San Francisco, Monterey, and all the trappings California offers the wealthy. They voted it down. A short time later the dotcom bust solved their problem as numerous companies went bust and office space in Silicon Valley was a dime a dozen. If managerial staff wasn’t interested in Salt Lake City, believe me, Pocatello hasn’t a prayer of attracting established companies.


5 posted on 08/25/2017 8:29:29 AM PDT by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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