Welcome to the Business Plus Newsletter!

November 2022

Thank you to our meeting sponsors!

Columbia Bank, Minidoka Memorial Hospital and Willamette Dental Group

Rudy Ashenbrener, Business Plus Secretary, welcomes guests to the Annual Meeting, November 17, 2022.

Speaker Contact and Lightcast Resources

Nathan Foss, MBA

Account Executive | Lightcast

[email protected]

www.lightcast.io

Lightcast publishes fantastic reports on labor market data. Visit the Lightcast Reports for The Demographic Drought, the Talent Attraction Scorecard, 2022 Talent Playbook and others.

Follow Lightcast's YouTube Channel for fun and insightful short videos including Apprenticeships, Inflation, and Nathan's Rural's Rise.

Nathan's presentation slides

Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization, Inc. (SIEDO)

Interim Executive Director Jan Rogers shared news about the re-launch of SIEDO. The organization was founded 21 years ago on the concept of regional economic development. The idea was to leverage our resources as a region to market and attract large industrial/commercial projects. The intent from the beginning was for SIEDO to become a self-sustaining 501c organization focused on 4 basic tenets: 1) economic development being a team sport, 2) SIEDO's clients are the communities, counties, and private industry of Southern Idaho, 3) SIEDO must be client driven, and 4) it represents the economic interests of the region.

As Interim Director, Rogers was asked to assess the organization. The outcome of the assessment was to refocus the organization's original mission to create a stand-alone 501c3 organization. On October 1, 2022, SIEDO began the transition and has appointed a new board of directors representing Business Plus, CSI and the cities/counties. The next step will be to develop a strategic direction that will continue to drive opportunity to our region. Rogers believes our best years are yet to come!

Check Presentation - Thank you!

Idaho Central Credit Union

L-R: Rebecca Wildman, Lyssa Chavez, Alan Gil, Jeff May and Brett Buckley

Idaho Workforce Council Presentation for Jerome 20/20

Jerome 20/20, Inc. hosted Matt Thomsen and Janet Pretti to speak about the Idaho Talent Pipeline Management Initiative (TPM). Led by the Idaho Workforce Development Council, TPMⓇ is designed to be a scalable, employer-led solution designed to close the skills gap in ways that generates shared value and a return on investment (ROI) for employers as well as learners, education and workforce providers (including OPSOs), and the communities in which they reside. Valuable state resources were presented including Idaho Launch, Registered Apprenticeships and WDC Grant Opportunities including Child Care Expansion Grants. Matt Thomsen, Janet Pretti and Larry Hall are ready to answer questions and help businesses get started.

The Idaho Department of Labor's Event Calendar includes upcoming workshops and hiring events. Information is searchable and can filter for Southern Idaho. 

Zions Bank U.S. Jobs Report - November 4, 2022