2017 Organizes 6th annual Economic Summit
SVED introduces first housing initiative to address the “missing middle” in Blaine County’s housing stock.
In the Mountain Express
Article by: Karen Bossick
They’d come to learn about the state of Blaine County’s economy.
But the quarterly meeting of the Sun Valley Economic Development hadn’t even gotten underway when attendees began grousing about a familiar subject—lack of housing for middle-income workers.
By the Idaho Mountain Express
Article by: Tony Evans
The Blaine County economy is “anemic” due primarily to a labor shortage. A lack of affordable housing may be at the root of the problem.…
In GeekWire
Article by: Nat Levy
Investors are taking note of Blokable, a Seattle startup founded by a former Amazon manager that aims to cut costs for builders and residents alike through the construction of tech-powered manufactured housing.
In an article by UrbanLand
Author: Jeremy Harper
Backing sympathetic elected officials, focusing on the human impacts of the housing shortage, and mobilizing nonvocal supporters for new projects are all effective ways to overcome NIMBY-ism over affordable housing projects, a panel of advocates said during the ULI Housing Opportunity 2017 conference in New Orleans.
