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September 2018

FORMS ECONOMIC COUNCIL

By Our History
Economic Council including the Ketchum Innovation Center, Visit Sun Valley, The Chamber of Hailey and the Wood River Valley and The Fly Sun Valley Alliance formed to align and coordinate economic development efforts.
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Housing Doesn’t Have to Be So Expensive

By Business, Housing
We really like this piece in Bloomberg Businessweek Housing Doesn't Have To Be So Expensive:   Bringing down prices requires a combination of affordable homes and upzoning Some excerpts to consider: “Housing prices needn’t be high just because an area is hemmed in by water or mountains” “Constraints on housing prevent…
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2018 Q3 – Economic Update

By Business, News
2017 saw growth in sales with some cities up and some slightly down. Blaine County also saw increases in the number of jobs, businesses, wages and income from self-employment. SVED estimates the Blaine County GDP to be $2.0 Billion in 2017, up from our last estimate of $1.8 Billion in…
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