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. Read full article HERE
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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.... Read the full article HERE
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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. Read the full article HERE
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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…
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STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK Some of the topics that will be addressed at next week’s 2017 Economic Summit weren’t even on the radar when the Sun Valley Economic Development held its first Economic Summit six years ago. Who, for instance, was talking about how Airbnb might affect the…
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