There are key factors driving energy for the launch of Idaho's most powerful enterprise zone yet - The CORE in Meridian, Idaho: As this image shows, open, developable land, newly completed flex space for technology and health sciences innovation at Pinebridge in the heart of THE CORE, and the presence of more than 43 active health and technology enterprises are creating a fusion driving growth in Meridian.

Education

“The bell towers of academic institutions have replaced smokestacks as the drivers of the American urban economy.” - CEOs for Cities and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Coupled with the stable incomes universities provide and the cultural vibrancy they stimulate, it's no surprise that universities have come to anchor many cities' prospects for growth.

Idaho has an acute physician shortage. Retention of physicians is strongest when they receive both their medical school training and their residency training in the same state. THE CORE delivers the potential for Idaho leaders to create new opportunities for physicians approaching their careers as practitioners.

Health care will be Idaho’s fastest-growing, largest and highest paying industry between now and 2016, with nursing and pharmacy as the top occupations. According to the Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho will need for more than 500 registered nurses every year through 2016. Pharmacists, medical technicians and therapists will also be in high demand, and more physicians and surgeons will be needed across the state.