The Ensuing Kickoff
12/4/2006, 11:51 PM
And Boise, too. Were I to go back in time 15 years or so, I would certainly consider living up there. Huge percentage of the state is national forest. Here are some factoids:
-------------------------------------------------
Idaho's Quality of Life:
Idaho has the lowest serious crime rate of the 13 western states. (Federal Bureau of Investigation - 2005)
Idaho ranks sixth nationally in overall quality of life. (Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2006)
Modern Maturity magazine lists Coeur d’Alene fifth and Boise 10th in its list of the most “Green and Clean” cities in America (Modern Maturity, 6/2000)
Idaho’s low prevalence of smoking, low incidence of infectious disease and low violent crime rate rank it the nation’s 16th healthiest state. (America’s Health: State Health Rankings, 2005)
BabyFit.com rates Boise the sixth healthiest city in the country for pregnancy. (BabyFit.com)
What They're Saying About Idaho:
ipIQ, Intellectual Property Intelligence Quotient, an independent technology analysis firm, recently ranked Micron Technology number one in the semiconductor industry in its 2006 Patent Scorecard. (ipIQ, 7/2006)
Boise: Eighth in Money’s Best Places to Live. (Money, 8/2006)
Boise: Eighth on the Wall Street Journal’s “Top 20 Most Inventive Towns.” (Wall Street Journal, 7/2006)
Why I Went to Boise: Getting Out of Town on a Saturday Night. (National Geographic Traveler, 2006)
Inc. magazine’s 2006 list of top 10 Boomtowns “Best Cities for Doing Business” ranked Coeur d’Alene fifth and Idaho Falls 10th. Boise ranked second in 2005. (Inc., May, 2006)
Boise Metro: Best for business and careers in 2005 and fourth best in 2006. Boise has claimed a spot in the top 10 for seven of the last eight years. (Forbes Magazine)
Idaho Falls: #10 on USA Today’s Top 10 “Emerging Cities List.” (USA Today, 2004)
Coeur d’Alene: #5 on USA Today’s Top 10 “Emerging Cities List.” (USA Today, 2004)
Boise Metro: #1 in Innovation and #30 overall in the Creativity Index. (CreativeClass.org, 2003)
“Tamarack Ski Resort: One of America’s Hottest Destinations in 2004” – (Washington Post, 2004)
Boise is the fourth best walking city in the U.S. (Prevention Magazine)
“Teton Ridge Ranch: Top Ten Great Escape Travel List.” (Chicago Tribune, 2004)
Sun Valley: Skiing North America's Top Ten Travel List.” (Chicago Tribune, 2004)
Sun Valley, Idaho: The most romantic ski / snowboard resort in the West (skisnowboard.com, 2004)
10 Great places to see Lewis and Clark sites: Lemhi Pass and Lolo Pass and Lochsa River (USA Today, 2004)
--------------------
All of this should give them some significant consolation on 1/2/07.
-------------------------------------------------
Idaho's Quality of Life:
Idaho has the lowest serious crime rate of the 13 western states. (Federal Bureau of Investigation - 2005)
Idaho ranks sixth nationally in overall quality of life. (Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2006)
Modern Maturity magazine lists Coeur d’Alene fifth and Boise 10th in its list of the most “Green and Clean” cities in America (Modern Maturity, 6/2000)
Idaho’s low prevalence of smoking, low incidence of infectious disease and low violent crime rate rank it the nation’s 16th healthiest state. (America’s Health: State Health Rankings, 2005)
BabyFit.com rates Boise the sixth healthiest city in the country for pregnancy. (BabyFit.com)
What They're Saying About Idaho:
ipIQ, Intellectual Property Intelligence Quotient, an independent technology analysis firm, recently ranked Micron Technology number one in the semiconductor industry in its 2006 Patent Scorecard. (ipIQ, 7/2006)
Boise: Eighth in Money’s Best Places to Live. (Money, 8/2006)
Boise: Eighth on the Wall Street Journal’s “Top 20 Most Inventive Towns.” (Wall Street Journal, 7/2006)
Why I Went to Boise: Getting Out of Town on a Saturday Night. (National Geographic Traveler, 2006)
Inc. magazine’s 2006 list of top 10 Boomtowns “Best Cities for Doing Business” ranked Coeur d’Alene fifth and Idaho Falls 10th. Boise ranked second in 2005. (Inc., May, 2006)
Boise Metro: Best for business and careers in 2005 and fourth best in 2006. Boise has claimed a spot in the top 10 for seven of the last eight years. (Forbes Magazine)
Idaho Falls: #10 on USA Today’s Top 10 “Emerging Cities List.” (USA Today, 2004)
Coeur d’Alene: #5 on USA Today’s Top 10 “Emerging Cities List.” (USA Today, 2004)
Boise Metro: #1 in Innovation and #30 overall in the Creativity Index. (CreativeClass.org, 2003)
“Tamarack Ski Resort: One of America’s Hottest Destinations in 2004” – (Washington Post, 2004)
Boise is the fourth best walking city in the U.S. (Prevention Magazine)
“Teton Ridge Ranch: Top Ten Great Escape Travel List.” (Chicago Tribune, 2004)
Sun Valley: Skiing North America's Top Ten Travel List.” (Chicago Tribune, 2004)
Sun Valley, Idaho: The most romantic ski / snowboard resort in the West (skisnowboard.com, 2004)
10 Great places to see Lewis and Clark sites: Lemhi Pass and Lolo Pass and Lochsa River (USA Today, 2004)
--------------------
All of this should give them some significant consolation on 1/2/07.