Thread: China Eyes 50 Square Mile Idaho Grab

Chinese Company Eyes Idaho

Originally in The Idaho Statesman, 12/31/2010
Written by Rocky Barker

As economic power shifts to Asia, Idaho's location makes it a prime site for an industrial foothold

A Chinese national company is interested in developing a 10,000- to 30,000-acre technology zone for industry, retail centers and homes south of the Boise Airport.

Officials of the China National Machinery Industry Corp. have broached the idea — based on a concept popular in China today — to city and state leaders.

They are also interested in helping build and finance a fertilizer plant near American Falls, an idea company officials returned to Idaho this month to pursue.

This ambitious, long-term proposal would start with a manufacturing and warehouse zone tied to the airport, and could signify a shift in the economic relationship between the two superpowers — a relationship once defined by U.S. companies like the J.R. Simplot Co., Hewlett-Packard and Morrison-Knudsen that would head to China to build and develop.

“I think China’s coming over here shows they are willing to collaborate on the reinvigoration of the American industrial base,â€

China: The New Investment Savior?

Written by William F. Jasper
Thursday, 12 May 2011 00:00

The Idaho Statesman in a June 6, 2010 story extolled the efforts of Idaho’s Commerce Secretary Don Dietrich and Idaho Governor C.L. “Butchâ€

I have an idea of where this is south of the Boise airport. DONT DO IT Idaho! ID is one of the last places that still "feels" like America. I really hope they do not allow this, I have a hard time believing the people there would approve.