Idaho House and Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills Wednesday that its sponsors say are aimed at stimulating Idaho business and generating job growth. The Grow Green Idaho Jobs Act would expedite the permitting process for renewable energy projects. Another bill would establish a Jobs Council within the Governor’s Office charged with providing recommendations to increase jobs in Idaho. A third senate bill would direct the Departments of Commerce and Labor to provide market data to Idaho small businesses to help them compete in the market place and create jobs. All three senate bills were introduced and printed last week, and are waiting for a hearing. The remaining bills, set to be introduced in House Committees this week, focus on stimulating Idaho business growth and expansion, through small business incubators, tax credits on venture capital investments in Idaho business, and tax credits for businesses that create and fill higher paying jobs with benefits.
Sponsors have christened this the Idaho Jobs and Opportunity Blueprint (IJOBs), that they say borrows from programs that have been successful in other states.
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