By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer, and Karen Ballard Administrator of Tourism, Idaho Department of Commerce IGEM Bill Heads to Governor After passing both the House and Senate with overwhelming support, House Bill 546 – is headed to the Governor for signature. Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) creates a platform to facilitate and accelerate the commercialization of new technologies [...]
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We Love Matchmaking
By ReNea Nelson – Idaho Division of Tourism Grant Analyst and Voluntourism Manager It was so nice to see many of our grantees from around the state and advertising partners at the recent Grant Summit held in Boise last month. What a great educational, networking and sharing forum this turned out to be. Summit evaluations [...]
Tourism Ambassadors Descend on to the Palouse May 3–5
The Idaho Conference on Recreation and Tourism will be held at the Red Lion Hotel in Lewiston, May 3-5, in conjunction with the city’s 150th Anniversary. This year’s conference – The New Age of Tourism – is geared toward capitalizing on the new tools available to improve the business of tourism in a location and precedes National Tourism Week, [...]
Idaho Tourism 101 Continued
The Idaho tourism office has 10 full time positions, one of which is shared between Kellie Kluksdal and Laurie McConnell who handle our public relations outreach along with Diane Norton as back-up. Tina Caviness is also part of the PR team helping with the valuation of media coverage achieved both through our efforts and through [...]