Idaho commerce director wants more foreign investment

May 17, 2008

"The biggest thing is to say bureaucrats are not welcome," Dietrich said. "If you've been sitting comfortably in your seat for the past 20 years, you had better strap on your seat belt. It's absolutely critical to treat this like a business."

The Idaho Department of Commerce wants to increase economic activity in the state by attracting foreign companies, the new director of the department says.

"There's a tremendous amount of interest from foreign firms," Don Dietrich said during a speech at the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau's annual economic outlook luncheon on Thursday.

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