Buy Idaho Newsletter

Visit the Buy Idaho Food Pavilion

Sandy Anderson — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:57:20 GMT

The Boise Flower and Garden Show will feature the Buy Idaho Food Pavilion this weekend at Boise Centre. Don't miss 11 Buy Idaho members selling delicious Idaho specialty foods!

Buy Idaho Newsletter January

Sandy Anderson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:36:57 GMT

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Buy Idaho's Bra for a Cause

Sandy Anderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:32:12 GMT

Hot Potatoes! Buy Idaho decorated a bra for the Susan G. Komen Artful Bra Auction. We were inspired by using one of Idaho's famous commodities...the Idaho Potato!

Buy Idaho Newsletter September

Sandy Anderson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:27:57 GMT

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Buy Idaho Newsletter July

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:52:38 GMT

Catch up on what is happening at Buy Idaho!

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Buy Idaho is Featured in North Idaho Business Journal

Sandy Anderson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:36:03 GMT

Buy Idaho.
Seriously. Because when you do, you’re buying a better future for yourself, your colleagues, your community, your kids...Read the complete article at: http://nibusinessjournal.com/2012/04/buy-idaho/

Thank you North Idaho Business Journal and Mike Patrick for supporting Buy Idaho!

Buy Idaho Sunday Market

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:46:26 GMT

Are you attending the Buy Idaho Sunday Market? April 15th, 10am-3pm at the Linen Building in downtown Boise. Buy Idaho members will be showcasing their Buy Idaho products and services. Don't miss this opportunity to discover unique Idaho products, while supporting Buy Idaho.

Buy Idaho Sunday Market!

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:14:30 GMT

Mark your calendars. Shop everything Idaho at the Buy Idaho Sunday Market, April 15th at the Linen Building in downtown Boise. Twenty Buy Idaho members will be showcasing and selling their Idaho products. Free admission and plenty of free parking. Vendor booths are still available. If you are a Buy Idaho member and would like to participate, visit www.buyidaho.org for more information.

March 2012 Newsletter

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:53:53 GMT

Click here: March Newsletter.pdf

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Learn about the Buy Idaho Capitol Trade Show!

Sandy Anderson — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:40:17 GMT

http://www.buyidaho.org/Resources/Pictures/Buy_Idaho_Show_2012_H264_SD.mov

Click this link to watch the video!

Happy New Year!

Sandy Anderson — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:54:37 GMT

I hope everyone had a Buy Idaho Christmas. We look forward to seeing you in 2012. Happy New Year!

Buy Idaho Online Newsletter-December

Sandy Anderson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:37:24 GMT

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Click Here: Online Newsletter.pdf

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Media Promotional Opportunities

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:31:06 GMT

With the holidays approaching, Buy Idaho has several media opportunities to showcase the Buy Idaho brand and our members. This is great exposure to feature your products and services just in time for the holidays. For information call the Buy Idaho office: 208-343-2582.

1. Nov. 28-Dec. 2. KBOI, Channel 2 in Boise will be featuring Buy Idaho gift giving ideas in their morning newscast every day this week. Tune in and watch for Buy Idaho starting at 6am.

2. Dec. 3 and Dec. 17. KMVT, Channel 11 in Twin Falls will be hosting live Holiday Auctions offering half-priced gift certificates from local merchants. They have offered Buy Idaho a co-sponsorship of the event and will focus on shopping locally for the holidays. Buy Idaho members are invited to participate. Businesses donate $1000 worth of gift certificates and viewers can call in and purchase the certificates for half-price. The gift certificates can be in dominations of your choice and should display the Buy Idaho logo if possible. Participating businesses will be interviewed live throughout the broadcast and will be mentioned in all of the promotions leading up to the sale.

3. Dec. 6. KRVB, 94.9 The River in Boise will be hosting a charity concert/auction and would like us to compile a Buy Idaho auction item with products donated by our members. The radio station will credit Buy Idaho and the members who donate with signage at the event. The concert is held at the Knitting Factory in Boise and benefits The Learning Lab. Six hundred people are expected to attend.

4. Dec. 5-Dec. 23. KTHI, 107.1 K-Hits in Boise has a holiday, on-air game called “Shake the Tree”. Listeners call in to win cash and prizes. The station will credit Buy Idaho and our members who donate prizes live, on-air, when someone wins a Buy Idaho prize.

New Executive Director Announced

Sandy Anderson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:12:33 GMT

Buy Idaho has announced a new Executive Director, Sandy Anderson. The introduction was made at the Buy Idaho Annual Meeting on October 5^th. Sandy looks forward to bringing her experience with the media and expertise in sales, marketing, and new business development to help grow Buy Idaho. She addressed the audience stating, “Buy Idaho is a cause I genuinely believe in. It is a lifestyle I try to practice when I make decisions about the products and services I buy every day.”

Sandy spent 8 years with Journal Broadcast Group managing multi-media sponsorships, executing company events, and developing new avenues of revenue. Previous to that, Sandy was the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Boise River Festival.

Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker, Governor Otter

Sandy Anderson — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:11:32 GMT

Governor C.L. ‘Butch Otter’ was the keynote speaker at the Buy Idaho Annual Meeting on October 5^th. He spoke about the tremendous success of the organization and the value it has brought its members. “We need to be doing business with one another”, Otter emphasized to a group of 150 Buy Idaho members. Governor Otter was a co-founder of Buy Idaho 25 years ago.

Same Mission - New Statement.

Sandy Anderson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:37:48 GMT

Buy Idaho celebrates 25 years this year. In 1986, Butch Otter's bid for the Lt. Governor's office, provided him the opportunity to travel the state. He hosted town hall meetings and listened to Idahoans. From Idaho concerns, Otter developed the blueprint of 'Buy Idaho' with the message if Idaho businesses buy and sell from each other and if we spend our dollars here at home by supporting local, regional, and state companies, we can keep our dollars circulating over and over and grow a healthy economy. And he took this message to the JR Simplot company, where he was employed at the time, to promote local buying of products and services.

After Otter was elected, 'Buy Idaho' the concept became 'Buy Idaho' the organization. For 25 years, we have remained a nonprofit, statewide, fully funded membership association dedicated to promoting Idaho businesses. We believe in the spirit of cooperation and the timeless message that to keep Idaho's economy strong...Buy Idaho products and services.

To support our members, we have a Buy Idaho showroom where they can display their products or services. We print quarterly newsletters, an exclusive Member Directory, and a website link to our members' websites. We produce TV and radio public service announcements, networking opportunities through tradeshows and have embraced social media by having a presence on Facebook and Twitter.

Recently, Buy Idaho brought together Board directors and members to form a Strategic and Planning Committee to review where we've been and where we're going. Our mission is the same but we are developing critical goals and actions to strengthen our commitment to our members. To that end we have streamlined our Mission Statement:

To promote and connect Idaho businesses, their products and services, to the people of Idaho and beyond.

Buy Idaho - A New Website

Sandy Anderson — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:02:16 GMT

It’s been an exciting time for Buy Idaho. Buy Idaho membership is doing very well in spite of the many challenges facing our members. We want to continue to do our part in increasing exposure for our members; so we are introducing some changes.

Buy Idaho has implemented a new website that is user friendly to our members. Our Buy Idaho members can keep their company information updated by accessing their own company profiles. Member photos can be uploaded, renewals can be paid online and communication with the Buy Idaho office is a click away. Visitors to our website will be able to read about our members and their companies before linking to their websites. To see the changes, go to our website at www.buyidaho.org.

Buy Idaho is blogging about our members through the ’Member Spotlight’ button and anyone will be able to read about it on the Buy Idaho home page. This same information is sent to our Twitter account and beyond….

We have embraced the social media blitz with Buy Idaho joining Facebook. This gives us another opportunity to brag about our members and what is happening in their lives. It’s a free and effective way to promote the Buy Idaho message: That to keep Idaho’s economy strong…Buy Idaho Products and Services! All it will take is the time to type comments and hit the ‘like’ button over and over. Facebook currently has 600 million followers and is growing larger daily. We will reach a population demographic we do not currently access and that is the teen to twenty’s age group. Since they are the next generation to work and buy in Idaho, it’s a great opportunity to let them know about our Buy Idaho members; from printing graduation announcements to buying locally made chips and salsa.

Buy Idaho is so very proud to partner with our members and promote the message to continue to support our friends and neighbors’ businesses; buy from them, and that keeps our communities strong and healthy. Thank you Buy Idaho members and we appreciate your membership!

Iraq Delegation Visits the Buy Idaho Showroom

Sandy Anderson — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:24:02 GMT

The Buy Idaho Showroom is located in beautiful downtown Boise, Idaho. People from all over the world take time to come and see what Idaho companies have to offer. Today, they came from Iraq.

Young business leaders from the Salahaddin Province in Iraq have been invited to Idaho by the Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program and the Idaho Council for International Visitors Boise State University. Buy Idaho President, Board of Directors, Dave Wagers, owner of Idaho Candy Company, joined staff Leslie and Barbara in welcoming Iraq to Idaho. Buy Idaho was the first of many places scheduled to visit over three days.

A great big thank you to Carole Schroeder and Dr. Uwe Reischl of Idaho Council for International Visitors for including the Buy Idaho Showroom as a destination place for the Iraq delegation.

Check Out www.buyidaho.org and See the Variety of Idaho Products and Services.

Sandy Anderson — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:27:40 GMT

Idaho is a destination place. People visit us from all over the world and tell us what a fabulous state Idaho is. People choose to live here, work here and raise their families here. We at Buy Idaho want the world to know we have the best products and services barr none! Thanks to renewing Buy Idaho members; we can continue to promote the message that we support our friends and neighbors when we Buy Idaho local, regional, and state wide. Thank you to these renewing members....

Jim's Appliance & Furniture, Inc.

Boise

Johnson Thermal Systems, Inc.

Caldwell

KBXL - 94.1FM

Boise

LaserArt

Boise

Litehouse, Inc. Sandpoint

Little Shop of Laser

Boise

Local Lawn Tree Spraying Services Twin Falls

LongviewFibre Company 3 Locations

LSIdaho, Inc.

Boise

Lucky Lawns

Meridian

M & W Markets

Boise

Magic Valley Bank 3 Locations

McDowells Specialty Repair

Boise

Melaleuca, Inc.

Idaho Falls

Metro Express Car Wash 3 Locations

Micron Technology, Inc.

Boise

Moxie Java International, LLC 45 Locations

My Spud Stuff

Boise

Nancy's Gourmet Cookies Boise

Natural Gifts Burley

Nelson's R.V.'s, Inc.

Boise

New Day Products & Resources

Pocatello

Office Value, Inc.

Meridian

OwyheePublishing Company, Inc. Homedale

Panhandle State Bank 8 Locations

Payroll Express

Boise, IdahoFalls

Peasley Transfer & Storage Co.

Boise

Peppershock Media Productions

Nampa

Pets Best Insurance

Boise

Pioneer Title Co. of

Canyon County Nampa

Pioneer Title Company of

Ada County Boise

Precision Pumping Systems

Boise

Premier Insurance 4 Locations

Professional Employee Services, Inc.

Boise

Qwest

Boise

R & R Hardwood Floors, Inc.

Meridian

Raven Products LLC

Caldwell

Reed’s Dairy, Inc.

Idaho Falls

Ringert Law Chartered

Boise

Thanks to Buy Idaho Renewing Members.

Sandy Anderson — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:32:21 GMT

We are very fortunate at Buy Idaho to have such loyal members. Our members partner with us to continue to promote the Buy Idaho message; to keep Idaho's economy strong...Buy Idaho products and services.

Join us in welcoming renewing Buy Idaho members:

Caldwell Economic Development Caldwell

Camille Beckman Eagle

Capitol City Cargo Boise

Canyon Financial of Meridian, Inc. 5 Locations

Canyon School of Massage, Inc. Nampa

Capitol Copy & Print

Boise

Cartridge World

Boise

City of

Nampa Nampa

C.L. “Butch” & Lori Otter Star

Clear Voice Telecom, Inc.

Meridian

Cloverdale Plumbing Company, Inc.

Boise

Coeur d' Alene Casino Worley

Cookies By Design

Boise

Crawford’s Pest Control

Boise

Crossroads Towing and Recovery

Nampa

Custom Roto Molding

Caldwell

D&S Electrical Supply

Co. Pocatello

D.L. Evans Bank 7 Locations

Da Vine Air, LLC

Nampa

Dawson Taylor Coffee Roasters Boise

Diamond Line Delivery Systems, Inc. 5 Locations

Digital Imaging

Boise , Twin Falls

Dixon Container, Inc.

Boise

Drake Cooper

Boise

Eliot Management Group

Boise

Elite Systems, Inc.

Nampa

Emerald Lawns, Inc.

Boise

erstad ARCHITECTS

Boise

Evolving Designs

Boise

Eye Safety Systems, Inc.

Sun Valley

Farm Store, Inc.

Nampa

Fire Extinguisher Co., Inc.

Meridian

First Federal Savings Bank Twin Falls

Fisher's Document Systems

Boise

Flowerama, LLC

Boise

Garden Mountain Wool Works Garden Valley

Gem State Insurance Gooding

Giant Produce, Inc.

Parma

Grand Teton Brewing Company Victor

Great American Appetizers

Nampa

Great Scott

Boise

Hawley, Troxell, Ennis & Hawley

Boise

Heart Felt Melts Middleton

Heart of

Idaho Glenns Ferry

High Country Plastics, Inc.

Caldwell

Home Federal Bank 14 Locations

Homemade by Dorothy

Boise

Huston Vineyards, LLC Caldwell

IBF 4 Locations

Idaho-Eastern

Oregon Onion Committee Parma

Idaho Apple Commission Parma

Idaho Concrete Company, Inc.

Nampa

Idaho Correctional Industries Boise

Idaho State Liquor Division Boise

Idaho Transportation Department

Boise

Idaho Wood Sheds Meridian

Idaho Youth Ranch Boise

Independent Meat Company Twin Falls, Weiser

Insurers of Idaho, Inc.

Meridian

Intermountain Community Bank 6 Locations

Intermountain Design, Inc.

Boise

Intermountain Gas Company

Boise