The Magic Valley is growing — but is its workforce ready?

Every few months, there is another big announcement coming out of the Magic Valley. Chobani is expanding their operations. True West and Idaho Milk Products are growing. The jobs these companies bring to the region are not entry-level positions — they are technical careers that offer employee benefits, and good pay, allowing community members to create a meaningful career close to home.  The question we are asking now is – how do we continue to build the skilled workforce that matches that growth, so local companies continue to grow and new companies will arrive and not feel the need to look elsewhere?

This is the gap that the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) and our local employer partners are working to solve together, ensuring that our growing region has the skilled workers it needs to flourish and continue to grow.

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