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Why dozens of Greenville leaders are in Boise, ID this week

Greenville’s civic and business leaders are traveling to Boise, Idaho, for a multiday Intercommunity Leadership Visit — exploring how one of America’s top-ranked cities is tackling growth, innovation, and quality of life. We’re taking you along.

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I hopped off the plane at BOI... | Photo by the City of Boise

This week, I’m joining dozens of Greenville’s top business, civic, arts, and education leaders on an Intercommunity Leadership Visit — a biennial multiday deep dive designed to spark ideas, build connections, and inspire the future of our city. Destination: Boise, ID.

Why Boise?

The “City of Trees” has become one of the nation’s fastest-rising mid-sized metros, consistently landing on lists of America’s best places to live and work — sound familiar? Like Greenville, Boise has built a thriving, walkable downtown, cultivated community pride, and is now navigating the challenges that come with success: housing affordability, childcare, and infrastructure.

Boise is also a hub for innovation, home to Micron’s $15 billion CHIPS Act expansion, a new $800 million Meta data center, and a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. Over the next few days, I’ll be journaling from Boise, sharing the ideas, inspiration, and lessons that could help shape Greenville’s next chapter.

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