The City of Nampa is built on the philosophy that the recruitment of new business into Nampa, along with business retention a ... nd expansion, is a vital component to economic prosperity and offers connectivity and rooted values to the economic profile of our community. Nampa's biggest advantage to its friendly business climate, low unemployment rate, affordable cost of living and low cost of doing business. While most think of Idaho being synonymous with agriculture, the economy in Idaho today is rooted in technology and food processing. Nampa is home to many successful well-known companies and entrepreneurs, that began as small start-up companies. On top of that, there is great institutional support for entrepreneurs. Our City is home to one of the top technology and entrepreneurial centers, Boise State University TECenter, along with the College of Western Idaho (CWI) and Northwest Nazarene University (NNU). In addition, there are many other private and public schools/universities right in our back yard. In addition, Nampa is well known for being a family oriented community where the average age is 30, 7 years younger than the national average. We have nearly 90,000 residents and are located just 12 miles west of Boise. As part of the Boise-Nampa MSA, Nampa businesses have access to the largest and most diverse labor pool in the state. We are centrally located within the metro area and an ideal location to reach all western US markets. Our Economic Development Team helps local businesses stay, grow and be successful. We lead the charge for attracting new investment and new companies to Nampa, and help existing business maximize their opportunities. Our team realizes that working to expand or getting a new business located can be challenging, and our staff is here to help you through the process every step of the way. read more