By Kathleen Kreller
Idaho Statesmen
The Boise metro area is top in the nation on three key measures of economic vitality, making the region an example of the kinds of economic policies the next U.S. president should pursue.
That's the conclusion of a Brookings Institution report being released today that argues that the productivity of the nation's metro areas drives the national economy, and that new federal technology, infrastructure and environmental policies are needed to improve metro economies and benefit the nation.
The Brookings Institution is an influential think tank in Washington, D.C. The 108-page report is part of the institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, which identified three key factors with a wide variety of specific indicators and then looked at how the nation's top 100 metro areas measured up on each.
And on those key economic measures - productivity, "social inclusion" and environmental sustainability - Boise ranked in the top third in all three categories and better overall than any other metro area in the United States.
Read the full article here: Boise Gets Top Marks for Economic Vitality