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IDAHO FALLS, ID – May 9, 2018 – eCobalt’s mining operations in Salmon and proposed refining facility in Blackfoot, along with Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI), have received the Corporate Investment & Community Impact award from Trade & Industry Development, a leading national trade publication dedicated to site selectors.
With hundreds of project submissions throughout North America, eCobalt and REDI were recognized for eCobalt’s investment in Eastern Idaho for cobalt mining and refining as one of only 15 finalists in the Impact Division of the Trade & Industry’s Annual CiCi Awards.
“For eCobalt’s Blackfoot and Salmon operations and REDI to be nationally recognized for eCobalt’s significant mining and refining investments in our region is an important achievement,” said Jan Rogers, CEO of REDI. “It’s an honor to receive a CiCi award and speaks highly of the region’s strong business climate. Site selectors are likely to draw their attention to Blackfoot and Salmon as a result of this significant economic development achievement.”
CiCi Awards’ Community Impact category recognizes projects that will make a big impact on their respective community and local economic development organizations that work in lockstep to attract this kind of development.
“The City of Blackfoot is very pleased to have been selected as the site for eCobalt's refining facility,” said Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll. “We are looking forward to the positive impact this refining operation will have on area jobs and to the local economy. Light manufacturing companies can be challenging to attract to smaller communities, but we are very proud and excited to have been selected as the future home of eCobalt.”
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