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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The press release from someone putting their money ($1.5
million) where their mouth is, Robin Woods of Alturas Analtyics, speaks
volumes about the "anti-business" myth that you and the GMA keep trying to
perpetuate, Gary.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>She says, and I quote from the press release itself:
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<DIV>“We are pleased to break ground on our new facility in <?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PersonName></st1:City></st1:place>,” said
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Robin Woods</st1:PersonName>, President of Alturas
Analytics.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We have chosen to do
so, despite recruitment efforts from other states, because we value the
quality of life we have here”, Woods continued.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Our new laboratory will provide
enhanced capacity to serve our clients <FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>and do so
in a business friendly community that supports our
efforts</STRONG></FONT>”. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG>(emphasis added).</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Here is the entire release, from August of this
year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>BDL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B>News Release<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">For Immediate Release<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Contact: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Margaret Howlett<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">August 30, 2007<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Latah Economic Development Council</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 6">
</SPAN>208-885-3883</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 9">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=5>Alturas Analytics, Inc. to Break
Ground on New Facility</FONT></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Alturas
Analytics will hold a ground breaking ceremony for their new facility on
Thursday, September 6, 2007, 4:00 pm at Alturas Technology Park, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PersonName>, Idaho.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The new facility will double the company’s current square footage and
increase their laboratory capacity twofold.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The estimated cost of the expanded
facility is $1.5 million.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alturas
currently employs 16 and expects that number to increase with the new
facility.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">Alturas
Analytics, Inc. is a competitive provider of LC/MS/MS services, and contracts to
the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. In recent years, the demand for
outsourced laboratory testing has expanded and Alturas Analytics has captured a
greater share of that expanded market.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%">“We are
pleased to break ground on our new facility in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PersonName></st1:City></st1:place>,” said <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Robin Woods</st1:PersonName>, President of Alturas Analytics.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We have chosen to do so, despite
recruitment efforts from other states, because we value the quality of life we
have here”, Woods continued.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Our
new laboratory will provide enhanced capacity to serve our clients and do so in
a business friendly community that supports our efforts”.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"> </P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bjswan@moscow.com href="mailto:bjswan@moscow.com">B. J. Swanson</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">v2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Real Economic
Value</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR><BR>The idea of high tech jobs being a good fit
and economic driver for Moscow is based on the assets and culture we already
have to attract and support them. Assets being the University of Idaho,
research dollars, quality of life, arts community, etc. The high tech
jobs bring in new money to support several other jobs within the community and
raise the overall standard of living. Those high paying jobs will
support housing, retail and overall good of the community. Very similar
to the economic models of Dr. Richard Florida.<BR><BR>We are not a Seattle,
San Francisco or Washington DC, won’t be in the next 100 years and it sounds
like we don’t want to be. Comparing Moscow with 12,000 permanent
residents with cities of over 1 million doesn’t work. We have limited
resources. We are not a blue collar town and don’t have an industrial
base to build from. But we are very fortunate to have two major universities
nearby and should capitalize on what they have to offer.<BR><BR>At the MCA
Smart Growth Forum on Monday night, Robin Woods and David Alexander explained
why their companies are in Moscow instead of Seattle or San Francisco.
Sue Hovey and Bev Bafus just said the same thing. It’s quality of
life. Quality of life is not an interstate, a Wal-Mart or a strip-mine.
It is a sense of community, the arts, walk ability, Farmers Market,
parks, open spaces, safety, good schools, Paradise Path/Latah Trail, etc.
<BR> <BR>Thanks to the current City Council and Mayor, we have a
new fiber optic loop funded by a grant, the first new building in Alturas
Technology Park Phase II and a proposed Urban Renewal District between the
Downtown and the University. These are certainly not examples of
“No-Growth” and “Anti-Business” that the conservative candidates keep touting.
They are also examples of a positive attitude for the future instead of
dwelling in the past. <BR><BR>B. J. Swanson<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><I>“The affluence of the
few presupposes the indigence of the many." Adam Smith</I></FONT></SPAN>
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