Location, Location, Location: Grow your network in the city you want to live, work, and play.
The College of Business and Economics (COBE) is located in the heart of our region’s business community, and is one of our nation’s most desirable cities to live, work, and play.
Why it matters.
In business location always matters. Our location in Idaho’s capital city and the business hub of our region, gives COBE students access to extensive internship opportunities, a sampling of careers, and a foot in the door.
Our City’s recent headlines
- 2009 ranked 4th best place to live. (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Best-Places-to-Live-usnews-15476164.html?.v=1
- “Welcome to Boise, Idaho, the last great place in the American West — where housing remains affordable, Western culture still thrives, and access to the nation’s wildest state begins within city limits.” — National Geographic Adventure magazine in September 2006
- No. 8 Best Place to Live by Money magazine in July 2006
- “Sitting at the junction of the arid plateau of the high desert and the western foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the capital of Idaho offers all the outdoor advantages of more ballyhooed Western towns but with less, well, ballyhoo.” — The New York Times in July 2006
- Top 10 Places for Outdoor Activities by Sperling’s Best Places in October 2005
- “The secret to living large affordably — do it in a small city like Boise… Despite its diminutive size, I conclude, this city has star quality.” — National Geographic Traveler magazine in March 2006
- No. 4 Best Walking City in the U.S. by Prevention magazine in April 2006
- “A rejuvenated downtown and a budding arts community mean that after a day of rafting… you don’t have to turn in once the sun fades.” — The New York Times in July 2006
- No. 1 by Forbes magazine in its 2005 Best Places for Business and Careers
- No. 2 by Inc. magazine in its 2005 Best Places rankings for job growth
- No. 1 by Bike magazine for best places to live and bike in 2003
- America’s #1 Bike Town (2003) Bike Magazine
- Named one of the hottest tech cities by Newsweek magazine in 1998
Recent Articles
My Kind of Town – Boise Idaho (2009) Smithsonianmag.com
#3 Best Place for Business and Careers (2007) Forbes Magazine
#4 Best City for Mid – Level Professionals (2007) Kiplinger.Com
#2 Best Place for Doing Business in America (2005) Inc.Com
#19 Best Place to Live and Launch a Career (2008) CNN Money
Most Secure U.S. Place to Live (2007) Farmers Insurance Group
#2 Safest Place to Live (2005) Forbes.Com
#4 Best City to Live, Work, and Play (2008) Kiplinger Personal Finance
Top Adventure Town (2006) National Geographic Adventure Magazine