Twin Falls

Twin Falls Forklift Parts - Twin Falls is the largest city of Twin Falls County in Idaho, USA. According to the census of 2010, the population of Twin Falls was 44,125 and is the biggest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region. The City of Twin Falls serves as a regional commercial center for both south-central Idaho and northeastern Nevada, as the biggest city within a 166 kilometer or 100 mile radius.

Twin Falls is the key city of the ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. This officially consists of Twin Falls and Jerome Counties. Furthermore, Elko County, the resort community of Jackpot, Nevada is also considered to be a part of the greater Twin Falls area, even if unofficially.

Twin Falls is the fastest growing city located within South-Central Idaho and is now the state's 7th largest city. The County of Twin Falls has an unemployment rate at about 9.5%. This figure came in under Idaho's average of 9.6%. The unemployment was steadily decreasing to a low of just below 2% from the year 1998 until 2007. As of April 2011, the unemployment rate grew to almost 9.5% in tandem with the economy of the entire country.

The majority of growth in Twin Falls has happened during the last 20 years. Between 2006 till 2011, there has been an acceleration of growth although there are a lot that have been important members of the economy for numerous years.

The award winning cheese producer Glanbia Foods calls the City of Twin Falls home. They are a major division of Glanbia plc. that is an Irish food company. Since the City of Twin Falls was among the premier farming regions in the globe, with a huge concentration on agriculture, the company chose the city as the perfect choice. Another award winning food company, Falls Brand is situated in the southern portion of Twin Falls. The Old Fashioned Basque Chorizo sausage of Falls Brands won the "Hold the Mustard" award given by the NMA or also known as National Meat Association. Each and every year, they hold this yearly contest the "NMA Annual Gourmet Sausagefest."

Amongst the biggest employers within the city is the College of Southern Idaho or also referred to as CSI. This Junior College boasts a student population of about 3,433 students and is a popular alternative to those students who are not quite ready to attend a 4-year university. There are CSI residential halls available for those students who are going to school from out of state.

Other key employers for the area comprise Lamb Weston, which owns a Twin Falls food processing plant. They have annual revenue of around $100 million per annum and employ no less than 500 residents. One more large employer comprises Amalgamated Sugar Company, who makes White Satin sugar.

The city of Twin Falls has gone through a rapid development and a lot of retail stores have opened up within the city. This expansion has happened between the year 2006 and the year 2011 despite a troubled national economy.