IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho National Laboratory continues to be a major contributor to the state's economy, according to an annual report.
The INL Fiscal Year 2018 Economic Summary takes a look at a variety of economic impacts the eastern Idaho facility has on the region.
Some of the highlights include:
•INL's total economic impact exceeded $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2018, a 6.4 percent increase over the prior year. •INL directly employed an average of 4,349 workers during the fiscal year. That makes INL contractor Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) Idaho's sixth-largest private employer and ninth-largest employer when compared to all public and private businesses. •INL spent more than $148 million with Idaho businesses. •BEA contributed $618,700 in charitable giving, technology-based economic development grants and K-12 STEM giving.
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