The staccato of nail guns echoes across a cavernous building in Nampa as workers piece together manufactured houses with easy-to-clean linoleum floors and rugged interiors for muddy oil-field workers.
There is no oil and gas production in Idaho, but that doesn’t mean the U.S. energy boom has bypassed Idaho. Fleetwood Homes of Idaho, a subsidiary of Cavco Industries Inc., has increased production by 25 percent since last fall at its Nampa factory, hiring 40 workers and adding hours for employees. It is building the extra-insulated “Dakota” model for shipment 1,000 miles east to the Bakken oil field in North Dakota.
The Wall Street Journal examined the nationwide impact of the energy boom that is revving up the U.S. economy. The Idaho Statesman reprinted the Journal’s article Thursday in its print edition. You can also read the full story at The Wall Street Journal’s site; an online subscription is required.
