Micron annexation, unfunded highway projects — 5 growth stories you may have missed

From Micron’s expanding footprint to more than $1 billion in possible cuts to state highway funding, here’s the top development news from the Idaho Statesman in the past week.

• Micron is asking Boise to annex another 240 acres to accommodate a new electrical substation for its second manufacturing plant, ID2. The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval Monday, and if the City Council finalizes the deal, Micron will have brought more than 1,140 acres into the city since 2022.
• A four-story, nearly 100,000-square-foot office building called the Sentinel is rising at the Ten Mile Crossing development in Meridian, with completion expected in early 2027. A Swig soda shop recently opened at the site, and a Habit Burger & Grill and CapEd Credit Union branch are anticipated to open in fall 2026.
• Nearly $1.3 billion in planned Idaho highway projects have been placed on an “unfunded” list in the Idaho Transportation Department’s draft seven-year plan, unveiled Wednesday. The move follows the Legislature’s decision to cut $275 million in transportation funding for the upcoming fiscal year, zeroing out ITD’s Strategic Initiatives Fund. ITD calculated the unfunded list under the assumption that the fund — which made up about 18% of the agency’s revenue in 2025 — could stay at zero dollars through 2033. More than $500 million worth of highway projects in Southwest Idaho made the proposed unfunded list, and public comment on the draft plan is open through July 31.
• The Boise Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday unanimously advanced a 135-acre commercial plan for Adler Industrial’s “Innovator” business park off Orchard Street in Southwest Boise. The project calls for 35 commercial and industrial lots and is part of a larger 465-acre Pleasant Valley planned community. Adler Industrial has already spent $20 million on utilities, roadways and nearby environmental cleanup and agreed to donate a portion of the property to Boise for a firehouse.
• Eagle entrepreneur Roc Pilon, founder and CEO of weightlifting equipment maker Gymreapers, has finalized a deal to buy WaFd Bank’s regional headquarters at 1001 W. Idaho St. in downtown Boise. The four-story, 31,909-square-foot office building includes 29 surface and 57 underground parking spaces.

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