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The Vision
For more than a century lumber mills largely drove the economy upon which our community built its hopes, its dreams, its future. But today we are in transition. The closing of the DeArmond mill - the last of seven mills that once operated here - signals the end of an era. Ahead of us is a future economy marked by the demands of a changing world. To be prepared we must invest in the development of another precious natural resource: the human mind.
Solving tomorrow’s challenges requires new skills: creative problem-solving, critical thinking, research, and the outright questioning of our basic assumptions about how the world works. We must make the transition from the economic realities of the 20th Century to those of the 21st
More than 25 years in the making, the Education Corridor, now shown in its conceptual stage, is the shared vision of a community looking forward. It is a public space with a sense of purpose, a bold initiative of visionary community members, public officials, and educational leaders dedicated to improving learning opportunities, economic growth, and the quality of life for all who call North Idaho home. |