The Horizon Plaza in Pocatello, Idaho, now has another building hosting more facilities for the Department of Health and Welfare for the eastern region of the state of Idaho. This new facility will house the medical and financial services, regional administrations of eight counties in Idaho, and the JOBS programs, said Bob Etlin, supervisor of medical and financial services.

Etlin also oversees all the building services. He said he is very pleased with this new facility. The new three-story office building contains 17,000 square-feet of new office space with an additional 8,500 square-feet of underground parking. The structure is made of concrete and structural steel with the outside comprised of an Exterior Installation Finish System and metal panels.

This building was particularly interesting for the fact it was built on a steep location with limited staging area. There was one instance when the structural steel was delivered, the steel covered the entire site. They had to clear a path to enable the crane in to install the steel.

Prior to moving into the new facility, the welfare services were housed in a very old building, Etlin said. They join their neighboring building at Horizon Plaza where approximately 75 percent of that building is occupied by the same department.