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Candace Payne Wins 2025 ‘Economic Development Achievement’ Award at EDIE Awards
Candace Payne Honored with Economic Development Achievement Award at EDCC’s 2025 EDIE Awards Pueblo, CO — October 28, 2025 — The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) presented the Economic Development Achievement Award to Candace Payne, Executive Director...
The Economic Development Council of Colorado Welcomes Taft/ as Newest Corporate Partner
The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) today announced that the national law firm, Taft/ has joined the organization as a Corporate Driver member, reflecting their commitment at the premier level of engagement within the organization. This...
Colorado Unveils Landmark Economic Development Tool
The Rural Opportunity Office within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) released Colorado’s first Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The Statewide CEDS is a five-year strategic action plan that...
Past Events
Back to the Basics: Keeping Colorado’s Economic Engine Primed and Powerful
Back to the Basics: Keeping Colorado’s Economic Engine Primed and Powerful By: Kim Woodworth, Executive Director, Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) As we reflect upon Economic Development Week and the vital conversations we shared during our recent road...
TC Modular, LLC Becomes First Rural Jump-Start Participant in Phillips County
Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives (BF&I) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that construction company TC Modular, LLC has become the first Phillips County business to join the...
Governor Polis, OEDIT Welcome Release of Federal Funding for Colorado Small Business Development Network
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) welcomed the release of $1,809,596 million in federal funding for the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC). “For years, this federal funding routinely...
Celebrating Colorado Artists and Community Impact: Gov. Polis Announces Recipients of 2026 Governor’s Creative Leadership Awards
Governor Polis and the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the 2026 recipients of the Governor’s Creative Leadership Awards. This year’s honorees from Colorado Springs,...
IonQ, World Leading Quantum Company Opens New Quantum Computing R&D Lab in Boulder
Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated IonQ’s (NYSE: IONQ) new laboratory suite in Boulder, Colorado. The suite will house state-of-the-art Quantum...
Housing Victory During Affordable Housing Month: Grand Junction Becomes Largest City to Date to Complete All Proposition 123 Requirements
During Affordable Housing Month, Governor Polis, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated the City of Grand Junction becoming the largest city in Colorado to meet all Proposition 123...
Colorado-Wyoming Partnership Awarded $45 Million in Federal Funding for ASCEND Engine
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding awarded to the Colorado-Wyoming Advanced Sensing and Computation for Environmental Decision-making...
Colter Backcountry Selects Steamboat Springs for Expansion with Support from Rural Jump-Start
Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives (BF&I) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Colter Backcountry LLC, a flyfishing apparel and gear company, has joined the Rural...
New Aerospace Company Launches in Fremont County with Support from the Rural Jump-Start Program
Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives (BF&I) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Narravity, Inc., an aerospace research and technology company, will expand in Fremont County...
Governor Polis Announces Roadmap to Reduce Homeowners Insurance; Saving Colorado Homeowners Money
Governor Polis announced the Roadmap to Reduce Homeowners Insurance, a comprehensive strategy in partnership with the Division of Insurance (DOI) to help address high homeowner’s insurance rates, and find statewide solutions to reducing the cost of homeowner’s...