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Sierra Fedder Named 2025 ‘Rookie of the Year’ at EDIE Awards
Sierra Fedder Honored with Rookie of the Year Award at EDCC’s 2025 EDIE Awards Pueblo, CO — October 28, 2025 — The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) presented the Rookie of the Year Award to Sierra Fedder, Redevelopment Administrator for the Town of...
Christina Kraft Named 2025 ‘Volunteer of the Year’ at EDIE Awards
Christina Kraft Honored with Volunteer of the Year Award at EDCC’s 2025 EDIE Awards Pueblo, CO — October 28, 2025 — The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) presented the Volunteer of the Year Award to Christina Kraft during its annual Drive|Lead|Succeed...
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...
Past Events
Governor Polis Hears From Fort Morgan and Eastern Plains Businesses, Discusses How To Make Colorado’s Economy Even More Competitive
Governor Polis convened Fort Morgan and Eastern Plains businesses and local leaders to hear about challenges and discuss opportunities to make the state’s economy even more competitive. This conversation included Eve Lieberman, the Executive Director of the...
Rural Ready Seed Grants to Support Local Economic Development
The Rural Opportunity Office within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the recipients of the Rural Ready seed grants. Ten recipients across rural Colorado have each been awarded a $2,500 seed grant to support local...
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...