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Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application Opens May 3rd
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application Opens Monday, May 3; Pre-Register On Friday, April 30! This morning, April 27, the Small Business Administration announced that the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) application will open on Monday, May 3, at 10 a.m. MST....
COLORADO LAUNCHES CLIMBER SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUND
Today, the Colorado Department of the Treasury, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), and Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) launched the Colorado Loans for Increasing Mainstreet Business and Economic Recovery (CLIMBER). CLIMBER is...
SAN LUIS VALLEY CREATIVE PLACEMAKING CHALLENGE
The San Luis Valley Placemaking Challenge is the culmination of several years of work in the San Luis Valley identifying pathways to inspire and invite local solutions and energy in small, rural communities. The project stemmed from the 2019 Center Challenge, for the...
Upcoming Events
2021 Rural Entrepreneurial Policy Academy, August 3rd and 4th
Applications are open for the 2021 Rural Entrepreneurial Policy Academy. In its second year, the entrepreneurial policy academy offers business owners the opportunity to learn how to contribute to public policy. Application deadline is July 16, and the academy will...
West Colfax BID in Denver Receives Revitalizing Main Streets Grant to create “Under the Colfax Viaduct Community Night Markets”
The West Colfax Business Improvement District (WCBID) in Denver received a Revitalizing Main Streets grant award of $44,700 to create a community space, night market and mobility improvements below the Colfax Viaduct in the Sun Valley neighborhood near Empower Field...
Australian Based Company “Finder” Chooses Colorado’s Mile High Tech Density for US Expansion
Finder, an Australian fintech company that provides users with an app-based financial comparison tool for making decisions about personal purchases, has selected Colorado as its second US hub. Finder’s new greater Denver area hub, which will be leveraged as they scale...
16 Regional Teams Identified for Rural Resiliency and Recovery Roadmaps
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) have announced 16 regional teams, representing 169 rural communities, as participants in the Colorado Rural Resiliency and Recovery Roadmap...
Legislative session appropriates more than $220 million to power Colorado’s economic recovery via OEDIT programming
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) partnered with state legislators to pass 12 bills that will infuse $228 million into Colorado’s economic recovery efforts. Notable economic recovery legislation funded through state monies...
The Colorado Employee Ownership Office Reports Four Conversions from Recent Grant
The Colorado Employee Ownership Office (EOO) at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) launched the first round of the Employee Ownership Trial Grant in January. The grant, open to Colorado-headquartered small businesses,...
OEDIT to Support Aerospace Digital Trade Mission to Europe in Partnership with Kallman Worldwide
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) will host a digital trade mission to Europe from June 7 to 11, 2021, focused on growing the state’s aerospace industry. During the week, companies will receive industry presentations from...
Five More Localities Receive Revitalizing Main Streets Grants from Additional State Stimulus Funding
The Colorado Department of Transportation awarded five new Revitalizing Main Streets grants this week to the Town of Mead, Town of Silver Cliff, City of Fountain, and City of Glenwood Springs, and the Town of La Junta. The Revitalizing Main Streets grants help...
Colorado Continues Leading Hemp Industry, Submits Revised Hemp Management Plan
Today, Colorado submitted a revised Hemp Management Plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Governor Jared Polis and Commissioner Kate Greenberg formally approved the plan, which builds upon the foundation of work and aligns to the Final Rule (FR). “I’m...
New Zealand-born FileInvite Selects Colorado for US Headquarters
FileInvite, a New Zealand software as a service (SaaS) technology company, has announced Colorado as the site of their US Headquarters, bringing more than 140 new jobs with them to the state. “In addition to 140 good-paying new jobs to Colorado, FileInvite brings a...