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Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and Minority Business Office Team Up to Support Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and the Minority Business Office, a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, have joined forces to help the state’s minority-owned businesses by making them aware of state services...
Colorado’s Only Outdoor Cinema Project Unveils Third Year Installations with Immersion Experience in Downtown RiNo District
SIDE STORIES, an immersive outdoor cinematic experience that transforms Denver’s urban exteriors into eight cinematic canvases, returns to the RiNo neighborhood February 28 - March 6. Using hand-selected RiNo district buildings as distinct backdrops, eight Colorado...
Home Grown Pax8 Announces New 1,800 Job Expansion
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announces that Pax8, a cloud distribution technology company based in Greenwood Village, Colo., has selected Colorado as home to its latest expansion project. Already recognized as one of the...
Upcoming Events
West Slope Startup Week Goes Virtual with New Format
Techstars Startup Week West Slope is pivoting in light of COVID-19 and moving forward with a new, virtual format this July. Starting July 7th, there will be one week of free, virtual programming and events every Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon throughout the...
Gov. Polis Welcomes Space Command Announcement
Governor Jared Polis welcomed an announcement today that Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs will be the provisional headquarters of U.S. Space Command for at least the next six years. The final decision will be in January 2021. “This is great news for our...
OEDIT partners with Colorado nonprofit to spur opportunity zone business investments to help rebuild economy
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has partnered with the Colorado Center for Innovation for Community Capital (CCI4CC) to assist Colorado businesses with obtaining opportunity zone funding. “Opportunity zone investments to...
Governor Polis Announces 2020 Winner of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Laser Technology, Inc. has earned the 2020 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting for their economic contributions that have advanced Colorado’s international trade....
Office of eHealth Innovation Advancing Governor Innovation Response Efforts
As part of Colorado’s response to COVID-19, Colorado’s Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) is expanding access to telehealth resources for Coloradans. The state is developing a coordinated and collaborative approach to health information technology and digital health...
Colorado & Nevada Join California, Oregon & Washington in Western States Pact
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak today announced their respective states are joining California, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact -- a working group of Western state governors with a shared vision for modifying stay at...
Colorado Creative Industries Seeds Artist Relief Fund
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade’s (OEDIT) Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) division will contribute $127,500 to the Colorado Artist Relief Fund to support artists, musicians and other creatives financially impacted by COVID-19....
Gov. Polis Presents Key Indicators That Will be Considered in Modifying Colorado’s Social Distancing Guidance
Governor Jared Polis announced the key indicators that are guiding Colorado’s process for ongoing updates to policies, guidance, and requirements on statewide social distancing measures. These will be used to get the state through COVID-19 pandemic while minimizing...
Colorado Creative Industries launches Mask Design Challenge
Colorado Creative Industries has launched the Colorado Mask Design Challenge, a design contest, for Colorado kids. All Colorado school age children are invited to create a design representing the masks they want to see in their school, their neighborhood or their...
Gov. Polis Provides Update on State’s Response to COVID-19
Gov. Polis today provided an update to the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is one of the greatest challenges we’ve ever faced. The more we stay home, the sooner we’ll be able to squash this threat, start earning money, and support our families,” said...
