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BIC Nominated for Entrepreneurship Center of the Year at International Conference
I’m excited to bring you some news from our recent trip to the International Conference on Business Incubation in San Antonio, Texas. Joined by our Board Chair, Nathan Wallace, and Vice Chair, Kileigh Sperber, I am thrilled to share that the Business Incubator Center...
Polis Administration Announces Grants to Create Colorado Technology Hubs
Governor Polis and the Business Funding & Incentives Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the Colorado Technology Hub Development Grant awards. Three recipients across the state will receive...
Boosting Innovation: Spectrum AMT Expands in Colorado Springs
Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado for expansion. The company...
Past Events
Colorado Among the First to Implement Historic Broadband Investment
Coloradans are closer to universal high-speed broadband coverage. Governor Polis and the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) are excited to announce that Colorado is among the first states to open a state-managed grant program, Advance Colorado Broadband, to accept...
DCI ANNOUNCES RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO STRENGTHEN RURAL BUSINESS NETWORKS
Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) is honored to announce that we will partner again to bring business support to rural communities through a Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). DCI’s approach with this work will...
The Department of Local Affairs Receives Nearly $10 Million From U.S. Department of Energy to Support Economic and Workforce Development in Southeast Colorado
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is proud to announce that its Southeast Economic Development Grant Program (SEED Grant Program) has been selected as one of 20 projects nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transmission...
Governor Polis Announces New Grants to Support Job Creation in Coal Transition Communities
Governor Polis and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced two Coal Transition Community grants to fund projects that will diversify local economies in western Colorado, including the Town of Rangely and the communities of...
Media Advisory: New Federal Law Requires Colorado Businesses to Register Ownership Information
A new federal law, the Corporate Transparency Act, requires almost all corporations, partnerships and LLCs in the United States, including small businesses, to report what is called “Beneficial Ownership Information” to the Department of Treasury’s Financial...
More Housing Now: Proposition 123 Funds to Help Create 628 Affordable Housing Units
Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) announced the preliminary selection of the first six recipients of the voter-approved Proposition 123 Equity...
FREE Virtual Event: Fraud Prevention – Colorado Apex Accelerator
Learn how to protect yourself from contract fraud in this essential class conducted by Federal Law Enforcement Agents from the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies. This training will cover various types of fraud such...
USDA Rural Development Invests $7.4 Million in Colorado Meat and Poultry Processing to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Increase Competition, and Lower Food Costs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Colorado State Director Crestina M. Martinez announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $7,445,528 in grants in Colorado through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program...
Governor Polis Announces Major Win for Colorado’s Future, Celebrates Tech Hub Funding for Quantum
.Governor Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Elevate Quantum (EQ) was selected for $40.5 million in funding by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as part of its Phase 2 Tech Hub grant...
Colorado Springs’ Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation Receives Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant
The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that the Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation (Catalyst Campus) was approved to receive a $999,789 Collaborative...