Knowledge Vault

Join the conversation with top economists and learn what challenges and opportunities they are seeing through their organization’s data compilation. Gain valuable insights into economic trends and future indicators and learn what data resources exist to inform community decisions and promote economic prosperity.   PRESENTER: Meredith Moon, Chief Economist, Metro…

Join the conversation with top economists and learn what challenges and opportunities they are seeing through their organization’s data compilation. Gain valuable insights into economic trends and future indicators and learn what data resources exist to inform community decisions and promote economic prosperity.   PRESENTER: Elizabeth Garner, Colorado State Demographer,…

Learn about how Visit Estes Park has partnered with local organizations to resolve barriers to economic development within the community that require solutions from multiple organizations before engaging in group discussions with their peers in table groups. Questions will focus on understanding systemic barriers to economic development within communities across…

Learn more about the work being done in Lake County to leverage a collective impact model approach to economic development before engaging in group discussions with their peers in table groups. Questions will focus on understanding what collective impact organizations can look like and how to set them up for…

Learn more about the work being done in Moffat County to develop new tourism products that drive economic development opportunities before engaging in group discussions with their peers in table groups. Questions will focus on understanding what potential projects exist in communities across Colorado and what resources are needed to…

The tourism industry is an essential part of Colorado’s economy that generated $27.7B in visitor spending and supported 176,800 jobs in 2022. Increasingly, the destination organizations that are responsible for the development, promotion, and management of tourism on behalf of their community are expanding their role through destination stewardship, which…

Rural and urban downtowns have a range of challenges that need creative solutions. Colorado downtowns focus on how to utilize different programs, tools, and tax increment finance to increase affordable, attainable, or workforce housing. The panel will explore three questions for each of the projects: What was the community goal…

Back by popular demand… is the ongoing water crisis an Economic Development issue? Known as The Headwaters State, Colorado has 156 named rivers that originate in its headwater regions. Seventeen of them exceed 10,000 square kilometers. Colorado doesn’t have a water shortage problem; it has a water management problem. Continued warming, poor…

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Known as The Headwaters State, Colorado has 156 named rivers that originate in its headwater regions. Seventeen of them exceed 10,000 square kilometers. Colorado doesn’t have a water shortage problem; it has a water management problem. Continued warming, poor snowpack and low river flows have devastated available water supplies to…

If there was one lesson that came out of the pandemic, the power of collaboration and connectivity has led to incredible advancements in today’s economy. EDCC continues its tradition of fostering a network of economic development professionals in this 2-part series, that will strengthen the performance of Economic Development Organizations…

Back by popular demand… is the ongoing water crisis an Economic Development issue? Known as The Headwaters State, Colorado has 156 named rivers that originate in its headwater regions. Seventeen of them exceed 10,000 square kilometers. Colorado doesn’t have a water shortage problem; it has a water management problem. Continued warming, poor…