Today, the City of Westminster selected Lindsey Kimball to serve as the city’s new Economic Development Director. Kimball is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in a diverse range of e […]

Colorado continues to emerge as a bioscience hub. Genapsys, a life science company, has announced plans to open a second location in Westminster bringing approximately 240 new jobs to Colorado.

Genapsys is […]

Comcast is driving a new wave of broadband expansion in Colorado, after the telecommunications company recently announced it invested more than $16 million to boost connectivity across the state’s rural a […]

The Polis administration and the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Revitalizing Main Streets Program is working to help save people money and drive economic progress for small businesses. The a […]

Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced today the certification of four new Creative Districts in Aurora, Gunnison, La […]

Last week, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) announced its latest effort to support a growing digital economy and remote workforce on the western slope: WorkRemoteCO.com

“The website is a digital d […]

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), in partnership with the Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) and with support from the Colorado Economic Development […]

The Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) Program announced today that 22 Colorado companies and five researchers were approved to receive Proof of Concept and Early Stage Capital and Retention grants for a total […]

When Bonnie and Brian Watson started plans to open a coworking space in Telluride in late-2020, the venture was just the first step in an attempt to bolster the Western Slope’s entrepreneurial e […]

The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce today announced the appointment of Raymond H. Gonzales as executive vice president of the Chamber and president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (EDC). He […]

PRESENTER:

Laura Lewis Marchino, CEcD, Board Chair, Executive Director, Region 9 EDD

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Rich Werner, Public Policy Chair/Past Board Chair; Executive Director, Upstate Colorado
Jennifer Cassell, EDCC Lobbyist and Committee Administrator, Bowditch & Cassell

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Steve’s chief responsibility is business development. Steve supports all programs aimed toward the creation of new primary jobs, assists businesses with expansions and relocations, and serves as the point person f […]

Jeff, a native of Pueblo, has been involved with PEDCO since 1998.  Jeff served on the Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Board in 2008.  Jeff took over the role of Vice President in February 2015 and P […]

The worst of the pandemic is behind us and competition between locations to attract new investment, jobs and remote workers is intensifying. During this fast moving and engaging session, economic developers will […]

Initial Census 2020 data show a rapidly changing US population not only in its characteristics but also in its geographic shifts. These data reveal critical trends impacting Colorado for the next few years and […]

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Economic development is often stymied by community policies that may not accurately reflect the development, redevelopment, and investment vision for the community. Downtown Colorado, Inc. has been working with […]