The Coal Community Empowerment Act would designate six counties in Colorado -- among 90 across the country -- as Coal Community Zones, which Bennet labels Coal Communities. Designated counties would be eligible for "a powerful array of place-based incentives," the senator's office said.

The First Southwest Community Fund, a 501c3 nonprofit supported by First Southwest Bank, was recently one of three awardees to receive funds through the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to create a revolving loan fund.

Grants are available for up to $15,000 for eligible costs for small and medium-sized AI businesses in aerospace, infrastructure engineering, advanced manufacturing, energy and natural resources, bioscience, electronics, and technology and information.

Colorado stands out as the top state for its economy in several rankings. Lesser-populated states, North Dakota and Utah, rank highly – 2nd and 4th. And the nation's three biggest states, California, Texas and Florida, stand among the top 10 economically.

Blueprint 2.0 leverages state partnerships and specialized resources to address the unique economic development goals of rural Colorado. Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0 is a bottom-up effort to turn regional feedback on local economic needs into a statewide set of initiatives to advance the economies of rural communities.

The struggle to survive, to attract young families to balance out the retirees, to find people hardy enough for year-round, high-elevation living, leads to conflict between preserving an authentic vibe and becoming a gimmicky tourist trap, between retirees and young bloods, between second-home owners and permanent residents.

Since the Colorado Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit was first introduced, the R&D community has exploded in the state, with laboratories and business moving their business and research operations to Colorado.

Join CDFA, our technical assistance partners, and experienced brownfield communities as we discuss how the finance toolbox can be used to compliment the redevelopment and cleanup of your brownfield project.

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