The Colorado Office of Economic Development International Trade is coming to the Archuleta County area to "re-ignite and create dialogue" around the Bottom Up Blueprint Regional Statements and process.
OEDIT, along with the Department of Local Affairs and the Economic Development Council of Colorado are inviting economic development stakeholders and partners to attend this informational meeting in our region. Please join us.
Region 9: Dolores, San Juan, Montezuma, La Plata, Archuleta Counties
1:00pm-3:00pm February 22
(Refreshments provided)
First National Bank of Cortez, 2258 East Main Street, Cortez, CO
 Region Contact: Ken Charles, DOLA ken.charles@state.co.us
OEDIT Contact: Kari Linker kari.linker@state.co.us
The OEDIT team will be sharing the reorganization of the office, what the future of regional partnerships look like, as well as what tools and resources OEDIT has put together to assist in economic growth and job creation in all parts of the
State of Colorado.
Come be a part of the great work being done and ensure that your voice and thoughts are a part of moving your Region forward! RSVP welcome and appreciated.
As an Economic Development District partially funded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Region 9 publishes and maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS includes three main components: Community Profiles, Strategic Planning, and the Community Development Action Plans (CDAPs). Based on the Colorado “Bottom Up” process promoted by Governor Hickenlooper, Region 9 EDD incorporated the county and regional priorities from the Blueprint in the latest CEDS update.
The “Bottom Up” Economic Development Initiative occurred in early 2011 with a series of county and regional meetings. The State released their Colorado Blueprint this summer. The Blueprint outlines the steps to be taken by the Hickenlooper Administration to support and promote economic development across Colorado. More information is available at this website.
The State process and proposed legislation calls for “Regional Economic Development Partnership Boards” as part of the communication, accountability, and ongoing monitoring and implementation of the identified Blueprint priorities. Region 9 EDD proposes to integrate the Federal CEDS process with the State Bottom Up Blueprint process and evolve the existing CEDS Advisory Committee to also serve as the State Regional Partnership Board.
The CEDS Advisory Committee is set up very similar to the proposed Regional Partnership Board. The Advisory Committee oversees the development of an accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, collaborative and balanced document that describes and informs the communities within Region 9 about their economic development strategies, priorities, goals and challenges.
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) requires that the Committee be composed of 51% private sector representatives (executives holding a key decision-making position, with respect to any for-profit enterprise) and the other 49% should be representatives of other economic interests such as public officials, community leaders, workforce development boards, institutions of higher learning, minority and labor groups, and reflect the cultural diversity of southwest Colorado. |