Colorado County Economic Development Self-Assessment Survey

Governor Hickenlooper understands that the number one priority of the residents of the State of Colorado is to rebuild the economy and create jobs. To do this, the Governor’s Office and the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade has partnered with Colorado State University’s Office of Engagement and Extension to engage Coloradoans in a statewide conversation about Economic Development.

Governor Hickenlooper is asking for residents across the State, county by county, to share their stories, challenges, and strengths by developing a strategic economic development plan for their county. These county plans will then be rolled up into 14 regional economic development plans, which collectively will be rolled up into a statewide economic development plan.

A website to collect comments, www.advancecolorado.com (see tab “Governor’s Bottom-Up County/Regional Economic Development Plans”)

· An online survey, http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/462074/County-Economic-Development-Self-Assessment-Survey

· An email address to send questions/comments and to send county/regional plans, input@state.co.us

· A mail center- Mail comments to: Bottom Up Economic Development Initiative, 1625 Broadway, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202

· A Fax Number - Fax comments to 303-892-3848

· Provide tools that citizens and counties can elect to use in their county planning process, including but not limited to:

o Existing county economic development plans (or economic development excerpts from broader plans), notes from regional coordination meetings coordinated by OEDIT, questions and answers, county and regional data, and in the future the completed county economic development summary templates and regional economic development plans.

o Provide each county with a county economic development plan summary template document for use by all counties and to assist in the regional economic development plan roll up.

· Work with counties to schedule regional meetings for communication/update purposes and for county economic development plan roll up purposes.

· Work with the counties to incorporate/roll up county economic development plans into regional economic development plans.

· Create the state’s economic development plan.

Thanks for your help in getting the word out.

Ron Davis
Director - La Junta Economic Development
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tel 719.384.6965 cell 719.469.1081 fax 719.384.6960
1802 Colorado, La Junta, CO 81050
www.LaJuntaEconomicDevelopment.net