How can Colorado’s economy maintain its competitive edge?
Recent departures by high-profile companies pushed this question to the forefront last summer, and Colorado leaders turned to CU Boulder for leadership and to provide economic data and analysis to help inform the conversation.
Chancellor Justin Schwartz joined a group of business, elected and academic leaders to examine the issue as part of the Governor’s Competitiveness Council, which in October published A Roadmap for Shared Prosperity. CU Boulder’s Business Research Division (BRD) under Executive Director Brian Lewandowski was selected by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to curate business and economic data to inform the Council about conditions in the state.
The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the big finale of the Rural Colorado Workshop Series in collaboration with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
In the great Colorado eastern plains lies the town of Sterling. This rural town houses more than just beautiful scenery; it brings together ideas. During the warm weekend of July 22-23, the Logan County Economic Development Corporation and the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Boulder hosted Demystifying Entrepreneurship: StartUp to ScaleUp.