Upstate Colorado Economic Development

06/20/2023

Thank you to everyone who attended our Investor Appreciation Event and thank you Greeley Hat Works for hosting us and giving us a behind the scenes look at local business operations happening here in Greeley, Colorado.

Their process of handmaking and recrafting hats makes Greeley Hat Works a unique asset to both the manufacturing and retail industries in Northern Colorado.

06/08/2022

06/06/2022

The Northern Colorado Economic Development Initiative is continuing to catalyze resources and support tools for the business community throughout Larimer and Weld counties to meet the current needs of companies. During the first quarter of this year, the group collected 124 unique survey responses highlighting current business needs and challenges. Insights through these surveys help the region’s municipalities create additional strategic programs to keep Northern Colorado’s economic health thriving.

Find the full report summary here: https://choosenortherncolorado.com/business-impact-survey-may-2022/

Thank you, Northern Colorado business community, for participating in NoCo REDI’s 6th business impact survey. Insights through these surveys help the region’s municipalities create strategic programs to keep Northern Colorado’s economic health thriving.

06/02/2022

Did you know that the population of the Northern Colorado Front Range is expected to grow 83% over the next 25 years? LINKNoCo is a planning study to establish a premium transit network that will link communities across the North Front Range. The study is focusing on three priority corridors as a first step toward developing a robust regional transit network. The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization seeks community input on these priority corridors. Share your input by June 14th.

The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) has launched LINKNoCo, a planning study to establish a premium transit network linking communities across the North Front Range. This effort will identify the most promising priority corridors to advance and begin to form the future n...

05/31/2022

The 2022 General Assembly adjourned late this spring after introducing a total of 716 bills this session. Roughly half of these bills passed. With control of the legislature by one party, much of our time and conversation was dominated by protecting the interests of business and the industry sectors that support our economy through the amendment process. As acting policy chair of the statewide Economic Development Council of Colorado - EDCC and member of the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, we are able to work with great lobbyists whose tireless work helps support Upstate Colorado’s interest in identifying the issues that affect your ability to do business in the region and the State of Colorado.

Read the session debrief:

The 2022 General Assembly adjourned late this spring after introducing 716 bills. With EDCC and NCLA, Upstate advocated for industries that support our economy.

04/18/2022

Weld County's newest dual rail-served industrial park, Access 25 Logistics Park, was celebrated with a kickoff event and groundbreaking last week. This park is a great example of the immense collaboration between the public and private sectors in support of industrial growth in Northern Colorado. Access 25 offers 300 acres and several site configurations, lot sizes, and shovel-ready build-to-suit or lease opportunities for industrial use. Congratulations to Town of Mead, Colorado - Government, The BROE Group, CBRE, and OmniTRAX for bringing this valuable resource to Northern Colorado.

Read more about the park:

Weld County and Northern Colorado’s newest industrial park asset, the Access 25 Logistics Park, is conveniently located along the I-25 corridor in Mead, Colorado. This 300-acre master-planned development is dual rail-served and offers several site configurations, lot sizes, and shovel-ready build-...

04/12/2022

Curious about opportunities for h**p startups within the agriculture industry? Join the University of Northern Colorado and Greeley Economic Development at their next 'UNC Innovation Talk: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration for H**p Startups' on April 20 from 3-5pm. Panelists will share their quick-fire presentations on h**p fiber technology, eco-friendly h**p building materials, biopharma product development, and h**p farming technology before opening up a roundtable discussion.

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You're invited to attend UNC's Innovation Talk, 'Harnessing the Power of Collaboration for H**p Startups'. RVSP to join the discussion on advancing h**p startups.

04/05/2022

Lineage Logistics, a world leader in cold storage and temperature-controlled logistics, has selected Town of Windsor Colorado for a new 200,000 sq ft cold storage facility in the rail-served Great Western Industrial Park. Operations will bring 80 full-time jobs and an estimated $100M economic impact for the town. The facility will further support JBS USA in its supply chain and distribution when completed in 2023.

Thank you to our partners on this project: Town of Windsor Colorado, The BROE Group, Weld County Government

Greeley, CO – April 4, 2022 – Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage”), headquartered in Novi, Michigan, preserves, protects and optimizes the distribution of food through innovative technology, streamlined operations, and a global network of facilities. Focusing on cold-storage systems, Lineage i...

03/29/2022

Announced today, Gotham Greens is expanding to a new location in the rail-served Great Western Industrial Park in Town of Windsor Colorado. Gotham Greens joins Weld County's strong agriculture and food production industry presence, bringing fresh produce to the regional market. Their state of the art greenhouses focus on water sustainability and the future of agriculture, using 95% less water and 97% less land than conventional farms. The facility projects to create more than $15 million in economic impact for the town, and brings 55 permanent full-time jobs to Northern Colorado.

Thank you to our partners on this project: Town of Windsor Colorado, The BROE Group, Weld County Government

Greeley, CO – March 29, 2022 – Gotham Greens operates year-round commercial scale agricultural greenhouses, providing local cultivation and regional distribution of nutritionally dense and long-lasting produce, focusing on taste, quality, and sustainability in the food production industry. Annou...

03/02/2022

"The Aerospace cluster is a critical driver of Colorado’s economy. We continue to see growth from our aerospace companies in Northern Colorado and as Hirsh expands it benefits the entire region as they continue to provide cutting-edge technology to top contractors in the state." -Rich Werner, CEO and President of Upstate Colorado

FREDERICK — Hirsh Precision Products Inc. is set to move many of its operations to a new facility in Frederick. The 65,000-square-foot location represents 28 new jobs for the manufacturer. Hirsh Precision Products specializes in aerospace, medical and scientific technology. In addition to the 28 n...

02/23/2022

Announced today, Hirsh Precision Products is expanding their operations to a 65,000 sq ft industrial building in Frederick, CO, relocating 90 jobs and creating an additional 28 full-time, well-paying positions.

“We were attracted to the Town of Frederick and Weld County due to ease of access for transportation, proximity for our employees, and the economics of the area.” -Mark Cartwright, Facilities Coordinator, Hirsh Precision Products

Hirsh Precision Products is a custom precision parts manufacturer primarily serving the medical, aerospace, and scientific communities.

"The Aerospace cluster is a critical driver of Colorado’s economy. We continue to see growth from our aerospace companies in Northern Colorado and as Hirsh expands it benefits the entire region as they continue to provide cutting-edge technology to top contractors in the state." -Rich Werner, CEO, Upstate Colorado

Press Release: https://www.upstatecolorado.org/hirsh-precision-products-relocates-headquarters-in-expansion-to-frederick-colorado