REGION 13 - Colorado Office of Economic Development and
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REGION 13 - Colorado Office of Economic Development and
R EG I ON 13 The Upper Arkansas Region offers a rural lifestyle, amazing weather, and unparalleled quality of life. The Region has more 14,000 foot peaks than any other in the state. Regional Data EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Examples of Largest Employers The Upper Arkansas region (Region 13) is located at the headwaters of the Arkansas River in the heart of Colorado. It is one of the most beautiful areas in the state, the basis for a large tourism and outdoor recreation industry. • Centura Health • Powder Monarch • Climax Molybdenum Mine • Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center • Starpoint - Development Opportunities Top 5 Key Industries by Employment 1. Health & Wellness 2. Tourism & Outdoor Recreation 3. Food & Agriculture 4. Infrastructure Engineering Economic development priorities are largely related to alignment of goals and branding. Tourism, abundant broadband capacity, and workforce development top the priorities. Community driven leadership in economic development solutions that result in alignment with local government, business development, and workforce development is also an important priority. Priorities are addressed through local technology teams, branding, marketing, a comprehensive list of festivals/events, and strategic identification of key stakeholders who bring resources to the table and can make a decision for their organization. 5. Financial Services VISION Top 5 Regional Assets The Upper Arkansas region thrives with a robust economy, business-friendly public policies, and unparalleled quality of life. It is the best place in Colorado to work, live and play. • Health care facilities • Arkansas River, tourism attractions • Quality rural airports MISSION • Downtowns/historical culture The Upper Arkansas region’s mission is to promote the region’s assets: • Active agriculture community/economy • Amazing climate • Location Where the region would like to be in 5 years • The Upper Arkansas Region will be the ”go to” location for tourism and business opportunities - the envy of the state • Skilled, talented, and abundant workforce • Respected art communities • Rural lifestyle, quality of life • Arkansas River • Active Ag business • Our mission will be accomplished through “forward thinking” QUICK WINS • Success of local technology teams in raising awareness of the problem and identifying and implementing solutions that benefit the business community • Opening of Natural Resource Center • Deployment of new Broadband services • New EDC Professional in Lake County • New EDC in Custer County • Restructuring of Fremont EDC • Hosted Fremont & Custer Economic Summits • Uptick in business interest in relocating • Opening of Pinto Barn nut free products • Chaffee EDC purchase of commercial property in Buena Vista • Successful Housing Summit • Custer County Broadband Summit • Opening of Bealls • Opening of Big Five • Opening of Centura Urgent Care Center • Successful Inventor and Entrepreneur Conference • New water treatment facility development • New schools built in the region • Home to world class bicycle events • Airport expansion throughout the region • Completion of downtown projects • Completed trails expansion • Awarded $4.2 million from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Grant • Awarded $335,000 in Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) Program Grants, which will help to create 44 jobs and $5 million Capital Investment on planned projects R EG I ON 13 TOP 5 KEY INDUSTRIES BY EMPLOYMENT - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 Rio Blanco Health & Wellness Financial Services Mesa Montrose 1,400 Dolores Montezuma 1,200 9 CORE OBJECTIVES uild a BusinessB Friendly Environment 2 ecruit, Grow and R Retain Business 10 Ouray San Miguel Gunnison Hinsdale San Juan La Plata Mineral Adams Denver Arapahoe 4 Teller Chaffee 13 Alamosa 7 Pueblo Huerfano Costilla Kit Carson 5 Cheyenne El Paso Fremont 8 Yuma Washington 3 Lincoln Custer Saguache Conejos 1 Elbert Douglas Park Rio Grande Archuleta Broomfield Jefferson Lake Phillips Morgan Boulder Gilpin Clear Creek Delta Source: EMSI, 2012 1 12 Eagle Pitkin 1,500 Infrastructure Engineering Grand Garfield 2,600 Food & Agrculture 11 Summit Employment: 3,400 Tourism & Outdoor Recreation 2 Routt Sedgwick Logan Weld Larimer Jackson Moffat 14 Crowley Otero Las Animas Kiowa 6 Bent Prowers Baca State of Colorado, Region 13 3 Increase Access to Capital GOALS GOALS GOALS • Listen to entrepreneurs and continue improving communication between regulators and entrepreneurs • Streamline business related regulations via collaboration with business owners and policy makers • Develop business ready communities across region • Identify and track jobs for emerging industries • Provide business retention services through the network of stakeholders via consulting and mentoring • Infrastructure development • Identify and educate potential local and regional investors • Provide information to entrepreneurs on new funding concepts including crowd sourcing/ crowdfunding DELIVERABLES DELIVERABLES DELIVERABLES • Open minded business friendly public regulations • Provide efficient response teams for all business opportunities • Gain feedback to ensure timely turn around and effective government services • Utility and social Infrastructure to support business activity 4 reate and Market C a Stronger CO Brand GOALS • Evaluate promotional opportunities to communicate assets and resources to entrepreneurs • Share information with chambers, tourism boards, businesses and governmental groups to demonstrate investment in marketing solutions • Collaborate with marketing organizations and tourism boards to overcome constraints and share resources • Colorado business brand development DELIVERABLES • Refined brand and logo for each area • Business updates delivered via Central Colorado magazine articles • Great photographs to market each area • Connect with Colorado Brand Initiative STRATEGIC PROJECTS •B roadband development •A ccess to capital focus STAKEHOLDERS Bank presidents and loan officers Business leaders Chambers of Commerce – directors and board members: Directors of Not-for-Profits • Design and collect business retention surveys • Develop a concierge network • Utilize the skills of talented retired executives to build a SCORE program for mentoring • Provide financial support for Small Business Development Centers • Connect entrepreneurs to mentors/experts 5 Educate and Train the Future Workforce GOALS • Identify and communicate training needs widely between key stakeholders and higher ED institutues • Establish mentorships, internships, on-the-job training with local businesses • Introduce manufacturing firms to Colorado First training grants • Expand local and affordable business training workshops at the right time and the right place for entrepreneurs • Provide tools and education for business owners and directors of not-for-profits to update business and marketing plans to grow their organizations • Measured capital provided by loans, investments, venture, angel and local investors • SBDC services provided to businesses for loan application reviews and cash flow projections • Upper Arkansas Area Development Corporation Business Loan Fund utilized by local businesses • Workshops on Crowd Sourcing highlighting results firms have achieved • Obtain knowledge of local loan funds 6 Cultivate Innovation and Technology GOALS • Expand scope of local technology teams • Technology specific workforce development • Explore technology business opportunities that flourish in rural areas DELIVERABLES • Abundant, redundant affordable broadband connectivity for all businesses • Expand skilled technical workforce pool DELIVERABLES • Expand services promoting STEM work • Expand the number of business workshops and forums offered and number of attendees • Increase the number of firms utilizing the Colorado First training grants • Support the marketing and match funding for SBDC business plan workshops •H ealthcare sector partnership •S ector partnerships EDCs Education, superintendents, school board members: Local governments Retired executives Seniors and veterans Small Business Development Consultants Workforce Center •S TEM development www.advancecolorado.com/blueprint Rev 8-11-14 o £ ¤ £ ¤ o § ¨Economic Development Colorado Office of & International Trade 36 36 70 70 o ¬ « ¬ « 71 71 o13:Counties -Custer, REGION Economic Profile COLORADO COLORADO REGION 13: 13: Chaffee, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, COLORADO -- REGION Fremont, and and Lake Lake Counties 70 70 § ¨ o o ¬ « ¬ « 59 59 § ¨ o Pitkin Pitkin ¬ « ¬ « 82 82 Lake County Lake County aial il 1 1RR ssss ClCala Lake Lake Douglas Douglas Park Park o o 135 135 Chaffee Chaffee Gunnison Gunnison o o Harriet Harriet Alexander Alexander o o Poncha Springs! Poncha Springs! £ ¤ £ ¤ 50 50 ¬ « ¬ « 114 114 24 24 ! Salida ! Salida £ ¤ £ ¤ 285 285 Saguache Saguache ¬ « ¬ « 9 9 ¬ « ¬ « 115i-cubed, USDA, USGS, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, Fremont AEX, Getmapping, Fremont Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, and Fremont AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, and Fremont County the GIS Community Canon City!User County the GIS User Community Pueblo Canon City! Lincoln Park Penrose ! ! Pueblo Lincoln Park !! !Penrose !! ! Florence Williamsburg Williamsburg !!! Florence 50 !! 50 Coal Creek Coal Creek 69 69 o o ¬ « ¬ « 17 17 £ ¤ £ ¤ o o l ai ai l 0 Cla Classs 1 0 s1R R £ ¤ £ ¤ 160 160 10 10 20 20 o o o o o o £ ¤ £ ¤ o o o o 60 60Miles Miles o o 0 0 WYOMING WYOMING o o Employment by Key Industry 0 500 1000 Lincoln Lincoln ¬ « ¬ « STATE STATE OF OF COLORADO COLORADO § ¨ 71 § ¨¬ « 71 ¬ « 25 25 76 76 § ¨ § ¨ 70 70 70 70 Region 13 Region 13 50 50 o o § ¨ § ¨ § ¨ § ¨ § ¨ § ¨ 25 25 o o o o NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO 100 100 Miles Miles $ £ ¤ £ ¤ o o Huerfano Huerfano 287 287 94 94 § ¨ § ¨ 165 165 40 40 COLORADO COLORADO Custer Custer Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, and Silver West 25 IGP, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, Silver West 25 IGP, and the GIS User Community the GIS User Community CliffLayer Credits: Service Westcliffe !! Silver Cliff DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Westcliffe !! Silver 285 285 £ ¤ £ ¤ Pueblo Memorial Pueblo Memorial £ ¤ £ ¤ Bullseye Bullseye Butts AAF Butts AAF Region 13 13Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Region Service Layer Credits: 115Source: Esri, o o 71 71 Meadow Lake Meadow Lake Colorado Springs East Colorado Springs East Colorado Springs Municipal Colorado Springs Municipal 70 70 ¬ « ¬ « 24 24 o o o o o o o o o o § ¨ Limon Limon Municipal Municipal o Calhan £ ¤ £ ¤o Calhan El Paso El Paso o o Teller Teller ¬ « ¬ « Saguache Saguache Municipal Municipal 86 86 Elbert USAF Academy Airstrip USAF Academy Airstrip Central Colorado Central Colorado Buena Vista ! Regional Buena Vista ! Regional ¬ « ¬ « £ ¤ £ ¤ o ¬ « ¬ « Elbert Date:Wednesday, Wednesday,September September11,11,2013 2013 Date: ¬ « ¬ « § ¨ 25 25 Leadville North ! ! Leadville Leadville North ! ! Leadville 350 350 1500 ¬ « ¬ « 109 109 ail il 2000a Cslas Cla s 1s R 1R o 133 133 2500 3000 Health Wellness Establishments: 190 | Employment: 3,400 | Average Annual Wage: $35,400 Health andand Wellness TourismTourism and Outdoor Recreation and Outdoor Recreation 190 | 2,600 | $19,300 Food and FoodAgriculture & Agriculture 60 | 2,000 | $22,500 Infrastructure Engineering Infrastructure Engineering 120 | 1,500 | $45,200 Financial Services Financial Services 90 | 1,400 | $49,800 *Key Industry Employment Statistics Creative Industries Creative Industries 90 | 1,200 | $22,100 Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing 90 | 1,200 | $46,000 Transportation andand Logistics Transportation Logistics 130 | 1,200 | $39,000 Defense and Homeland Security Defense & Homeland Security Aerospace Aerospace Bioscience Bioscience Electronics Electronics 14,460 952 Average Annual Wage $34,354 2009 - 2013 Employment Change 6.7% *Statistics are based on OEDIT’s Key Industry definitions so data may overlap. Energy and Natural Resources 110 | 1,100 | $64,900 Energy & Natural Resources Technology and Information Technology and Information Total Employment Total Establishments 60 | 400 | $41,700 N/A | 200 | $27,800 10 | 50 | $62,800 10 | 20 | $36,200 10 | 20 | $93,000 Total Employment Statistics Total Employment 35,602 Total Establishments 2,128 Average Annual Wage $33,374 2009 - 2013 Employment Change 2.8% SOURCE: Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade and EMSI, 2013.2 £ ¤ £ ¤ 50 50 o o Top Employers by Employment Sectors* About Top Employers by Employment Business or Organization Jobs ■ Centura Health 400 ■ Powder Monarch 400 ■ Climax Molybdenum Mine 400 ■ Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center 300 ■ Starpoint - Development Opportunities 300 ■ Southern Peaks Treatment Center 200 ■ Saint Vincent General Hospital 100 ■ Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home 100 ■ Holcim, Inc. 100 ■ Columbine Manor Care Center 100 Note: Table does not include establishments that are primarily classified as Public Administration, Educational Services, and/or Retail Trade * Sectors represented by business and establishment locations ■ Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction ■ Health Care and Social Assistance ■ Manufacturing ■ Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Centura Health - focused on connecting Colorado and western Kansas to affordable, world-class care. Centura Health’s integrated network includes 15 hospitals, seven senior living communities, medical clinics, affiliated partner hospitals, Flight For Life® Colorado, 13 Colorado Health Neighborhoods and home care and hospice services. Powder Monarch - located at Monarch Mountain, 20 miles west of Salida, this ski resort provides beginner and intermediate skiers 800 acres of skiable terrain. Monarch operates along the Continental Divide in the Sawatch Range within the San Isabel National Forest under permit of the US Forest Service. Climax Molybdenum Mine - a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., is a producer and supplier of molybdenum. Global operations include primary and byproduct molybdenum mines. They supply metallurgical products to the ferromolybdenum, carbon-free briquettes, and molybdenum oxide powder industrial markets. Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center - a hospital serving 20,000 people in the counties of Chaffee and parts of Fremont and Saguache. In 2011 they became an independent affiliate of Centura Health, enabling them to provide additional services including cardiology, stroke, spine, and trauma. Starpoint - Development Opportunities - serves the counties of Fremont, Chaffee, Custer, Denver, and Jefferson with early childhood programs and adults with cognitive and physical challenges. They serve more than 1,200 individuals annually and operate on a budget of $11 million. SOURCE: Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, Local Economic Development Groups, Corporate Websites, and Other Sources 13 Population by Age Group Population by AgeRegion Groups Under 20 14,900 19% 60 Plus 21,400 28% 20 to 39 18,800 24% 40 to 59 22,400 29% SOURCE: EMSI, 2013.2 Top Occupation Categories by Employment Jobs Median Wage Annual Wage* Sales and Related 4,900 $12.64 $26,300 Office and Administrative Support 3,600 $14.09 $29,300 Management 3,300 $16.93 $35,200 Food Preparation and Serving Related 2,800 $10.68 $22,200 Construction and Extraction 2,400 $15.86 $33,000 Protective Service 2,300 $21.46 $44,600 Education, Training, and Library 1,900 $18.58 $38,600 Personal Care and Service 1,800 $10.07 $20,900 Business and Financial Operations 1,700 $24.12 $50,200 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 1,500 $32.32 $67,200 * Annual wage is based on a 40 hour work week SOURCE: EMSI, 2013.2 Educational Attainment 12th Grade and Less 18% High School Diploma 32% Graduate Degree and Higher, 7% Bachelor’s Degree 14% Associates Degree 6% Some College 23% Population and Households Population 76,198 Total Households 31,721 *Median Age 45 *Median Household Income $41,600 *Mean Household Income $55,000 *Median Family Income $49,900 *Per Capita Income $23,900 * Average of median or mean values of all counties in region SOURCE: EMSI, 2013.2 SOURCE: U.S. Census, 2010 and ACS 2007-2011 5 Year Estimate 1625 Broadway, Suite 2700 | Denver, Colorado 80202 USA P 303.892.3840 | F 303.892.3848 [email protected] | www.advancecolorado.com Rev 7-28-14