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
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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
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San Miguel
Gunnison
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La Plata
Mineral
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Denver Arapahoe
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Chaffee
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Alamosa
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Pueblo
Huerfano
Costilla
Kit Carson
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Cheyenne
El Paso
Fremont
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Yuma
Washington
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Lincoln
Custer
Saguache
Conejos
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Elbert
Douglas
Park
Rio Grande
Archuleta
Broomfield
Jefferson
Lake
Phillips
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Boulder
Gilpin
Clear
Creek
Delta
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Eagle
Pitkin
1,500
Infrastructure Engineering
Grand
Garfield
2,600
Food & Agrculture
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Summit
Employment: 3,400
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
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Routt
Sedgwick
Logan
Weld
Larimer
Jackson
Moffat
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Crowley
Otero
Las Animas
Kiowa
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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
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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
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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
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Wellness Establishments: 190 | Employment: 3,400 | Average Annual Wage: $35,400
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TourismTourism
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Recreation
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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
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Industries 90 | 1,200 | $22,100
Advanced
Manufacturing
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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
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Top Employers by Employment
Sectors*
About Top Employers by Employment
Business or Organization
Jobs
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Centura Health
400
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Powder Monarch
400
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Climax Molybdenum Mine
400
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Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
300
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Starpoint - Development Opportunities
300
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Southern Peaks Treatment Center
200
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Saint Vincent General Hospital
100
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Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home
100
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Holcim, Inc.
100
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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
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Mining and Oil & Gas Extraction
■
Health Care and Social Assistance
■
Manufacturing
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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
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