Global Business Development

Applications being accepted for Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Programs

Proof of Concept and Early-Stage applications due September 1, 2020

DENVER -- The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) today announced it is accepting applications for the first grant cycle of the 2021 Advanced Industries Accelerator grant programs.  Online applications will be accepted through 5:00 PM on September 1, 2020.

INFOCU5 Adds 400 Colorado Jobs; Moves Out-of-State Operations to Grand Junction

Colorado company awarded state incentives for hundreds of new in-state jobs   

DENVER ­ The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)  announced today that INFOCU5 (pronounced “in focus”) will relocate its Pasadena, California-based operations to Grand Junction. This move, combined with its expansion plan, will add 403 net new jobs to the state, 171 of which will be location-neutral and available throughout rural Colorado. 

AGC Biologics’ $100M Infusion Revitalizes Dormant Boulder Facility

Manufacturing project positioned to accelerate Colorado bioscience employment and innovation

 DENVER – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) today announced that AGC Biologics has acquired an existing 300,000 square foot facility in Boulder which they will transform into a new manufacturing facility that will bring 280 new jobs to Colorado. 

AGC is finalizing the purchase of a facility previously owned by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca which closed the site in January 2019 to consolidate operations. 

$7.3 million Advanced Industries Awards Fuel 27 Colorado Start-ups

A Colorado company with revolutionary technology to develop and market a safe helmet liner using a patented energy-absorbing material and state-of-the-art additive manufacturing to a robotic AI company improving manufacturing efficiency were among 27 Colorado start-ups approved for funding as part of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program.

OEDIT Joins National and Local Partners to Capture the Economic Challenges COVID-19 Poses to Colorado’s Business Community

Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade, in partnership with POLCO and Downtown, Colorado Inc. (DCI), has released a Colorado COVID-19 Business Survey. Recorded from April 10 to April 30 during the peak of the state’s economic interruption, the survey chronicles the economic challenges facing Colorado businesses.  

Emerson’s $100M Expansion and New Innovation Center Transforms Boulder Campus

Global tech leader plans for 250 new Colorado jobs

DENVER - The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Emerson has selected Boulder, Colorado for its new, 180,000-square-foot expansion project. The $100M investment, including a new innovation center, will support 250 new jobs over the coming years.

OEDIT Showcases Colorado Businesses at JEC, the Largest Global Composites Trade Show

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and four Colorado companies will attend JEC in Paris, France from May 12 to 14, 2020. JEC is the world’s largest composites trade show.

More than 1,300 exhibitors are expected at the three-day show representing composite solutions and innovations in automotive and road transportation, aerospace, building and civil engineering, equipment and machinery, and renewable energy.

Home Grown Pax8 Announces New 1,800 Job Expansion, adding jobs in both urban and rural Colorado

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announces that Pax8, a cloud distribution technology company based in Greenwood Village, Colo., has selected Colorado as home to its latest expansion project. Already recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Colorado, Pax8’s projected expansion will create up to 1,852 jobs in Colorado over the next eight years.