Colorado Tourism Office Unveils 2025 Tourism Management Grant Awardees

Investing in Initiatives to Enhance Visitor Experiences Across the State

DENVER – The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), is pleased to announce the 12 recipients of the 2025 Tourism Management Grant. Organizations from across the state have been awarded grants for their innovative projects in the tourism sector including the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and nine rural counties.

Boulder, Colorado Named New Host of Sundance Film Festival Beginning in 2027

Press conference to be held at 2 p.m. today in downtown Boulder

BOULDER — Today, the Sundance Institute named Boulder, Colorado as the new host of the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027. To celebrate the announcement, a press conference will be held at 2 p.m. today, March 27, in front of the Boulder Theater on the southwest corner of 14th and Spruce in downtown Boulder, Colorado. State officials, including Gov. Polis, Sundance Institute representatives, and Visit Boulder are all expected to speak.

Boosting Rural Business Development: Governor Polis and OEDIT Introduce Rural Jump-Start Operating Grants

DENVER – Today, the Business Funding & Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced a three-year Rural Jump-Start (RJS) grant program to continue to encourage economic development and job creation in economically distressed, rural counties of Colorado as approved by the Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC).

Colorado Teen Rize Simmons Wins State Poetry Out Loud Competition for the Second Year in a Row

Once again, headed to the National Finals to represent Colorado in Washington, DC

DENVER — Gov. Polis, Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and Empowered are pleased to announce that Rize Simmons of Windsor High School in Weld County has been named the 2025 Colorado Poetry Out Loud State Champion.

Growing Colorado’s Semiconductor and Advanced Industry Ecosystems: Five New Market Study Grants Awarded Statewide

DENVER - Today, the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the latest market study grant recipients of the Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program. These grants will support Colorado communities interested in starting or growing local and regional semiconductor and advanced industries, including support for 15 counties and two tribes across Colorado, from Archuleta to Routt to Yuma counties.

Bringing 893 New Jobs to Western Colorado: Morgan Mining to Expand Manufacturing Industry in Grand Junction and Mesa County

GRAND JUNCTION – Today, Governor Polis, the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) announced that Morgan Mining, a leading interdisciplinary construction, mining, engineering, and management firm, has selected Grand Junction, Colorado, for expansion. This project will grow the advanced manufacturing industry and create new, good-paying jobs in rural Colorado.

Colorado Tourism Office Recognized in Four Categories at HSMAI Adrian Awards

Colorado Continues Tradition of Industry Leadership with Strategic Marketing and Communications Efforts

DENVER – The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), has received four 2024 Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards in the categories of Public Relations/Communications, Social-First Video Content, Corporate Social Responsibility, and State Tourism Website.

Growing Colorado’s Leading Aerospace Industry: Gov. Polis Announces Digantara Expansion in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Digantara, a leading space surveillance and intelligence company specializing in space domain awareness, has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado, for expansion.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Digantara to Colorado, the best place to live, work, and do business. Digantara will bring 61 new, good-paying jobs while supporting safer space operations,” said Governor Polis.

Polis Administration Announces Higher Purpose Homes and VeroTouch as Latest IHIP Grant Recipients

VeroTouch Unveils First Homes 3D Printed in Colorado

DENVER – Today, Governor Polis and the Business Funding & Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced two new recipients of the Innovative Housing Incentive Program (IHIP) grant to support the development of the off-site construction industry and create more housing at a lower cost across the state: Higher P