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County outlines pilots for small‑business support: manufacturing assistance, community loan pool and façade grants
Summary
County staff described four tools to support local businesses: a proposed manufacturing assistance pilot (delivered by a contracted nonprofit), an update on the county’s Colorado Enterprise Fund revolving loan pool, a pilot construction wayfinding grant to help businesses during roadworks, and a CDBG‑funded façade/matching grant for Federal Boulevard.
Economic development staff presented a set of incentive and support programs aimed at retaining and expanding local businesses and supporting corridor revitalization.
Manufacturing assistance pilot Staff proposed testing a manufacturing assistance program modeled on a program used by other Colorado communities. The county would competitively select a nonprofit service provider (for example, Manufacturers Edge or a similar organization) to deliver technical assistance and cost‑sharing to small manufacturers (typically firms with 25 or fewer employees under similar programs). Staff suggested funding the pilot using residual, unclaimed rebate dollars that the county already budgets for incentive agreements; the board expressed support for piloting a program and…
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