FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 22, 2018) Media Contact: Regina Martel Economic Development Specialist 303-655-2020 Brighton, CO – The Brighton Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee has agreed to positions on the following ballot initiatives for the 2018 midterm elections: Support Proposition 110 – Let’s Go Colorado. A transportation bond and sales tax increase initiative to authorize $6 billion in bonds to fund transportation projects, establish the Transportat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 16, 2018) Media Contact: Regina Martel Economic Development Specialist 303-655-2020 Brighton, CO – High Country Catering, a local Brighton company established in 2016, has been selected as one of five semifinalists for the StartUp North Adams County Pitch Competition. StartUp North, the first-ever Adams County Pitch Competition, invited eligible small businesses and startup companies throughout the county to apply for a chance to win one of thre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 10, 2018) Media Contact: Regina Martel Economic Development Specialist 303-655-2020 COMMUNITY INVITED TO PITCH COMPETITION CELEBRATING SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Brighton, CO – StartUp North, the first-ever Adams County business pitch competition, is designed to bring together the top entrepreneurial talent from the Adams County community to showcase some of our great small businesses and startups. StartUp North invites the community

The Denver MSA’s median household income rose from $73,107 in 2016 to $76,643 in 2017. Metro Denver added 45,344 people either employed or looking for work between August 2017 and August 2018. Denver International Airport (DEN) reported that over 6.1 million passengers passed through the airport in July, the first time the airport has served over 6 million passengers in one month. You can check out these and more Monthly Economic Indicators originally published on the Metro D

A recent poll showed that Colorado voters are more concerned with rising house prices than they are with jobs and the economy which will be interesting as these voters head to the polls next month. You can read the whole story by Ed Sealover below or in the Denver Business Journal. Colorado’s booming economy has reached the point where voters are more concerned about one of the negative effects of growth — skyrocketing housing costs — than they are with the economy and jobs i

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (October 4, 2018) Media Contact: Regina Martel rmartel@brightonedc.org 303-655-2020 BRIGHTON, CO– The Brighton Economic Development Corporation, in partnership with The Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting ‘Meet the Candidates.’ The event will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 5:30-7:30 at the Brighton Armory. This nonpartisan event will be a way for Brighton residents to have time to meet candidates, learn more about their plat

Denver came in at #4 in a recent list posted by Forbes - Top 10 Rising Cities for StartUps. Denver is an exciting place for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas thanks to an incredibly skilled workforce and an infectious 'work hard, play hard' culture. You can read the article below that was originally published by Forbes, here. By: Kurt Badenhausen Forbes Staff Tony Franco and his two fellow founders of SafeChain Financial joined together through a local venture accelerator in