La Plata Economic Development Alliance

Do you believe our La Plata County business community deserves:

Great air service? Sufficient real estate options?

Excellent internet connections?

The vision of the La Plata Economic Development Alliance is to “make La Plata County the premier Rocky Mountain community to do business.” After interviewing over 100 firms and working with our key investment partners, the Alliance identified the following three goals as the most important for helping us achieve that vision:

? A new air terminal and more direct flights

? A new business park

? 100 percent high-speed internet coverage of every house and business in La Plata County.

In 2015, the Alliance committed almost $100,000 toward these initiatives and leveraged nearly $400,000 from our partners, resulting in almost half a million dollars being committed toward these goals. To continue financing and accomplishing our strategic initiatives, the Alliance is launching a capital campaign called Partners in Progress (PIP). We are reaching out to our existing members first, asking for an increase in their investment, as well as other potential partners. Any increase in our members’ investment will be used exclusively to advance the Alliance’s strategic initiatives.

How the PIP Campaign Works:

Any increase in membership this year will be devoted to our strategic initiatives. Additionally, a membership increase will go toward these initiatives for three years. So a $1,000 increase in membership in 2016 would count as a $3,000 contribution over three years toward our strategic initiatives.

The Alliance’s goal is to raise $150,000 over three years toward the Alliance’s strategic initiatives.

No more than 10 percent of PIP campaign funds may be spent on staff time that supports strategic initiatives.

No more than half of PIP funds may be spent on any one strategic initiative without board approval.

Our Partners in Progress will receive:

Special recognition on the Alliance website, in our annual report, and at the annual Economic Summit; regular email updates on initiatives; the opportunity to assist on the initiative of their choice; the opportunity to help identify next initiatives as the current ones are successfully completed; and the potential to receive a higher level membership in the Alliance.

For more information, visit the Partners In Progress website at http://yeslpc.com/partners-in-progress/ or call (970) 259-1700.