{"id":122005,"date":"2014-01-21T00:48:53","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T07:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/joe-keck-honored-for-economic-work\/"},"modified":"2014-01-21T00:48:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T07:48:53","slug":"joe-keck-honored-for-economic-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/joe-keck-honored-for-economic-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Keck honored for economic work"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e6aa6d92-73a0-449c-85fe-ae486f467895&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e6aa6d92-73a0-449c-85fe-ae486f467895&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e6aa6d92-73a0-449c-85fe-ae486f467895&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e6aa6d92-73a0-449c-85fe-ae486f467895&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"1586\" height=\"1426\" alt=\"Ed Morlan, executive director of Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, pats Joe Keck, director of the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center, after naming him the Economic Development Leader of the Year.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Ed Morlan, executive director of Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, pats Joe Keck, director of the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center, after naming him the Economic Development Leader of the Year.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Mary Shinn\/The Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very blessed to love what I do and get paid for it,\u201d Keck said at the award presentation at the Montezuma Community Economic Development Association meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Region 9 Economic Development District and the Small Business Development Center work together to serve businesses in a five-county area that includes Montezuma, La Plata, Dolores, San Juan and Archuleta counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe is a tremendous optimist, really nice guy and really helps businesses to the nth degree,\u201d said Ed Morlan, the executive director of Region 9, who presented the award.<\/p>\n<p>Keck started doing economic development in the area for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Since Keck started at the small business center in 2002, he has grown the number of people that use the center\u2019s services from 160 to more than 500 a year.<\/p>\n<p>He was able to extend the services by enlisting a network of business advisers who are able to meet one-on-one with those interested in getting loans, strategic planning and many other areas of business.<\/p>\n<p>He attributes his success at building one of the best centers in the state to his partnerships with local chambers of commerce and other groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got so much to build on, so many resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morlan, executive director of Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, pats Joe Keck, director of the Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center, after naming him the Economic Development Leader of the Year.Mary Shinn\/The Cortez Journal \u201cI\u2019m very blessed to love what I do and get paid for it,\u201d Keck said at the 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