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Boulder Area Manufacturing Sector Partnership convenes at Excelitas Technologies

March 20, 2023 / BEC News, Blogs, Sector Partnerships, Uncategorized, Workforce Development

On March 14, the Boulder Area Manufacturing Sector Partnership convened at Excelitas Technologies to hear from speakers familiar with K-12 programming and supply chain. The partnership has made it a goal to strengthen the talent pipeline at all levels — high school, higher education, and adult workers looking to upskill or reenter the workforce. Attendees …

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2023 Boulder Economic Forecast Program

January 19, 2023 / BEC Investor, BEC News, Blogs, Economic Forecast

The Economic Forecast is an annual economic and business outlook event featuring nationally-recognized economists who highlight the most up-to-date economic statistics and trends for the Boulder area.     VIEW  PDF This year, attendees will see presentations from nationally recognized economists Brian Lewandowski and Dr. Richard Wobbekind highlighting the most up-to-date economic statistics and trends …

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Successful Launch: Boulder Area Manufacturing Sector Partnership

December 6, 2022 / BEC News, Sector Partnerships, Workforce Development

On November 30, the Boulder Area successfully launched its newly formed manufacturing sector partnership. This partnership include industry leaders from Boulder, Broomfield, Longmont, and surrounding communities. What is a Sector Partnership? Sector partnerships are partnerships of business leaders, from the same industry and in a shared labor market region, who work with education, workforce development, …

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Boulder’s Quality of Life Sciences

May 16, 2021 / BEC News, Blogs

Thoughts from Scott Sternberg, Executive Director, Boulder Economic Council Early in my career I spent a great amount of time peering through a research-grade optical microscope. The startup I was with had an innovative idea: take the same digital cameras that were being used on the world’s largest telescopes to investigate outer space and place …

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The Impact of Data

May 16, 2021 / BEC News, Blogs

Thoughts from Scott Sternberg, Executive Director, Boulder Economic Council Considering the recent severe weather plaguing the country, I thought I would draw a comparison between atmospheric observations and economic data. Both represent the traditional Data-to-Information-to-Action-to-Impact line of reasoning. We have used this exact approach to map out recovery initiatives targeted at those industries and businesses …

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2021 Boulder Economic Forecast

May 15, 2021 / BEC News, Economic Forecast

Plan for the year ahead by learning about the latest economic trends for Boulder and the metro region at the Boulder Economic Forecast on January 28. Nationally-renowned CU Boulder economists Brian Lewandowski and Dr. Richard Wobbekind will present on key indicators and metrics to provide you with the most up-to-date insights on Boulder’s economy. Get …

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Boulder Chamber Names New Executive Director of Boulder Economic Council

May 15, 2021 / BEC News

After an extensive search that engaged a wide diversity of Boulder Chamber stakeholders and Boulder Economic Council (BEC) leadership, the Boulder Chamber is pleased to announce Scott Sternberg, former president of Vaisala Inc., as the next Executive Director of the Boulder Economic Council and Associate Vice President for Economic Vitality. Sternberg comes to this new …

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Q1 2020 Boulder Economic Indicators

May 15, 2021 / BEC News

Each quarter, the BEC publishes summaries of several key economic indicators for the Boulder area including employment, real estate, retail sales, venture capital investment, and more. Each indicator offers an inside look into the economic changes and factors affecting the local and regional market.

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