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Boulder Area Manufacturing Sector Partnership convenes at Excelitas Technologies

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

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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Boulder’s Photonics Industry Shines Bright

From the development of the barcode scanner to the high-resolution cameras in our mobile devices, photonics technology is all around us. Optical components and subsystems permeate nearly all technology fields, including aerospace, medicine, telecommunications, construction, and entertainment. And beyond their daily applications, lasers are uniquely suited to investigate the mysteries of the universe, improve communications, and spawn …

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Start Me Up! Boulder’s Unique Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Thoughts from Scott Sternberg, Executive Director, Boulder Economic Council Oh, the joy of returning to social circles! When my friends and family get together, we often discuss and/or debate current events, politics, literature, sports and, of course, who is the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band of all time. At this point, I usually find myself …

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Boulder’s Quality of Life Sciences

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

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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Clif Harald Moves on from Boulder Economic Council

Clif Harald, Executive Director of the Boulder Economic Council (BEC) of the Boulder Chamber, will move on from that role to reactivate his private consulting practice. The BEC is the economic vitality arm of the Boulder Chamber. Harald has served as the BEC’s Executive Director for nine years, named to the position when the community …

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