9R Bond Contracting Info
Durango’s voters approved Ballot Issue 4A, a $90 million bond issues to the Durango School District 9-R. $63 million of that bond can be spent on local contracts, and the Alliance wants to help local businesses succeed in securing those contracts. Fill out this form for contractor participation registration.
“2020 Series” Challenges to Manufacturing in 2020
As we finish the year 2020, we have learned a lot when it comes to Manufacturing. Many manufacturers have made a pivot to adjust to COVID requests for PPE. Some have seen an opportunity and made a Pivot in a different direction. How do you know when the time is right to pivot in manufacturing? […]
Medical Professionals offering free COVID-19 Best Practices and Q&A for La Plata Organizations
CoronaDoc Information Program available for OrganizationsSan Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is pleased to announce CoronaDoc, a confidential medical professional volunteer program to assist local employers, agencies, schools, and other organizations in educating their employees/members about COVID-19 and best practices for prevention, reducing spread, treatments, upcoming vaccine distribution, and more. The program is focused on short presentations delivered […]
Follow up information from December Investor Meeting
The Alliance held our December Membership Meeting today with a comprehensive update from SJPH, an outline on the 5 Star Certification timeline, Education opening updates, and grant information. Here is the LINK to view the recording of the meeting in its entirety.Governor Jared Polis signed nine bills into law yesterday that will provide broad relief to those […]
Gap Grant and La Plata Cares Fund Applications Open October 5, 2020
LA PLATA CARES FUND APPLICATION OPEN NOWVISIT www.localfirst.aidtoall.org FOR INFO AND TO APPLY La Plata Cares is providing grants of up to $10,000 to reimburse non-profit and for-profit businesses for necessary expenditures incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. La Plata County engaged Local First to administer these funds, in […]
La Posta Road Sewer Alignment Study 1st Draft
Please find a pdf presentation provided by SEH Engineering delivered to the property owners meeting on June 10, 2020 on the La Posta Road Sewer Alignment Study.
Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative funds Southwest Colorado $50M for forest health collaborative.
Southwest Colorado has been chosen for $50 million in additional funding for expanded forest health and wildfire mitigation efforts on public and private land. The newly formed Rocky Mountain Restorative Initiative selected the forest project proposal, which encompasses nearly 750,000 acres along Colorado Highway 160, including portions of the San Juan National Forest and towns […]