LEAD is proud to partner with various organizations
to assist businesses and entrepreneurs with developing
or meeting their goals for the present and future.
Chambers of Commerce
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Business
Improvement District
The Business Improvements District’s purpose
and mission is to help all types of businesses in
the District by assisting them with marketing special
events, providing research on topics of concern to
the District (facilities, special events, best practices),
planning & development of new facilities and providing
capital budget for equipment that helps support business
in the district. The Board is comprised of business
and property owners from the District. Taxpayers and
businesses within the District are welcome to attend.
For more information call (970) 259-1000
Chambers
of Commerce
Bayfield
Chamber of Commerce
Bayfield, just east of Durango and south of the San
Juan Mountains and Weminuche Wilderness, has a population
of about 1,800 and a market area of about 7,500. While
it has the charm and friendly informality of a small
town, including a historic downtown and many wonderful
events, Bayfield is growing, and is an excellent place
to relocate your family or small business. For more
information, call 970-884-7372.
Durango
Chamber of Commerce
The Durango Chamber of Commerce is a member based
organization that promotes and supports the local
business community. Established in 1915 and supports
over 700 members, the Durango Chamber of Commerce
acts as a resource of information for its members,
the community, and relocation inquirers. It communicates
business related issues and advocates on the behalf
of its members. The chamber operates networking and
educational programs all for the sake of building
a stronger community and a greater quality of life.
For more information, call (970) 247-0312.
Ignacio Chamber of Commerce
The Ignacio Area is a multi-ethnic community
situated in a long ranching valley with the La Plata
Mountains to the north. The early residents were the
Ute Indians, primarily the Weminuche band.
In 1899, unallotted land in the eastern portion of
the reservation was made available to non-Native Americans.
At this time the Hall brothers were running the trading
post and post office. This and the narrow gauge rail
station to the south were all that existed in the
way of a town. Hans Aspaas purchased the trading post
in 1908. At the same time the Ute wife of a Civil
War Veteran, John Taylor, died and the 169 acre allotment
that he inherited was immediately sold to the Halls.
June 1910, both the Hall and the Aspaas lands were
filed with the La Plata County Clerk and in 1913 Ignacio
was incorporated.
Today the town is a supply center for the surrounding
Sky Ute Indian Reservation and ranches and a crossroads
for the gas and oil industry.
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Industrial
Park Information
Bodo Industrial Park
The Bodo Industrial Park was created by the Durango
Industrial Development Foundation (DIDF) in the early
1970s. The Park, which consists of 170 acres of land
just west of US Highways 160/550, was annexed to the
City of Durango in 1999. The park is located about
two miles southeast of downtown Durango. As a consequence
of annexation, the Park now enjoys city services.
The enterprises located within in Bodo Industrial
Park participate in a wide array of industries. The
service industries, including professional, financial,
and healthcare services make up the largest segment
of Bodo enterprises.
For a list of available spaces, please see the Durango
Area Association of Realtor’s database.
Durango Tech Center
Durango Tech Center offers premier commercial lots
located in an upscale business park. Utilites are
installed to each lot line and landscaping and covenants
are applied.
Bayfield Center
Located at the junction of Highway 160 and County
Road 50, the Bayfield Center contains a total of 38
lots, the largest of which is 7.5 acres, although
most are approximately one-acre parcels. The infrastructure,
completed in autumn 2001, features, in addition to
the standard roads, water, sewer, etc., a pedestrian
trail and picnic and sitting areas, plus businesses
will have access to fiber optics and other amenities
crucial to competing in today's commercial markets.
Suggestions for additional Bayfield Center businesses
include services such as a copy shop or car wash,
retail stores, a fast food outlet and a hotel. Lots
are currently for sale, beginning at $2.5 per square
foot, through Bayfield's agent, Gina Piccoli of Coldwell
Banker. Projected build-out is 11 years.
Database
Construction
LEAD is proud to work together with a many local
construction companies who provide high quality remodeling
and construction for both your residential and commercial
needs. For more information, or a list of builders,
contact the Home Builders
Association of Southwest Colorado Phone: (970)
382-0082.
Enterprise Zone
Real Estate Colorado's Urban Rural Enterprise Zone
Act established a program for the designation of state
enterprise zones. These zones, administered by the
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, provide incentives
for private enterprise to expand and new businesses
to locate in economically developing areas of the
state. Phone: (970) 247-9621.
Real
Estate
The
Durango Area Association of REALTORS
exists to serve its members and promote home ownership.
Phone: 970-247-9604
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Region
9 EDD
The Region
9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado
promotes and coordinates economic development
in the region encompassing Archuleta, Dolores, La
Plata, Montezuma, and San Juan counties, the Southern
Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribes of Colorado.
Region 9 EDD is a not-for-profit corporation with
membership from all the local governments in the region
as well as private individuals from the five county
area. The district administers state and federal programs
for economic development such as:
• Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
program - a low interest revolving loan fund for
"gap" financing to assist small business
retention, expansion and job creation.
• SW Colorado Enterprise Zone program
- state income tax credits for certain eligible
investments including capital equipment, job creation
and training, research and development, and donations
to enterprise zone development projects.
• Economic Development Planning and
Technical Assistance - assisting local
government with regional economic development and
transportation strategic planning, socio-economic
data analysis, and special projects to provide infrastructure
needed for business retention and expansion.
Small Business Development Center
The
Small Business Development Center provides
complimentary one-on-one counseling, consulting and
training for small businesses throughout Southwest
Colorado. Consulting and training topics include starting
a business, marketing, business development and promotion,
preparing for financing, accounting, licensing, writing
a business plan, business use of technology, among
many others. (970) 247-7009.
