To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Frank Gray, Executive Director, Castle Rock Economic Development Council
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Presentation: Economic Development Council of Colorado 2018 EDIE Award - Large Community of the Year, Town of Castle Rock, Colorado
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Executive Summary
The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) announced the 2018 EDIE Award Recipients, recognizing economic development excellence during its annual Drive|Lead|Succeed Conference at The Ridgeline Hotel in Estes Park on October 25, 2018. The following information was included in a news release on October 29 (Attachment A):
“The award for ‘Large Community of the Year’ was presented to the Town of Castle Rock for demonstrating a strong commitment to economic development through vision and execution. The community fostered two $60 Million mixed use projects in Downtown Castle Rock as well as partnered on the Promenade at Castle Rock project adding 1 million sq. ft. of retail and $300 Million investment, which has become one of the top 5 retail projects in the U.S. Adding to its list of accomplishments, the Town of Castle Rock invested $3 Million of economic development funds into a partnership with Colorado State University, Arapahoe Community College, and the Douglas County School District to create the 100,000 sq. ft. Castle Rock Collaboration Campus, which will house an office for Innosphere in partnership with the Denver South Economic Development Partnership.”
Frank Gray will be presenting this award to Mayor and Town Council during the Council meeting on November 6, 2018.