RANGELY I A community champion is anyone—a public official, a community leader, a concerned citizen, a health or human service worker, a volunteer. This person works hard and well to start and/or support an initiative or intervention, to bring a program or idea to reality, or to otherwise improve the[Read More…]
Tag: AGNC
Options for economic development discussed at AGNC summit
RBC | The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) held its fourth annual Regional Economic Development Summit in Rangely earlier this month. Keynote speaker Jonathan Leibert from of the Colorado Institute for Social Impact in Colorado Springs focused on the rise of the Fourth Sector—business entities that strive to do good[Read More…]
The rise of the Fourth Sector
RBC | Moffat County Commissioner Ray Beck, who has served as the chair of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) since 2017, opened the Economic Development Summit at CNCC in Rangely last Friday citing the mission activities of the organization. Beck emphasized AGNC’s desire to advance and educate at[Read More…]
RDA discusses AGNC, housing, shooting range
RANGELY I AGNC Support The Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado are developing a comprehensive economic development strategy. One of the purposes of the strategy would be to allow Rangely to access federal grants that they currently do not qualify for because the median household income and employment levels are too[Read More…]
AGNC developing economic regional strategy
RBC | Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) is continuing its public engagement phase in the development of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) and will host a regional meeting on July 25, 2018, at the Colorado Mountain College Rifle Campus, 3695 Airport Rd., Rifle, Colo., beginning at 10 a.m. [Read More…]
Assoc. Govts. of NW Colo. to meet Jan. 12 in Rifle to strategize economic development
RBC | Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), also known as Region 11 of the Colorado state planning regions, is moving into the public engagement phase in the development of a Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The development of a CEDS is a prerequisite for designation by the Economic[Read More…]
AGNC summit Sept. 15 in Craig
RBC | Tri-State Generation and the Moffat County Local Marketing District will present the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado’s economic development summit Friday, Sept. 15 at the Clarion Inn in Craig, Colo., from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Topics will include regional diversification and demographics, rural economic development and entrepreneurship,[Read More…]
Commissioners meet in Rangely
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Monday morning for their monthly meeting in Rangely. In the short meeting they accepted a grant and agreed to support a lawsuit against the federal government. The commissioners signed a declaration of support for Garfield, Jackson and Moffat Counties to jointly file[Read More…]
Rangely Networking Group features AGNC director
RANGELY | Nearly 30 folks turned out Tuesday, Feb. 28 for the Rangely Community Networking Group meeting at CNCC which featured Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado (AGNC) Executive Director Bonnie Petersen. Prior to her current role at AGNC, Petersen was executive director of Club 20 in Grand Junction from 2011[Read More…]
Rangely council responds to Narcan questions
RANGELY | The Rangely Town Council met Feb. 28 and approved several equipment purchases and heard community concerns. During the public input portion of the evening Beth Wiley approached the council requesting that access to the recordings of town council and RDA meetings be added to the town’s website so[Read More…]
Meeker, Rangely included in NW Colorado enterprise zone
RBC | The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a boundary line adjustment to the Northwest Colorado Enterprise Zone administered by Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC). The boundary line adjustment incorporated Meeker and Rangely in the eligible area, providing tax credits to businesses within Rio Blanco County, the Town of[Read More…]
Eskelson re-elected chair of Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado
RBC I Associated Governments of Northwestern Colorado (AGNC) elected officers and board members for 2016 at the regularly scheduled board meeting. AGNC members include local county and municipal government entities for Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties.
