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Boulder Together is a strategic multi-year initiative of the Boulder Chamber designed to address the highest priority areas of Boulder's economic and community needs.

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  • Responsive Partnerships
  • Long & Short Term Planning and Implementation
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  • Local and regional mobility
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  • Infrastructure improvements

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Boulder Together Second Quarter Recap

By courtney.warford | August 13, 2024

Our community faces a turning point, and so does the Boulder Together program. A healthy community evolves over time, as do the challenges it faces. COVID and many other local and global factors wrought changes in our society, economy, and business operations that weren’t on anyone’s radar just a few years ago. While we still…

Boulder Together First Quarter Recap

By courtney.warford | June 10, 2024

As spring ends and summer is in full swing in Boulder, the Boulder Chamber team is diligently working on projects to advance Boulder Together’s mobility, housing, and workforce development goals. With impressive progress, the team has secured policy wins in housing, worked to pilot short-term micro-mobility solutions, and plans to expand our workforce in two…

CHALLENGES

  • Affordable Workforce Housing Access
  • Difficult and Lengthy Development Review Processes
  • Increase Elected Leadership Support for Economic Vitality

FACTS

  • Median Home Price in 2017: $911,400 (current: $1.4 million)
  • Initial Commercial Property Permit Review Post-COVID: 14 weeks
  • Historic Political Inattention to Economic Vitality

GOALS

  • Increase Workforce Housing Options
  • Improve Commercial and Residential Review Processes
  • Increase Elected Leadership Support for Economic Vitality

STRATEGIES

  • More innovative housing opportunities
  • "Business is Vital" campaign
  • Expedite permitting

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Boulder

Residential
Units

CU South
Annexation

Faculty/Staff
Units

Improved
Permitting

Week
Process

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Workforce Development

2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review

By courtney.warford | December 6, 2024

As the year draws to a close, the Boulder Chamber remains committed to building a strong community by supporting for-profit and nonprofit local businesses, advocating for a healthy business environment, and fostering economic vitality. In 2024, we made meaningful progress in serving our business community, guided by our new tagline: “Your Chamber does that.” Our…

Boulder Chamber’s Apprentice Sponsorships Address Critical Workforce Needs

By courtney.warford | September 26, 2023

As the State’s Office of the Future of Work takes control of all active apprenticeships in Colorado – effective July 1st – the Boulder Chamber continues to work with industry leaders and partners in higher education to develop apprenticeship pathways that address critical workforce needs in the Boulder Area.   These pathways remain registered with the U.S. Department…

CHALLENGES

  • Skill gaps across industries
  • Limited training opportunities
  • Increased technology literacy

FACTS

  • Computer and Math talent is 10x the number of applicants for these positions
  • 2020 saw an 193% increase in job seekers

GOALS

  • Meet workforce demand
  • Regional partnerships
  • Program development
  • Access to opportunities

STRATEGIES

  • Talent Gap Analysis
  • Collaborate Regionally
  • Increase work-based learning
  • Connect the talent pipeline

Adult
Apprenticeships

Career
Paths

Employee
Placements

Employees
To Date

Work-based
Learning

Engagements
To Date

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Community Infrastructure

2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review

By courtney.warford | December 6, 2024

As the year draws to a close, the Boulder Chamber remains committed to building a strong community by supporting for-profit and nonprofit local businesses, advocating for a healthy business environment, and fostering economic vitality. In 2024, we made meaningful progress in serving our business community, guided by our new tagline: “Your Chamber does that.” Our…

Defend Transit Funding: Support the RTD’s TABOR Override Measure

By courtney.warford | September 25, 2024

Written by John Tayer, President and CEO.   For six years, from 2007 to early 2013, I served on the Regional Transportation District’s Board of Directors.   There, I said it, and I wouldn’t blame you for thinking I’m part of the problem. Rest assured, though, that during my RTD Board service, I had plenty of…

Boulder County Takes Input on Bikeway Overpass Design

By courtney.warford | September 16, 2024

By Dana Cadey, Daily Camera Bikers, drivers and pedestrians came together on Tuesday to give feedback on the planned bikeway overpass along Colo. 119 between Boulder and Longmont, also known as the Diagonal Highway. The Colo. 119 Safety, Mobility and Bikeway Project is a collaboration between Boulder County, the Regional Transportation District, and the Colorado…

Boulder Together Second Quarter Recap

By courtney.warford | August 13, 2024

Our community faces a turning point, and so does the Boulder Together program. A healthy community evolves over time, as do the challenges it faces. COVID and many other local and global factors wrought changes in our society, economy, and business operations that weren’t on anyone’s radar just a few years ago. While we still…

Boulder Chamber Announces New Transportation Connections Associate Executive Director and Business Outreach Manager, Darcy Kitching 

By courtney.warford | June 11, 2024

The Boulder Chamber is pleased to announce the promotion of Darcy Kitching to a new leadership role in its mobility policy and program activities: Transportation Connections Associate Executive Director and Business Outreach Manager. Previously, Kitching served as a transportation demand management outreach specialist, supporting Transportation Connections’ work with the City of Boulder, the Denver Regional…

Boulder Together First Quarter Recap

By courtney.warford | June 10, 2024

As spring ends and summer is in full swing in Boulder, the Boulder Chamber team is diligently working on projects to advance Boulder Together’s mobility, housing, and workforce development goals. With impressive progress, the team has secured policy wins in housing, worked to pilot short-term micro-mobility solutions, and plans to expand our workforce in two…

CHALLENGES

  • Jobs-housing mismatch
  • Current transit funding inadequate to meet demand
  • Unsafe conditions for people using all modes of transportation

FACTS

  • In 2022, commute-trip length for non-Boulder residents was 18 miles and 32 minutes, but only 4 miles and 15 minutes for Boulder residents
  • RTD has not been able to restore transit service within Boulder to pre-Covid levels
  • Between 2017 and 2023, fatal crashes in Boulder increased five-fold and serious-injury crashes increased by 55%

GOALS

  • Increase affordable and attainable housing options within the City of Boulder
  • Increase local and regional transit service in Boulder
  • Implement safety and mobility infrastructure improvements along key corridors

STRATEGIES

  • Advocate for workforce housing to meet the needs of Boulder employers
  • Support new regional bus rapid transit service on key corridors
  • Reopen Boulder Junction at Depot Square Station
  • Support multimodal transportation projects on the city’s core arterial network

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Connectivity

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Micromobility

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Rides/Year

Safe
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$M
for Vision Zero

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Boulder Chamber News

Tayer: Black History Month: Are You Ready?

By courtney.warford | February 1, 2024

Originally posted by BizWest, February 1, 2024. With the dawn of Feb. 1, we welcome the annual celebration of Black History Month. I know I will enjoy honoring the occasion with a special event at the University of Colorado Center for African and African American Studies. “Get ready,” the recent RSVP confirmation notice states, “[T]o…

The Boulder Chamber View: Fresh Eyes on Boulder’s Resilient and Evolving Economy

By courtney.warford | January 29, 2024

Originally published by BizWest on January 29, 2024.  It is day 14 as I write this article in my new role as the Boulder Chamber’s Vice President of Economic Vitality and Executive Director for the Boulder Economic Council. Arriving from South Florida, I was greeted by mountains that touched the sky, a vibrant Boulder community,…

Boulder Chamber Welcomes Joseph E. Hovancak as Its New Vice President of Economic Vitality

By courtney.warford | January 2, 2024

Boulder Chamber Welcomes Joseph E. Hovancak as Its New Vice President of Economic Vitality The Boulder Chamber is pleased to announce Joseph E. Hovancak has been selected as the new Vice President of Economic Vitality. An accomplished economic development executive and dedicated community champion, Hovancak’s innovative economic vitality experience includes building vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems and…