KEY INDUSTRY
Lead
Office of Economic
Development & Intl
Trade
Governor
Annual Colorado
Economic
Development
Forum
Aerospace
Bioscience
Creative Industries
Defense & Homeland Security
Electronics
Energy & Natural Resources
15 Key Industries
Food & Agriculture
Financial & Business
Services
Health & Wellness
Information
Infrastructure Engineering
& Construction
Manufacturing
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
Core Team
3-5 key stakeholders. Creates the infrastructure and coordinates Strategic Steering
Committee and Tactical Task Force. Responsible for aggregating the key industry business plan and overseeing its implementation over the next 1-3 years.
Strategic Steering Cmte.
15 C-Level Executives
Vision & Mission
Goals
Priorities
Values
Tactical Task Force
30-40 mid-level executives (businesses, state agencies, existing trade associations, economic development organizations, workforce development partners, academia, lender and investor communities.
Create and execute implementation plan.

REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIP
Lead
Office of Economic
Development & Intl
Trade
Governor
Annual Colorado
Economic
Development
Forum
Regional Economic Development Council
One Representative from each Region together with OEDIT Regional
Development Director
Northeast Colorado
San Luis Valley
1 4 Regions (exact final make-up of regions may vary based on particular regional situation]
Northern Colorado
(NOCO)
Metro Denver Pikes Peak Area
Central Eastern
Colorado
Southeastern
Colorado
Southwestern
Colorado
Central Western
Slope
Northern Western
Slope
Central Mountains
Upper Arkansas
Area
Pueblo
Southern Front
Range
Advisory Committee
8-12 members from the
Regional Partnership.
Aligns
Prioritizes
Creates
Implements
Regional Partnership
30-40 community members and reps. from businesses, existing regional organizations, counties, municipalities, eco-devo organizations, academia, workforce investment boards, community organizations, nonprofits, etc.
Represents the interests of the region, develops a regional economic development strategy and works with the Advisory Committee to create and execute a regional implementation plan.

Data: Competitive Intelligence
State-Wide Framework
State and Global Rankings
Regional Assets
Existing
Industry
Strength and
Depth
Talent Pool and Training
Resources
Costs of Doing
Business
Strategic
Competitive
Advantages

Policy:
Core Objective I: Build a Business-Friendly
Environment
State-Wide Framework
Industry
Association
Governor’s
Policy and
Initiatives Office
Federal Partners
Red Tape:
Department of
Regulatory
Affairs
Inputs:
Policy Agenda from all 15 Key
Industries
OEDIT
Policy Agenda for all 14 Regions

Core Objective II: Retain, Grow and Recruit
Companies
NOTE: Very highlevel benchmark; other internal metrics to be reviewed and analyzed on an asneeded basis going forward
State-Wide Framework
State Job and
New Company
Growth Goals
100,000 jobs in 2 years
By Year
2012:
33,000 Jobs
2013:
67,000 Jobs
Key Industries:
53.9% of total
17,787 jobs
36,113 jobs
Manufacturing:
5.5% of total*
1,815 jobs
3,685 jobs
2012:
55 companies
30 companies 2 companies
110 companies
2013:
55 companies
30 companies 2 companies
3,200 estimated primary manufacturing jobs created in 2011
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes Governor’s Office estimates of forthcoming revisions to jobs data that are currently not published. The jobs figures will be benchmarked based on Quarterly Census of Employment and Wage data to more accurately reflect the number of jobs in the state than what was estimated based on a survey of establishments.”
Note: Goals are based on preliminary estimates by OEDIT and Governor’s Office and do not take into account multiplier effect

Core Objective III : Increase Access to Capital
State-Wide Framework
Start-Ups
( SBDC and COIN)
Scale-Ups
Working Capital for SMEs

Core Objective IV: Creating and Marketing
Stronger Colorado Brand
State-Wide Framework
Individual Marketing & Communications Plans for Each Key Industry and Regional
Partnerships
15 Key Industry Working Group
Meetings
14 Regional Partnerships Meetings

REGIONAL
AND KEY
INDUSTRY
PLANS
Supply
Core Objective V: Educate and Train the
Workforce of the Future
(Statewide Framework for all Regions & Key Industries)
Virtual Warehouse of Resources by Key Industry & Region*
State Agencies (CDLE, CDHE, CDE, OEDIT)
Statewide Councils
(CWDC, ELC, EcoDevo)
Local & Regional Boards & Councils
Workforce & Education
Strategy & Policy
Standards & Metrics
Workforce &
Education
Assessment &
Placements
College in Colorado
Connecting
Colorado.org
Life Long Learning
* Pre-K * K- 12 * Adult Education
* Technical & Community Colleges
* Public & Private Colleges & Universities
* Other Training Providers
WORKFORCE
CENTERS
Workplace Experience
Field Trips, Internships Apprenticeships, OJT
Virtual Training & Workforce Resources & CWN – Express Services Teams*
Workers
Workforce
Pipeline
Employment
INFORMS Current & Future Job Skills and Workforce Needs INFORMS
Immediate Job Needs
Key Industry
Businesses
Key Industry
Steering
Committee
Members
Future Jobs and
Skills Required,
Opportunities,
Needs, Gaps &
Barriers
WF & EDU Tactical
Team led by
CWDC SECTOR
Committee
Evaluation
Methods and
Analysis
Feedback for continuous improvement
Demand
Global Standards and Best Practices
Bold italic is in R&D

KEY
INDUSTRY
State of Colorado
Key Industry Program
Lead
Office of Economic
Development & Intl Trade
Governor
Annual Colorado Economic
Development Forum
Core Team
3-5 key stakeholders. Creates the infrastructure and coordinates Strategic Steering Committee and Tactical
Task Force. Responsible for aggregating the key industry business plan and overseeing its implementation over the next 1-3 years.
Strategic Steering Cmte.
C-Level Executives. Identifies vision, mission, values and core objectives and 2-4 goals for each of the six
Blueprint Core Objectives over three-year timeline.
Tactical Task Force
30-40 mid-level executives (businesses, state agencies, existing trade associations, economic development organizations, workforce development partners, academia, lender and investor communities. Create and execute implementation plan around each of the Blueprint Core Obj..
6 Core Objectives of the CO Blueprint
•Build a Business-Friendly Environment
•Retain, Grow and Recruit Businesses
•Increase Access to Capital
•Create and Market a Stronger Colorado Brand
•Educate and Train the Workforce of the Future
•Cultivate Innovation and Technology
Core Objective V: Tactical Team
Educate and Train the Workforce of the Future
CWDC Staff will support implementation of goals and outcomes for each Key Industry Workforce and Education Tactical Team.
CWDC Sector Steering Committee is the industry led intermediary for workforce and education in each one of the key industries in partnership with the Core Team Trade Association or Organization.

Goal: build a workforce pipeline for each industry
• Workforce & Education plans within each of the 15 business plans
• Identify common trends and best practices across industries
• Create templates to effectively connect industries to workforce resources
• Recommendations for improvements to workforce and educations systems that serve employers and citizens

Core Objective VI: Cultivate Innovation &
Technology
State-Wide Framework
Aerospace
Transport. &
Logistics
Bioscience
Energy &
Natural
Resources
Manufacturi ng
Financial &
Business
Services
Defense &
Homeland
Security
Electronics
Creative
Industries
Information
Technology
Health &
Wellness
Infrastructur e
Engineering
&
Construction
Tourism &
Outdoor
Recreation