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High Altitude Geothermal, LLC becomes first Rural Jump-Start Participant in Moffat County
September 19, 2024 - Today, Governor Polis and the Business Funding & Incentives Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that High Altitude Geothermal, LLC is the first Moffat County business and the first geothermal company to join the Rural Jump-Start (RJS) program. The RJS program is...
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Developers land $2.7M state grant to support Craig workforce apartments
July 29, 2024 - Craig Economic Development Manager Shannon Scott is excited that $2.7 million in state funding will assist a 96-unit rental apartment project for attainable workforce housing. Formerly known as the Woodbury Park Apartments, the overall estimated $25 million project is in the final stages of land procurement for five acres of private, industrially...
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8th St. redevelopment project is creating homes for Craig residents
April 19, 2024 - Forty modular boxes were built in Buena Vista and have made the journey up to Moffat County. The modular units are now being put together into 20 new townhomes. There will be eight three-bedroom townhomes and 12 two-bedroom units, for singles and families. It’s on the site of the former...
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Community theater and indoor playspace coming to Craig
December 13, 2023 - Craig resident Jeana Womble recently shared her plans for a new community space geared toward Craig’s kids. On Monday, Womble was awarded second-place in the startup division in the first Craig Business Plan Competition, coordinated by the City of Craig’s Economic Development Advisory Committee and Colorado...
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Housing Shortages Are Making Recruitment and Retention Even More Challenging for Some Rural Healthcare Providers
December 13, 2023 - In late 2021, as the most chaotic, early stages of the pandemic receded and vaccines proliferated, Jennifer Riley was looking forward to a return to some semblance of normalcy at Memorial Regional Health in Craig, a small town of around 9,000 in northwest Colorado. After over 10 years with the organization, she had...
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Regional Solar Garden has its moment to shine
September 18, 2023 - Mayor Derek Duran billed it as a “great day” for Craig and the Yampa Valley. Local and regional community leaders and guests gathered on Sept. 8 to dedicate the newly constructed Yampa Valley Regional Solar Garden. Collaboration was a key component of the project’s success,...
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City shares latest update on River Project
September 18, 2023 - Early-rising community members were treated to an update on the widely anticipated Yampa River Corridor Project. City of Craig staffer Melanie Kilpatrick spoke at Thursday’s Community Conversations meeting presented by Memorial Regional Health. Recalling the origins of the project, Kilpatrick noted that it’s been nearly 10 years...
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Craig Housing Authority breaks ground on townhomes
September 6, 2023 - The Craig Housing Authority recently broke ground on a new 20-townhome complex that will house essential workers. The monumental development is the first of its kind in more than 40 years. On Aug. 25, the Craig Housing Authority celebrated a milestone in their years-long quest to create affordable housing in Craig that...
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Craig Urban Renewal Authority approves restaurant funding proposal
September 6, 2023 - The Craig Urban Renewal Authority recently approved a proposal presented by Pete and Ann Seewald for two new restaurants in Craig. On Aug. 9, CURA commissioners heard a presentation for the proposed conversion of the former Village Inn restaurant. The property at 1103 W. Victory Way is within Urban Renewal Authority Area...
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Owner of Mountain Pine Manufacturing says $160K federal grant will allow sawmill that reuses beetle-kill trees to realize its dream
June 16, 2023 - The owner of Mountain Pine Manufacturing is feeling grateful and optimistic after learning the local business that specializes in WoodStraw — a unique, alternative form of erosion control — just got a big federal grant. In March, Mountain Pine Manufacturing hosted a tour to showcase how the mill at 10 Moffat...
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