
In the news
Colorado seeks
Spaceport Designation at Front Range Airport.
Colorado is pursuing Federal Aviation Administration designation for a spaceport, with Adams County’s Front Range Airport as the likely site for the facility. The announcement was made by Governor John Hickenlooper at the Colorado Space Business Roundup on n December 7, 2011. The facility would allow for tourism, travel and cargo transport to space and from point to point on Earth.
Adams County Lands
$300 Million GE/PrimeStar Solar Project
PrimeStar Solar, a division of General Electric (GE) announced that it has selected Adams County as the site of its new thin film solar manufacturing facility. The company will invest up to $300 million in the project and add 355 new jobs to the county.
ACED Activities & Events
Investor Relations Taskforce Meeting
Thu. May 10
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACEC Open Meeting
Wed. May 16
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
ACED Board Room
Business Policy Strikeforce
Tue. May 22
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Board of Directors Meeting
Thu. May 24
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker
Shawn McBride
EKS&H
Aerospace & Aviation Taskforce Meeting
Tue. June 5
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room

THE ADAMS COUNTY ADVANTAGE
Adams County Economic Development (ACED) is a leader in aggressively driving economic vitality and sustainable businesses growth in Metro Denver’s northeast region. We’re the only economic development agency covering the entire county, the only economic development agency authorized to negotiate tax incentive agreements on behalf of the county, and we want to help you do business here.
ACED is a nonprofit, public/private economic development partnership serving Adams County, Colorado and its nine municipalities, more than 9,500 businesses and a population exceeding 445,000.
ACED offers the following services:
- Prospect development
- Incentive packages
- Enterprise Zone administration
- Regulatory coordination
- Issue-oriented taskforces
- Research and demographics
- Economic impact studies
- Unique, innovative workforce development program