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Sep 21, 2026
What’s next for Colorado’s Aerospace and Defense Industry?
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4:33Ed SealoverHOST
And I'm curious, what are these competitor states doing? What kind of policies are you seeing in these other states that are attracting jobs there that maybe Colorado leaders should pay attention to?
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4:46Kat SaundersGUEST
Well, some of them, you know, some states do have closing funds and those are just governor's closing funds that they can use to get projects across the finish line.
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4:54Kat SaundersGUEST
But I talk to a lot of site consultants, a lot of brokers, a lot of people who work in this space, and people tell me that's just kind of the last icing on the cake.
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5:05Kat SaundersGUEST
Really, at the beginning of the project, it's really focused on site readiness.
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5:12Kat SaundersGUEST
It's focused on red tape and regulatory environment, the feeling they have working with these communities to really get these projects established and to attract and recruit talent.
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5:30Kat SaundersGUEST
And so there are different programs or different workforce programs that companies look at and say, wow, this can really help me fuel my talent pipeline.