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Kat Saunders

Sep 21, 2026

4:33
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?
4:46
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.
4:54
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.
5:05
Really, at the beginning of the project, it's really focused on site readiness.
5:12
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.
5:25
academics and educational partners can make a huge difference.
5:30
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.
10:00
What do you mean? What are we lacking? What do we need?

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