January 21, 2011

Observations

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Big ideas.

Let’s see. We’ve got ConocoPhillips, now in its third year of planning, wanting more time before building its global training center in Louisville with the promise of 7,000 jobs over a 20-year span.

Let’s see. We’ve got a group looking for a place to create the Aerospace and Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Park somewhere between Fort Collins and Boulder with the promise of 10,000 jobs over five years.

Wow – 17,000 jobs right there. Big number.

Big ideas like these are necessary. Make one happen, and it can move the unemployment needle. Yet, they take time, effort and money, and I say…

Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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