State OKs $86.1M for Go NoCO tourism projects; conditions still to be finalized

DENVER — Northern Colorado officials walked into the Colorado Economic Development Commission meeting on Thursday feeling like the conditions they faced for accepting millions of dollar in state tax incentives to help fund four tourism projects were deal-breakers.

They walked away not only with the full $86.1 million they were requesting approved by the EDC, but also assurances from the commissioners that final conditions could still be hashed out over the coming weeks before the funding agreement is signed.

Go NoCO, a nonprofit created by government entities and private businesses in Northern Colorado, applied for the funding made available through the Regional…