Loveland taps Susan Grafton to head economic development for city

LOVELAND — City of Loveland officials announced on Wednesday afternoon that they have hired economic development veteran Susan Grafton as director of the city’s own Economic Development Department.

She will begin Feb. 29, filling the position left vacant in October when Betsey Hale left to become president of the Three Rivers Development Foundation in Corning, N.Y. Assistant city manager Rod Wensing had been serving in the role in an interim capacity since Hale’s departure.

Most-recently self-employed as a consultant, Grafton spent 24 years — from 1991 to 2015 — leading the city of Westminster’s economic development efforts. Her work there included helping foster the Orchard Town Center, a million-square-foot retail and entertainment complex at the junction of Interstate 25 and 144th Avenue.

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Prior to Westminster, her background includes planning and economic development positions in Wyoming and Louisiana. And she’s certified as an Economic Developer by the International Economic Development Council.