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Scott Stenberg
Executive Director of the Boulder Economic Council and Associate Vice President for Economic Vitality
REGISTRATION | 6007 Oreg Ave, Boulder, CO 80303 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 2023 BOULDER ECONOMIC FORECAST
Dennis Paul Vice President, Government Affairs and Strategic Relationship af Elevations Credit Union
Dr. Richard Wobbekind, Associate Dean • Business & Government Relations and Senior Economist, University of Colorado at Boulder
Mike Freeman, CEO & General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
Brian Lewandowski, Executive Director • Business Research Division Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder Networking & Reception Adjourn
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Brian Lewandowski is Associate Director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder. Brian provides regional business and economic information and education, including economic and revenue forecasts, policy studies, economic impact analyses, and data workshops. Brian has over 13 years of experience conducting economic studies at CU Boulder. Prior to CU, he worked in both the private sector and in government. He is currently the president of the Denver Association of Business Economists.
Richard Wobbekind, PhD • Executive Director • Business Research Division Leeds School of
• University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Richard L. Wobbekind joined the faculty at the Leeds School of Business in 1985, and has served as Associate Dean since 2000. As Executive Director of the Business Research Division his responsibilities include developing an annual consensus forecast of the Colorado economy and performing various economic impact assessments of the Colorado economy. His office also produces the quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index for Colorado.
Rich is a past president of the National Association for Business Economics. He is also a member of the Governor’s Revenue Estimating Advisory Committee and the Boulder Economic Council. For his efforts in community development and outreach, Wobbekind was awarded the 1997 University of Colorado Bank One Community Outreach Award. In 2006, he was awarded the Robert L. Stearns award for lifetime contributions in teaching, research, and service. Wobbekind teaches MBA students in macroeconomics, public policy, and managerial economics. He has received three awards for teaching excellence from the students of the Leeds School. Wobbekind has lived in Colorado for more than 40 years and has spent much of his time studying the development of the Colorado and regional economies. He received a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Mike Freeman • CEO & General Partner, Innosphere Ventures
Mike works at the intersection of startups, venture capital, and economic development. He has over 30 years of executive-level experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. He has a dual role in managing Innosphere Ventures startup commercialization program and managing their Fund’s investments as a General Partner.
The BEC is excited to release the 2022 Fall / Winter Market Profile with new data in the new design. Boulder offers an impressive choice of art, cultural, dining, entertainment and shopping options, and has excellent schools, high-quality health care, and sustainable environmental policies. The Market Profile offers detailed metrics surrounding Boulder’s demographics, key industries, real estate, and other local economic factors.
Learn more at BoulderEconomicCouncil.org
Elevations Credit Union empowers its members and the communities it serves along Colorado’s Front Range with financial solutions and education. In addition to offering a broad portfolio of consumer and business banking services, Elevations is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. Founded in 1952 as the U. of C. Federal Credit Union in Boulder, the organization has grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to over 176,000 members, more than 600 local employees and over $3.3 billion in assets. Elevations became a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2020 and first received the award in 2014. The credit union also earns local awards along Colorado’s Front Range for Best Bank, Best Mortgage Lender and Best Customer Service year after year. Learn more at elevationscu.com.
Tebo Properties is one of the leading commercial real estate owners and developers in Boulder County, Colorado. Tebo Properties offers a diverse portfolio of more than 250 properties and over four million square feet of office, retail, and industrial space. What distinguishes Tebo Properties, as Boulder County’s Commercial Landlord, is not the number of buildings we develop, own, and manage; it’s the pride Tebo Properties takes in securing premier locations and designing winning combinations for each building or site. Tebo takes into account whether tenants can draw traffic for one another, how the development will enhance the neighborhood, city, and what will add to the vitality of the community. Careful planning up front enables Tebo Properties to offer our 900 plus tenants every possible competitive advantage.
The City of Boulder is following a sustainable path to economic vitality by adopting strategies that promote innovation, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity while preserving community character and quality of life. Economic sustainability in Boulder is pursued through collaboration and partnership among public institutions, non-profit organizations, and the private sector. The city’s economic vitality efforts recognize the importance of a strong economy to overall quality of life and focus on promoting a diverse and dynamic economy where residents and businesses grow and succeed together. For more information about the city’s economic vitality program and available resources for businesses, visit BoulderColorado.gov/services/economic-vitality-program or contact Jennifer Pinsonneault at PinsonneaultJ@bouldercolorado.gov or 303-441-3017.
Plante Moran is among the nation’s largest accounting, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms and provides a full line of services to organizations in the following industries: manufacturing and distribution, financial services, service, healthcare, private equity, public sector, real estate, construction, and energy. Plante Moran has a staff of more than 3,300 professionals throughout the United States with international offices in Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; and Monterrey, Mexico. In Colorado, Plante Moran has served its Colorado clients for more than 40 years with offices in Broomfield, Denver, and Fort Collins. Plante Moran has been recognized by a number of organizations, including Fortune magazine, as one of the country’s best places to work. For more information, visit plantemoran.com.
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The University of Colorado Boulder serves as the state of Colorado’s comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards, offering a comprehensive array of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs. Our vision is to be a leader in identifying and addressing the humanitarian, social and technological challenges of the 21st century. To accomplish our strategic goals, we aim to shape tomorrow’s leaders by fostering an inclusive learning environment that encourages civic engagement, academic success, and innovation.
BOK Financial combines personal attention with sophisticated, diversified products and services. We focus on the financial needs of the community and are staffed with banking professionals empowered to make decisions that give businesses and individuals freedom to succeed. Our customers can take advantage of the BOK Financial family of financial services to guide them through all stages of their financial lifecycle – both personally and professionally.
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti is a full-service commercial law firm, we offer a wide range of legal services to businesses and individuals throughout the state, nation, and world. From our offices in San Diego and Irvine, California, Boulder and Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, we strive to provide high-quality legal work efficiently and cost-effectively. Our team works hard to understand each client’s unique needs to provide the tailored legal advice they deserve.
Eide Bailly is a Top 25 CPA and advisory firm in the nation with 40 offices in 15 states, including office locations in Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins and Grand Junction. Eide Bailly clients benefit from local, personal service and, at the same time, enjoy access to 2,500 professionals with diverse skill sets and experiences. With more than 100 years of service, we pride ourselves in being leaders in the industries we serve, offering valuable perspectives beyond our core strength of accounting and tax compliance. We’re here to help guide the strategy and operations of your organization.
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FlatIron Crossing is the premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Colorado, dominating the North Denver Metro area. Designed to reflect the active, outdoor lifestyle of Colorado, FlatIron Crossing features retail shopping in a two-level, superregional enclosed mall as well as an adjoining outdoor entertainment venue. An anchor lineup including Macy’s, Dillard’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods is joined with such prominent names as Aerie, AMC Theatres, Apple, Banana Republic, California Pizza Kitchen, The Container Store, Coach, Cotton On, Crate & Barrel, Gordon Biersch Brewery, H&M, P.F. Chang’s, PINK, Pottery Barn, Sephora, Soma Intimates and Williams-Sonoma. For the latest information, visit www.FlatIronCrossing.com or like/follow us on Facebook/Instagram
Twenty Ninth Street is an open-air shopping destination located in the heart of Boulder. Twenty Ninth Street includes Century Theatres, Colorado Athletic Club, The Home Depot, Nordstrom Rack and Trader Joe’s, plus an array of specialty shops and restaurants including Alpine Modern, Altar’d State, Anthropologie, Apple, Arhaus, Birdcall, Bonobos, lululemon, Madewell, Motomaki, Nike by Boulder, Parachute Home, Rakkan Ramen, Roark, Sephora, Shake Shack, Van Leeuwen, Veterinary Emergency Group, Vuori and West Elm. For the latest information, visit www.TwentyNinthStreet.com or like/follow us on Facebook/Instagram
No matter where you are in your journey, Eide Bailly has the resources to help you make confident decisions. From tax planning and business outsourcing to specialty services such as data analytics, cybersecurity, forensics, technology consulting, wealth planning and more, Eide Bailly has the solutions to keep you moving forward.
BizWest provides the most comprehensive business coverage of any media in Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado. Business leaders rely on BizWest because they know the news is accurate, well-researched and fact-checked, from a reliable, independently owned, local source. BizWest editors and reporters have won numerous local and regional awards based on their expert journalistic skills. BizWest Media LLC is co-owned and operated by Jeff Nuttall and Chris Wood. www.bizwest.com
No one delivers a larger audience and better results than the Daily Camera and our family of products. We are a multimedia news and information source that includes print, online, mobile, digital direct mail, social media marketing and customized content to meet the specific needs of our readers and advertisers. We distribute 575,395 print products every week. Our websites attract 1.3 million unique online visitors and 6.1 million page views every month. We have more than 66,500 Facebook and Twitter fans and followers, a number that grows daily. Our mobile sites and applications draw 1.2 million page views every month. And we are actively involved in the communities we serve, donating $2 million of local non-profit support every year. Call 303.473.1400 to put us to work for your business.
