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NewAdams COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit dining,its personal gatherings County ‘fiindoor nding place’ National site experts visit and discuss how county ranks BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Site development expert Jeannette Goldsmith told a crowd of local officials and business owners that she gets the sense that Adams County is trying to figure itself out, based on two days of tours and visits to local businesses and projects. Goldsmith, vice president of South Carolina-based site development search firm Strategic Development Group, said she’s been reminded of two counties in Tennessee — Sumner and Rutherford counties — while touring Adams County. Both counties are east of Nashville, Rutherford County to the southeast of Nashville and Sumner to the northeast. “Both are places that are trying South Carolina-based site selection consultant Jeannette Goldsmith discusses workforce diversity July 22 at Commerce City’s Dicks to figure out where they fit in as a Sporting Goods Park while co-panelists Andrew Shapiro, left, and Jerry Szaton listen. The event was part of breakfast presented by part of the Nashville metro area,” the Adams County Regional Economic Partnership and brought the three site selection experts to visit Adams County businesses Goldsmith said. “I get the same PHOTOS BY SCOTT TAYLOR and developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country. sense about Adams County, trying to figure out where you fit in Metro the country July 19 through 22. Denver.” They included Goldsmith, Andy Shapiro, managing director of San Rutherford County is home to the Francisco’s Biggins Lacy Shapiro largest state university in Ten& Company LLC and Jerry Szatan nessee, as well as Nissan’s North of Chicago-based Szatan and AsAmerican manufacturing facility. sociates. All three are considered “They are really taking a tack to experts in helping large businesses figure out what makes them unique find the best cities and communities and how they can add value,” she around the country to expand their said..”Sumner is struggling a little county is required to follow based on the By Ellis Arnold operations or to relocate. bit to figure out their place the in the A long line of cars outside city of Brighton’s rapid testing site at severity of a county’s local virus spread. Colorado Community Media The group spent July 20 and 21 region. Those two places have been Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days in recent The dial grew out of the state’s safer-atvisiting a number of potential in the back of my mind for the last weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day test positivity rate As Denver metro counties continue to home order — the policy that came after business magnets, ranging from 24-to-36 hours.” inch closer to local stay-at-home orders the statewide stay-at-home order this International to the Goldsmith was one three was 15.9 percent, as ofofNov. 17,naaccordingDenver to Tri-County HealthAirport Department. Colorado Air andboth Spacehigher Port and tional siteand selection experts brought Adams County elected andofeconomic development offiand cialsallowed listen tonumerous what a panel ofof site under Colorado’s system coronavirusspring types Brighton Commerce City’s test positivity rates were than from Fitzsimmons Innovation Comto the area by the Adams County selection experts have to say July 22 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The related restrictions, the state announced businesses to reopen. 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29tointhe Commerce City have munity Stanley Marketplaces. Regional Economic Partnership to event was part of breakfast presented by the Adams County Regional Economic Partnera new level of rules that prohibits indoor The stateAdams recently switched to colorand died local from developments COVID-19 related To limit the spread of Their day culminated in COVID-19, a farm-tovisit andhealth then issues. ship, which brought the three site selection experts to visit County businesses dining and personal gatherings — a identifiers — levels blue, yellow and table dinner reception hosted give their on how to Adams at least 15 opinions counties moved tighter restrictions thatand prohibits indoor andby developments July 19-22 to discuss how it stacks up to other regions of the country. change that applies to the majority of the orange rather than numbered levels — to Adams County at Riverdale RegionCounty is doing — and what it can personal gatherings. For Szatan, it was his second Adal Park and the July 22 breakfast. do better. City to downtown Denver That projDenver metro area and many counties in avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red ams County Site Selectors Summit. Commerce City hosted the breakThis is the fourth time the partect was in the works the last time other regions. meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level He visited the area in 2017 and said fast discussion at Dicks Sporting he came but opened last summer. nership has hosted the summit in The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has red — “severe risk” — the secondit was good to come back and see Goods Park, for county, municipal five years, with the event returning “The advantage forisAdams County Photo by Belen Ward been in effect since September, is the set what had changed, especially RTD’s being linked to Denver is that if and economic development officials for 2021 after taking a break in 2020. of different restrictions that each N-Line raillevels thatofconnects Northand business owners from around The Partnership brought in three Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 glenn, Thornton and Commerce the region. site selection experts from around SEE COUNTY, P6
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