We Are Development Ready

Many of our region’s industrial parks have essential infrastructure including three phase electricity, natural gas or geothermal power, water and sewer, and fiber, reducing development cost and speed to market. For example, at the Trapper Industrial Park, utilities infrastructure includes dedicated 69 kV lines, 345 KV Western Area Power Administration lines, plus a new potable water plant with water rights.

With access to interstates, U.S. highways, air and rail connections, your company can reach regional and national markets in 10 western states within 500 miles.

Northwest Colorado Development Council and its local and state partners will help your company navigate state and local zoning and permitting. Contact us for assistance.

Our leadership supports business growth. Elected officials look for solutions that incentivize your relocation, expansion or startup in Northwest Colorado. For instance, when rPlus Hydro needed a demographic and economic impact study to support their federal licensing requirements, Moffat County wrote a grant to fund the study.

Northwest Colorado’s educational institutions and workforce development agencies stand ready to provide training programs and support services, ensuring top performance and productivity. Colorado Northwestern Community College and Colorado Mountain College offer two year, four year and certificate programs to upskill and reskill your workforce. In a few years, the coal transition will make available nearly 2,800 experienced and industrial-skilled workers to work for your company. 

Northwest Colorado Business District (NCBD)

Located across from the Yampa Valley Regional Airport, the NCBD is a greenfield business and industrial park, owned by the Town of Hayden. NCBD will ultimately include 117.1 acres with 23 total lots; 58 acres are in development in Phase 1 which include 13 lots ranging in size from approximately two to five acres. The industrial park sits on flat, cleared land and is zoned light industrial, which allows for workforce housing. Contact Mathew Mendisco for more information. Learn more.

Yampa Valley Regional Airport (YVRA)

Yampa Valley Regional Airport (YVRA) is currently developing an Aviation Industrial Park on 37 acres adjacent to the YVRA runway to support aviation-only businesses. The master plan for developing the site includes multiple hangars, six taxiways and taxilanes, ready utilities and access to the airport's runways. Contact Kevin Booth for more information.

Trapper Industrial Park

Trapper Industrial Park is a unique 11,200-acre site, with over 85,000 square feet of modern administrative and industrial workspace. The location is sound abated from business, municipal, and residential areas with dedicated utilities, explosion permitting, and uncontrolled airspace. Learn more.

Craig/Moffat County Industrial Park
Within the next few years, this planned industrial park will be the newest shovel ready industrial park in the City of Craig and Moffat County. The industrial park will be rail served by Union Pacific Class I Railroad with ready utilities and access to Interstates 70 and 80 and US Highways 40 and 13. Companies locating to Craig’s new industry park can access competitive incentives. Contact Shannon Scott for more information.

Curtis Creek Industrial Park

Curtis Creek Industrial Park encompasses 35 acres on the east side of Highway 13, opposite Pioneers Medical Center in the Town of Meeker. Contact Carly Thomson for more information.

Rangely Industrial Park

The Rangely Industrial Park has nearly 175 acres, zoned industrial and commercial inside the limits of the Town Rangely. The industrial park has approximately 45 parcels of land, situated across from the Rangely Airport and fronts State Highway 64. The industrial park can access Interstate 70 (73 miles south) as well as general aviation service at the Rangely Airport (1 mile) and commercial aviation at Grand Junction Regional Airport (91 miles). Contact Lisa Piering for more information.