After years of discussions and planning, a metro-area partnership has declared efforts to build out an aerotropolis — an airport city — around Denver International Airport officially of…
A group of elected officials and staffers from cities, Adams County, Denver and the airport are elevating their plans to turn undeveloped areas around DIA into a hub for commerce, a magnet for innovative enterprises and an even more powerful economic engine for metro Denver and Colorado. After years of discussions and planning, a metro-area partnership has declared efforts to build out an aerotropolis — an airport city — around Denver International Airport officially off the ground.
The Aerotropolis Regional Committee is made up of representatives from Adams County; the cities of Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Federal Heights and Thornton; the City and County of Denver; and DIA. Members first signed a marketing agreement about eight years ago, said Adams County Commissioner Emma Pinter.
“In that amendment there was a committee that was formed to promote regionalism and development in the area,” Cope said. “But land development takes time.” The kinds of businesses the committee believes are naturals for the area include ones in such sectors as agriculture, biomedical, quantum computing, energy, advanced manufacturing and transportation. The committee’s talking points include the area’s renowned colleges and research facilities, educated workforce and the 28 international nonstop destinations served by DIA.
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said in a statement that Colorado Aerotropolis will provide companies direct access to such “current powerhouses” as like the Gaylord Rockies resort and convention center, the Fitzsimons Innovation Community and the Anschutz Medical Campus.
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