Grow Your Own Workforce

Colorado Mountain College (CMC), a leading educational institution serving the entire NWCCOG region, with three full-service residential campuses and eight community campuses, stands as an exemplary model for listening to workforce needs, adapting curriculum to place their students in a position for those opportunities.

Chris Romer, CEO of the Vail Valley Partnership, named “Chamber of the Year” by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives in 2016 & 2020, recently shared with NWCCOG the evolution of Grow Your Own efforts that emerged from conversations with local businesses about their workforce challenges. The VVP has been successful with CareerWise and

In an era marked by dynamic economic shifts and evolving job markets, the concept of “Growing Your Own Workforce” has emerged as a transformative approach to building thriving communities. This series of articles aims to explore this innovative concept from various perspectives, highlighting examples of regional organizations that have successfully implemented the “Grow Your Own”