Building a more resilient regional economy for Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties.

Why the Region 3 Resilience Team Exists

The Region 3 Resilience Team unites Clear Creek and Gilpin County stakeholders around a shared economic resilience framework to break down silos between organizations, turn years of planning into action, and keeps our communities informed on progress toward a more diversified and dynamic regional economy.

Supporting a Regional Economy

Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties working from a shared framework.

11 Priority Task Forces

Distilled from years of local planning into action items being worked on now.

Backed by DRCOG

This work was developed with support from the Denver Regional Council of Governments and is inspired by the collaborative, regional approach and structure of DRCOG’s Denver Regional Economic Development Strategy.

Local Government and Key Regional Partner Support

Clear Creek Regional Housing Authority

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The 11 Task Forces

See the priority initiatives driving economic resilience across Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, and who’s leading each one.

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Economic Resilience Framework

See how years of local studies were distilled into one shared regional framework for action.

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Meetings & Calendar

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How We Work

How years of separate planning became one coordinated effort.

Timeline

The Beginning

CCEDC reviewed historic and current plans from Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties and their municipalities to identify shared priorities, common themes, and opportunities for regional action.

July 2024

A Shared Framework

CCEDC completed the Economic Resilience Framework, bringing key findings and regional priorities together in one comprehensive document, and identifying opportunities for partnership and coordinated action.

November 2024

Gathering Support

Participating communities were asked to approve a resolution supporting the formation of a regional resilience team.

February 13, 2025

The Resilience Team Comes Together

CCEDC convened the first Regional Resilience Team meeting at the historic Teller House in Central City, facilitated by Dr. Florine Raitano of DRCOG, introducing the Framework’s five key themes: affordability, economic diversification, tourism, equitable access, and quality of life.

2025

From Vision to Collaboration

DRCOG facilitated quarterly Resilience Team meetings to build a roadmap of shared priorities. Eleven focus areas were identified and task forces formed around each, creating a structure to share knowledge and advance coordinated regional action.

2026

From Ideas to Action

The Antero Group joined the effort, transitioning the Resilience Team from planning to implementation. Task forces finalized priorities and goals; today they continue to advance action items and pursue funding to move priority projects forward.

Years of Planning, Reviewed

Existing studies and reports from across Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties were reviewed to find what still needed to happen.

Priorities Identified

Action items were compiled into a shared Economic Resilience Framework and narrowed to 11 priorities.

Task Forces Take Action

Dedicated task force groups meet regularly to advance each priority and report progress to the full Team.

Latest Updates

Region 3 Economic Development Resilience Team Named 2026 ‘Partnership of the Year’ at EDIE Awards

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‘Better together’ CCEDC hosts Regional Resilience mixer

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Regional Resilience Team addresses community challenges through collaboration, capacity-building

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Upcoming Meetings

No upcoming meetings or events are published at this time.

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