Denver  has convened a Task Force on Economic Prosperity to take a broad look at economic development in Denver and develop a common set of principles and recommendations that will help guide future economic development strategies and initiatives.  The Task Force is a joint effort of Denver’s City Council and the administration of Mayor Hickenlooper.  

FRESC Executive Director Carmen Rhodes has been appointed to serve on the 30-member body.  FRESC will seek to represent all our constituencies in this endeavor, including moderate and low-wage workers, both union and non-union; affordable housing residents; and community members who seek a greater role in the government policies and practices that impact us.  FRESC believes the Task Force is an opportunity to have a meaningful dialog on a full range of values, including Denver's priorities on good jobs, affordable housing, and strong communities and how these priorities can be aligned with our economic development practices.  All sectors have a role to play in expanding economic opportunity—government, business, organized labor, organized community groups, and individuals, and FRESC applauds the Task Force for including each of these sectors.

Over the past several years, the Campaign for Responsible Development’s Community Benefit campaigns and FRESC’s Prevailing Wage Committee have raised the question of how Denver’s economic development efforts are building economic opportunity for our residents, and thus have been catalysts influencing the formation of this Task Force. 

The Task Force has established a web-based center for information that is open to the public at e-colorado.  Please note that you will have to register to receive a username and password to use the site.