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Longmont City Council Approves $30,000 of Economic Services to Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County

On Tuesday evening, Longmont City Council approved $30,000 of economic development services with the Latino Chamber of Commerce in Boulder County . $20,000 will be used for programs and services and $10,000 for scholarships.
Feb 13 city council meeting
February 13, 2018 Longmont City Council meeting. (Sergio R. Angeles / Longmont Observer)

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On Tuesday evening, Longmont City Council approved $30,000 of economic development services with the Latino Chamber of Commerce in Boulder County.

$20,000 will be used for programs and services and $10,000 for scholarships.

According to city council communication, those services will focus on "support and development of Latino and minority-owned and minority-serving businesses in Longmont through development of business partnerships, technical assistance, professional networking and leadership development programs."

The Latino Chamber of Commerce agrees, under the scope of services (exhibit A in the document below), to:

  • Opening and maintaining a permanent office in Longmont.
  • Providing four professional networking events in Longmont.
  • Planning, organizing and executing two professional development opportunities in Longmont.
  • Administering a need-based scholarship program of up to $10,000 to be spent exclusively on registration and/or application fees for leadership development programs in Longmont and Boulder County. These scholarships shall provide a minimum of five Latino/minority leaders living or working in Longmont with participation in leadership development programs. The Latino Chamber will form a committee to review possible leadership program applications.
  • Assisting the Longmont Area Economic Council and the Longmont Downtown Development Authority in organizing ten business outreach visits to minority-owned or minority-serving businesses including, but not limited to, attending in-person visits to Latino businesses

The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County is located at 332 Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501.

To read the contract in full, please see below:

Download LatinoChamber2018contract.pdf