From the Delta County Independent. Members of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce and Delta County Economic Development were heartened by a presentation made to both organizations last week.
On April 19, Trish Thibodo, DCED executive director, and Delta city manager David Torgler spoke at “Morning Buzz,” a chamber networking event. Thibodo summarized the same presentation at DCED’s annual meeting later in the week.
At the conclusion of each presentation, members of the audience expressed optimism about the county’s economic future.
The presentations were a departure from the “doom and gloom” cast by the declining coal industry. Yes, residents of Delta County are older, poorer and less educated than other Coloradans. But Thibodo and Torgler outlined steps that are being taken to turn the economy around — steps that a year ago Thibodo said were posited as “what ifs.” This year, thanks to an economic development adjustance assistance grant, those strategies are taking shape. “This is really an exciting place to be,” Thibodo said at DCED’s annual meeting.
