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Business Resourcesworkforce and education
Workforce
Workers customarily commute to their jobs due to good highway access.
The workforce area for the town covers Weld and Larimer Counties. Several higher education institutions are embedded throughout the area. The population centers of Eaton, Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor and Cheyenne provide a well educated workforce to the business community.
Workforce Development
Colorado FIRST is a statewide job-training program that provides funding to companies relocating or expanding in Colorado.
Or search the following site for workforce development
Aims Community Collegeoffers customized training services to help businesses to develop the skill level of existing and future employees. For information contact Steven Kahla, Dean of Continuing Education or Karoline Woodruff, Training Coordinator.
Employment Services of Weld County (ESWC) offers assistance to connect businesses and individuals to fill jobs.
Elementary and Secondary Education
Eaton School District Re-2 has excellent academic programs, new and well-maintained facilities, as well as competitive regional sports programs.
For information on curriculum, performance assessment and more, please visit: Eaton School District
Colleges and Universities
Major universities and colleges are readily accessible to Eaton. Educational programs may be developed and tailored specifically to a business industry sector for employee training and workforce development through the community colleges.
INCENTIVES
The Town of Eaton offers performance based incentives on a case by case basis. Some criteria used to determine incentives may include:
> Number of new jobs created
> Average wage equal to or above the county average
> Revenue generated for the town
> Sustainability of the business
Incentives may be in the form of:
> Permit or Impact Fee Rebates
> Construction Use Tax Rebates
> Sales Tax Rebates
Weld County Incentives
Administered by Upstate Colorado – for additional information click on the links below
The Town of Eaton’s industrial area located east of Highway 85, south of 5th Street and north of WCR 72 is designated as a state of Colorado Enterprise Zone. Please click on the following link for information about tax credits and workforce training incentives.
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