Advanced Industries

Colorado Quantum Incubator Receives Advanced Industries Collaborative Infrastructure Grant

DENVER – The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that the Colorado Quantum Incubator, Inc. (COQI), in partnership with Octave Photonics, was approved to receive a $500,000 Collaborative Infrastructure Grant through the Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) Program.

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Colorado's Advanced Industries Accelerator Program Supports 36 Recipients Developing Cutting-Edge Technologies

DENVER - Today, the Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that 21 Colorado companies and 15 researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. These grants promote the

IonQ, World Leading Quantum Company Opens New Quantum Computing R&D Lab in Boulder

BOULDER – Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated IonQ’s (NYSE: IONQ) new laboratory suite in Boulder, Colorado. The suite will house state-of-the-art Quantum Computing R&D and semiconductor chip testing facilities that will develop new technologies

Colorado-Wyoming Partnership Awarded $45 Million in Federal Funding for ASCEND Engine

DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding awarded to the Colorado-Wyoming Advanced Sensing and Computation for Environmental Decision-making (ASCEND) Engine, up to $45 million over three years. This funding will develop technologies

Developing Colorado’s Semiconductor and Advanced Industry Ecosystems: Five New Market Study Grants Awarded Statewide

DENVER - Today, the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced two market study grants and three marketing grants through the Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program. This funding will support Colorado communities interested in starting or growing local or regional

February 2026: EDC Approved Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit and Strategic Fund Projects

The following projects were approved at the February 2026 Colorado Economic Development Commission meeting. The Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC) develops incentive packages to assist with existing business expansions and new company relocations to grow jobs in all regions of the state. They typically meet on the third Thursday of

State of Colorado and Taiwan Sign International Agreement to Boost Quantum, Photonics, Precision Agriculture and Semiconductors

DENVER – Today, at the Colorado State Capitol, Governor Jared Polis and the Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Debby Huang, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Colorado and Taiwan to strengthen the partnership between the two regions and boost opportunities in critical and emerging technologies

Colorado Welcomes Delegation from Japan, Showcases Leadership in Photonics, Quantum, and Semiconductors

DENVER – This week, the Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) welcomed a delegation of business and economic development leaders from Japan. Led by the Japan External Trade Organization and supported by the Japan America Society of Colorado, the three-day visit