CONGRATULATIONS LOVELAND!!!

What's Happening Now

After a three month process where the city of Loveland worked with the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) to consider the Agilent Campus for the Aerospace Clean Energy (ACE) project, it was confirmed that the Agilent Campus has been chosen as the sole existing space left in the running, along with two undeveloped sites in Greenfield.

Although there is no guarantee Loveland will be the home for ACE, we at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce recognize we've won the first heat and the medal we are seeking is within our grasp! It is clear that CAMT sees a significant opportunity in establishing Loveland as one or even the only location for the ACE project. CAMT is looking to have a location established and begin moving businesses to their new home in four months time. Given that CAMT wants to move quickly, it is highly likely that CAMT will bring the first phase of the ACE project to Loveland.

There were many communities and sites vying for the opportunity we have been awarded. Loveland originally wasn't even an option, but the creative thinking and diligent work by our incredible city staff put Loveland in contention. And thanks to the community support (via writing letters, sending valentines, social media campaigns and phone calls) it was Loveland that was selected as the leading candidate to become the home to thousands of high-tech, high paying jobs.

What this Means for Loveland

We understand this exciting project is going to take time and there is more work to do before Loveland is actually in a contract with CAMT, let alone seeing new jobs created for our community. When Hewlett-Packard came to Loveland in 1960, they came with less than 10 employees. After operating in Loveland for two years, they were still at fewer than 200 employees locally. It took time for HP to grow to the thousands of employees it finally housed in Loveland. Our community needs to be prepared for a similar timeline to see this growth and impact.

Our city officials will continue to work aggressively to ensure that CAMT can achieve their goals for ACE; however, we as a community will need to continue our work as well. As we mentioned on Tuesday, the real work is just beginning and the road to achieving thousands of new jobs is a long one. The Chamber, its staff, board members and the many investors and volunteers who make up our great organization will be working with the City, CAMT and others to help bring the companies here to occupy the ACE space.

As a community we will need to raise the funds just as they did in the late 1950s. In 1959 the community of Loveland raised money to acquire the land that the Agilent Campus sits on today. Today our community will need to raise funds to help the relocating businesses minimize their expenses from moving and the purchase of necessary equipment. This community contribution will be our investment that will in-turn provide newly created jobs and prosperity for the community, the region and Colorado. We did it with HP and we can do it even better with ACE!

What You Can Do To Help

We encourage you to write thank you letters to CAMT officials, thanking them for choosing Loveland as the existing site.

The Loveland Chamber remains excited and optimistic with the future of ACE in Loveland and encourages the community to continue showing its support as well. Continue writing on the ACE Loveland: Where Science and Art Meet Facebook wall, show your support for our city officials in the final stages of bringing ACE to its new home - Loveland, Colorado!

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History and Background of ACE-Loveland

On December 13, 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed an agreement with the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) to create an Aerospace Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park in Colorado.

The City of Loveland submitted a proposal for housing the project in Loveland at the Agilent Technologies Loveland Campus on Colorado Highway 402.

The CAMT will be selecting the site (from over 50 proposed locations) for this fantastic project. Loveland's proposed Agilent property provides remarkable potential to house the manufacturing park.

We invite you to learn more about what makes this proposal special by reading the content on this page.

We also invite you to help Loveland win its bid to house the Aerospace Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park.
To learn how, please click here.

Learn why the Agilent property is an ideal location for the Aerospace Clean Energy Manufacturing and Innovation Park.

• THE CAMPUS: 65 acres developed as an office/high-tech manufacturing complex with an additional 115 developable acres and 148 acres of natural areas.
• BUILDINGS: Four buildings containing 811,757+/- square feet of gross building area.
• FEATURES: A mechanical systems plant, parking, landscaping, on-site fiber optic cabling and a power capacity of up to 54 MVA megawatts.
• TAX INCENTIVES: The property is in a State of Colorado Enterprise Zone, which offers special tax incentives to businesses that expand or locate in the zone. The purpose of these tax incentives is to create new jobs and investment in the area.

• The Space Act Agreement is a public-private partnership between NASA and CAMT designed to strengthen Colorado's aerospace and clean energy manufacturing industries.
• The agreement was signed in December 2010 and signified the creation of CAMT's Technology Acceleration Program (TAP).
• Through the Space Act Agreement and Regional Innovation Cluster, CAMT is connecting private and public enterprises, government entities and universities to focus on rapid commercialization of the aerospace and clean energy technology.
• The initiative provides a regional collaborative framework for people to work together to address some of the most critical challenges facing our state.
• Working as part of the regional cluster, public/private partnerships can streamline access to the state and federal resources in a "bottom up" strategy for economic development.
• NASA will provide a Regional Innovation Ambassador, funded by NASA, on a yearly rotational basis, to assure direct links to NASA and its available resources.
• NASA will provide access to technologies that are available for licensing for the duration of the pilot initiative.
• CAMT will partner with a private developer to build and maintain the space.
• The goal is to have the first tenant located by the end of the 1st Quarter/2011.

• Will create 10,000 or more jobs across the state.
• Will generate $7 billion in net economic output per year.
• Will locate 100 high tech and clean energy companies at the park.
• Will provide a clear development path for a vacant industrial park in Loveland.
• Will be a regional economic development engine that will drive growth in the state.