Project Rural Upskill Network (RUN) is a workforce collaboration between the La Plata Economic Development Alliance and Fort Lewis College. Funded by a three-year, $1.25 million Opportunity Now grant from the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), we create micro-credentials designed in collaboration with employer partners to upskill our regional workforce.
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Project RUN is a program administered by the staff La Plata Economic Development Alliance with the support of the Career and Workforce Department of Fort Lewis College.
INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYER PARTNERS
- Alpine Bank
- Animas Surgical Hospital
- Axis Health System
- Bayfield High School
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of SW Colorado
- Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
- Crossfire Aggregate Services, LLC
- Durango Coca Cola
- Durango Machining Innovations
- Fort Lewis College
- HomesFund
- Jaynes Corporation
- La Plata Electric Association
- Marketing Concepts Squared LLC
- Pagosa Public Library
- Phoenix Recycling
- Sage Fresh Eats
- Shaw Solar
- Soundtraxx
- StoneAge Holdings
- Studs Lumber Company
- Southwest Health Systems
- Tailwind Nutrition
- Zia Taqueria
- Zia Tortilla Company
Advisory Board
Rob Bondurant, VP of Marketing, Osprey
Eric Eicher, CEO, Alpine Bank
Patrick Fredericks, Deputy Director, Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative
Heather Hawk, Executive Director, Early Childhood Council of La Plata County
Elizabeth Howe, Owner, Howe & Associates
Shanna Jansen, VP of People & Culture, StoneAge Holdings
Bonnie Kling, Human Resources Director, City of Durango
Meredith Maple, CEO, Durango Coca-Cola
Jemal Mihalik, Director of Strategic HR Business Partner, CommonSpirit Health
Heather Otter, Executive Director, SCAPE
Sherry Waner, Chief Development Officer, First Southwest Bank
