West End Economic Development Corporation - WEEDC

05/13/2026

Great opportunity if you’re interested in government contracting or need a refresher!

05/08/2026

📣We are still looking for our next Executive Director!

🎯If you are interested in helping shape the next steps for our community, this role is right for you!

Send a message to learn more

04/21/2026

🌟 We’re Hiring! Executive Director – WEEDC 🌟

West End Economic Development Corporation is looking for a passionate, motivated leader to serve as our next Executive Director!

This role is a great fit for someone who cares about our communities and wants to make a real impact by supporting local businesses, growing our economy, and building strong partnerships across the West End.

What you’ll do:
✔ Support local business growth
✔ Lead community and economic development efforts
✔ Manage programs, grants, and partnerships
✔ Work with local leaders and organizations

Details:
📍 West End (Montrose & San Miguel Counties)
💼 $32,000 - $37,000 DOE, 20–25 hrs/week
🚗 Some travel required

If you’re ready to help shape the future of the West End, we’d love to hear from you!
👉 Apply by sending your resume and cover letter to Makayla at [email protected].

📣 Please share to help us find a great candidate!

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04/14/2026

Swing by The Collective Mine and check out the newest tenant!

04/07/2026

Come share your ideas!

04/07/2026

🍕 Mobile food businesses have become a popular and more affordable way to get a small food business off the ground. But they also involve unique industry challenges in an evolving and competitive landscape.

In this 4-part workshop, find out all of the important information and considerations that should be made prior to opening your own mobile food business and how to avoid costly startup mistakes.

📆 Mondays, April 6th-27th
⏰️ 11am-Noon
$95, online with in-person optional session

What You’ll Learn:

-The options for acquiring a food truck or unit and how to decide which is best
-How to navigate the complex regulatory field: agencies, licenses, and insurance
-Planning a menu, operations, and workflow
-Financials for the food industry
-See how an actual mobile food unit works (in person or online)

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5hx3cztz

04/07/2026

Join us for a Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners in Nucla tonight, March 31 at 6:00 p.m. about a Planning and Development Zoning Regulation Amendment regarding Temporary Workforce Housing. The meeting will be held at the Nucla Community Center at 1045 Main Street in Nucla. See the full agenda here: https://www.montrosecounty.net/390/Agendas-Minutes-Upcoming-Board-Meetings
❗️Please note that this meeting will not be livestreamed.

03/18/2026

The Vision Plan is complete! Now for the real work!

We are incredibly grateful to every single person that contributed theirs thoughts, time, expertise, supplies, beef and pie to this process. It has been a community led event and we are so proud of this community!

West End, we did it! 🎉 The WE Vision Plan has officially been unanimously adopted by all five West End governments: the Towns of Nucla, Naturita, and Norwood, plus Montrose County and San Miguel County. Adoption is the formal step that makes the Plan an official guiding document, meaning local leaders have agreed to use this community-built vision as a shared reference for priorities, coordination, and funding. It is not a mandate, but it is a powerful commitment to honor the vision you shared.

Now it is time to follow through, to carry forward the values, goals, and strategies shaped by our community. So consider this your call to action! Read the plan, share it, show up, join a committee, collaborate, and help turn this vision into real progress on the ground!

The Vision Project is concluding, but the vision itself will live on. We could not be more grateful for the spirit, compassion, dedication, and resilience you all brought to this work. Without you, this shared commitment to build a better future would not exist.

-WE Vision Team signing off for now 💚

02/27/2026

💡 Thinking about starting a business in Colorado?

Join us to learn what is required at the state and local levels. This class is for those who have already decided that entrepreneurship is right for them as well as determined their business idea and the feasibility of it. We will work our way through a concrete and concise checklist for the logistics of how to get your business up and running and where to go from there!

📆 Wednesday, March 4th
⏰️ 9 - 10 AM
Online, FREE

Topics include:

* Trade name search
* Legal structure selection
* State registration
* Licensing requirements
* Business plan over view
* Enterprise Zone Tax Credits
* Human Resources

Taught by Callie Koch, Program Manager for the Colorado SBDC serving the West Central region.

02/25/2026

What’s a business you’d like to see come to the West End?