The Colorado – Israel Economic Development Council,

formed by a group of Colorado business and civic leaders, fosters economic and business development opportunities between Colorado and Israel.

 

At Denver Mayor Hickenlooper’s Office, City and County Building
Left to Right: John Stearns, President of Generation 21 Learning Systems and Former CI-EDC Chairman; Evan Makovsky, Shames-Makovsky Realty and CI-EDC Vice-Chair; Mayor John Hickenlooper; Zvi Vapni, Israeli Deputy to General Consul; Doron Abrahami, former Israeli Consul for Economic Affairs

The objectives of the Council are:

• To provide a leadership engine to support economic development in Israel that benefits Colorado businesses.
• To help Israel create jobs, build its economic base, and achieve its objectives of investment growth, infrastructure development, and economic self-sufficiency.
• To help Colorado businesses identify development and investment opportunities in Israel.
• To provide networking resources for Colorado businesses seeking to establish a presence in Israel.
• To provide Colorado businesses a point for facilitating import of technology, intellectual capability, and goods and services from Israel.
• To assist Israel in formulating public policy and incentives that will attract investment by Colorado firms.