Big Opportunities for Leaders to Deliver
B.O.L.D. 2026 is a five-year strategy of the Arvada Chamber to directly impact economic opportunity across Jefferson and Adams Counties. B.O.L.D. 2026 includes four mutually supporting goals that tackle challenges impacting businesses and employees around talent development, housing, childcare capacity, and the business environment.
Latest News
Read the B.O.L.D. 2026 Mid-Initative Report
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce Hosts Business Resource Center Grand Opening
- 2024 Colorado Session: 26 Bills Your Business Needs to Know About
- Arvada Chamber Releases Business Housing Advocate Workbook
- Arvada Chamber and Arvada Economic Development Association Launch Free “SizeUp” Data Tool for Businesses
- Arvada Chamber Announces Family Friendly Workplace Certification Program
- Local Business Trends Snapshot | First Edition 2024
Our region is fortunate to have a strong economic base, with aerospace, bioscience, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage, and other industries forming a strong heart of our economy. And yet, we face well-known, persisting macro challenges that stand in the way of our local businesses and families thriving:
- Employers struggle to find talent; workers don’t have the right skills or knowledge of available opportunities
- Inadequate workforce housing and childcare capacity negatively impact workers and businesses alike
- Government financial and regulatory burdens and unopposed anti-business rhetoric stifle investment.
The Arvada Chamber believes now is the time to tackle the biggest economic challenges facing our region with proactive, well-conceived strategies fueled by a private-public partnership.
We invite your interest, input, and participation in the B.O.L.D. 2026 initiative. We will only be successful if all do their part and engage in this effort in a manner that fits each organization’s interest in the economic strength and resiliency of our region – and all of Colorado.
B.O.L.D. 2026 Goals
1
Grow Your Talent
Grow our talent to meet the needs of employers and job seekers.
2
Increase Stock of Workforce Housing
Increase the stock of workforce housing to ensure workers can attain housing within reasonable proximity to their jobs.
3
Increase Childcare Capacity
Increase Childcare Capacity to enable caregivers to join / rejoin the workforce and give children the quality early learning experience they need to thrive.
4
Strengthen Business Environment: Advocacy
Ensure elected leaders effectively represent business interests in legislative and policy matters at the local, regional, state and national levels.
5
Strengthen Business Environment: Entrepreneurship
Increase our ability to provide direct one-on-one support and broader collective resources to all businesses.
B.O.L.D. 2026 Accomplishments to Date
B.O.L.D. 2026 Investors
Executive Investor Level
$250,000+
Executive Investor Level
$250,000+
Leader Investor Level (Grant)
$150,000 – $249,000
Platinum Investor Level
$100,000 – $149,000
Platinum Investor Level
$100,000 – $149,000
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Gold Investor Level
$50,000 – $99,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
$25,000 – $49,999
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
Silver Investor Level
$25,000 – $49,999
$25,000 – $49,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
$12,500 – $24,999
Bronze Investor Level
$12,500 – $24,999
Updates and Resources
Mapping Arvada’s Income-Aligned Housing Supply | January 2024 Update
By Tess McShane, Director of Housing & Childcare The Arvada Chamber of Commerce continues to track the proximity of the city’s income-aligned housing inventory relative to where onsite jobs are generally located, by analyzing real time supply of 60-120% AMI (area...
Six Takeaways from the State of Homelessness
By Ryan Hecht, Marketing Director at the Arvada Chamber The Arvada Chamber hosted the State of Homelessness on January 19 as part of its Community Impact Forum series. Britta Fisher (Colorado Coalition for the Homeless) provided a keynote overview of homelessness data...
B.O.L.D. Bites | Triad Bright Futures: Driving Community Collaboration to Solve Childcare Challenges
By Tess McShane, Director of Housing & Childcare Triad Bright Futures is the new local coordinating organization (LCO) for Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties with a mission to convene stakeholders and align strategies and resources across sectors to...