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HIGHLANDS RANCH CLEAN TECH ENERGY INCUBATOR? It is a city-owned incubator offering clean-tech facilities and mentoring services to energy-related startup companies. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENERGY INCUBATOR? The city incubator will become a profit center for the residents. Energy revenues will go back to the residents. The incubator will stimulate the local economy by attracting energy businesses, attract capital and solidify the tax base. HOW WILL THE ENERGY INCUBATOR WORK? Energy companies are nurtured for about 2-3 years. During their stay in the incubator, they hire employees and attract capital. Companies leave the incubator by establishing their own facilities which benefits the Highlands Ranch economy. WHAT MAKES THIS INCUBATOR UNIQUE? The clean-tech energy incubator would be owned by the residents of Highlands Ranch. The incubator will attract and retain renewable energy and alternative fuel startup companies. The City of Highlands Ranch will partake in the financial success of the startup company through license, patent and royalty income earned. The revenue earned will get reinvested back to the city residents to assist them to get off the energy grid by the year 2020. WHERE WILL THE INCUBATOR BE LOCATED? The energy incubator will be located on an 11 acre site to the north of Highlands Ranch Parkway and south of Lucent Blvd. HOW LARGE WILL THE BUILDING BE? Phase One will be a 25,000-square-foot facility. A 25,000-square-foot expansion could be available if required. HOW ARE OPERATIONS FUNDED? Energy incubators can be self-sustaining on rent charged to startup tenant companies. The cost of construction would be the city responsibility which can be reduced through state and federal grants. GENERAL FACTS ABOUT AN INCUBATOR Source: National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) - North American incubator client companies and graduate companies have created about half a million jobs since 1980. - Every 50 jobs created by an incubator client company generate approximately 25 more jobs in the same community. - In 2001 alone, North American incubators assisted more than 35,000 start-up companies that provided full-time employment for nearly 82,000 workers and generated annual earnings of more than $7 billion. - Research has shown that for every $1 of estimated public investment provided the incubator clients and graduates of NBIA-member incubators generate approximately $30 in local tax revenue alone. - Publicly supported incubators create jobs at a cost of about $1,100 each, whereas other publicly supported job creation mechanisms cost more than $10,000 per job created. |
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2, 2008 Highlands Ranch Herald Newspaper Energy City Press Conference Article May 1, 2008 Denver Post Letter to the Editor Feedback on the City of Highlands Ranch Incubator April 24, 2008 Energy City of Highlands Ranch Press Conference Governor Ritter attends press conference. Seniors at ThunderRidge High School announce the Energy City of Highlands Ranch incorporation to be on the November ballot by the year 2010. _____________________________________ |
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March 25, 2008 TRHS Seniors Present the Highlands Ranch Energy Incorporation Business Plan to the Highlands Ranch Metro District (HRMD) board of directors |
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14, 2007 Energy Empowerment for Highlands Ranch -- TRHS students meet local state legislator |
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8, 2007 Highlands Ranch Mountain Ridge Middle School Future City Energy Presentation |
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26, 2007 2nd Year of ThunderRidge High School Senior Research |
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October
7, 2007 Future City of Highlands Ranch Blog Goes Global |
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 Video #1 Future City of Highlands Ranch renewable energy research project to explore creative ways to reduce the 90,000 residents dependence on 3rd party energy sources. Using wind, solar, bio gas, hydrogen, and natural gas Video #2 - 30-sec commercial
Clean
tech energy incubator in the future new city of Highlands
Ranch Colorado. Wet lab facilities that includes a roof solar
array, wind power turbine towers and an energy visitors
center. 30-second commercial
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Future City of Highlands Ranch
Energy Government Economy View
Incubator Slide Show Our
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Short Term
Goal: Offer the Highlands Ranch voters an alternative choice
of local government that is 100% focused on an energy platform rather than traditional municipality services.
The energy city is NOT a traditional government entity and
doesn't offer police, fire, social services, parks management,
street lights maintenance or recreational services. These
services will continue to be administered by Douglas County,
HRCA and HRMD.
