B.O.L.D. 2026
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Colorado Gives FoundationB.O.L.D. 2026 will use a private-public approach to solve critical business and community challenges
$1,829
raised by 10 people
$10,000 goal
2 years left
Thank You Current Investors!
B.O.L.D. 2026 has been made possible thanks to a strong mix of private and public partners who have committed resources to ensuring our community and region thrive! These investors brought us to this exciting moment as we close the final phase of the campaign with support from our community!
Thank You Investors!
Graf Engineering
Barber-Nichols
Community First Foundation
Hestra Gloves
Footers / Social Capital
VK Signature Real Estate at YCRE
Lakeside Insurance
Arvada Rent Alls
Foundation To Grow
I-KOTA
Front Range Excavating
All Secure Lock and Security
On Tap Credit Union
Five Parks Investors, LLC
SMACNA
Arvada Economic Development Association
Jefferson Center for Mental Health
City Unite
The Arvada Tavern / Kline's
City of Arvada
Re/Max Alliance
Olde Town Flower Shoppe
Kratos Industries, LLC
Kokoro Restaurants
Thrive Workplace
Thrive Workplace
Visible Network Labs
PIIAC - Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado
Colchin Automotive
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Republic Services
Sooper Credit Union
B.O.L.D. 2026 (BOLD - Big Opportunities for Leaders to Deliver), a five-year regional economic strength and resiliency initiative of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber developed BOLD 2026 in consultation with private and public sector leaders and partners in Arvada, Jefferson / Adams Counties, Metro Denver, and the state of Colorado.
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 to 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 for or knowledge of available opportunities
• Inadequate workforce housing and childcare capacity negatively impacts workers and businesses alike
• Government financial and regulatory burdens and unopposed anti-business rhetoric stifle investment.
These longstanding challenges are further complicated by the evolving impacts of the receding pandemic, evolution in workplace styles, supply chain disruptions, steep inflation and more. We believe now is the time to tackle the biggest economic challenges facing our region with proactive, well-conceived strategies fueled/driven by a private-public partnership.
Accordingly, we have developed the BOLD 2026 Regional Economic Strength Initiative:
GOAL 1: Grow Our Talent (TALENT)
GOAL 2: Increase Stock of Workforce Housing (HOUSING)
GOAL 3: Increase Childcare Capacity (CHILDCARE)
GOAL 4: Strengthen Business Environment (BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)
We are in the midst of a critical moment – we can continue the status quo and let change happen to us, OR we can pull together as a region and proactively move to where the “puck will be” – not where it has been.
We have a great plan. And we believe – and many others have expressed – that the Arvada Chamber is the right organization to catalyze and lead its implementation in collaboration with essential private and public sector partners. We have achieved 90% of our $2.75 Million dollar funding target and are eager to close the gap and get to work!
We invite your interest, input, and hopefully, your participation in the BOLD 2026 initiative and campaign. We will only be successful if all do their part and invest 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.
Read the full plan HERE