Estes Park EDC Investor Spotlight: Adam Crowe
The Estes Park Economic Development Corporation (Estes Park EDC) Board of Directors is made up of stakeholders from organizations and businesses in the Estes Valley. Adam Crowe represents Larimer County and has served as a Board member for two years.
He grew up in Estes Park and moved to Loveland in grade school. He went on to earn two degrees from Colorado State University in American History and Education. Upon graduation, he began working for Larimer County, where he helped people with disabilities find employment. From there, he shifted his focus to assisting young people and displaced workers find employment following the economic recession of 2008. These rewarding experiences provided him with an opportunity to get to know the business community and he played a strong role in connecting business owners to finding employees. He now assumes the role of Economic Development Manager within Larimer County Economic and Workforce Development.
Larimer County’s recent focus has been placed on response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic and over the past year. It has launched programs to improve planning and communications with community partners. Adam helps businesses understand County regulations and guidelines around health and safety in addition to planning for the future. His work also involves assisting new and existing businesses understand the needs of the local community in relation to workforce housing, properties and more.
Adam’s relationship with the Estes Park EDC has given him a clearer understanding of the direction and needs of Estes Park as a rural community. He is eager to join in conversations around economic diversification, workforce housing, transportation, and development. He is passionate about long term sustainability and opportunities that contribute to the success of Estes Park. Adam is proud to serve as a community partner that helps to make meaningful change, especially in the face of the COVID-19 Pandemic. He sees these new collaborations not only as a response and recovery effort, but as a way to build lasting relationships and impacts beyond the pandemic. In many ways, this small mountain community has become a model in Larimer County, exhibiting resiliency in the face of not only the pandemic, but wildfires and floods. Adam sees economic development as an important factor in shaping the community as it moves forward.