Known as “Gig City,” Longmont recently voted to expand the public fiber optic broadband network to offer every home and business in Longmont access to high-speed internet. Its Nextlight internet speeds are the fastest in the county (with standard speed up to 1 GBPS) – and 30% more affordable than Comcast or CenturyLink.

The best of the Colorado lifestyle is at your fingertips in Longmont, with countless hiking and biking trails and easy access to Rocky Mountain National Park. Just minutes away, Union Reservoir offers 736 acres of boating, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, fishing, camping and more. The city is also home to a growing craft food and beverage industry, including famous brands like Oskar Blues and Left Hand Brewing Company.

Longmont provides a variety of business resources through a partnership with the Longmont Area Economic Partnership (“Longmont EDP”). Longmont has tax incentives directed at a variety of activities including manufacturing, R&D, tenant finish, and personal property investment as well as a dedicated economic development branch, Advance Longmont 2.0, which focuses on quality job creation and business investment. Longmont EDP also coordinates incentives that are available from the Colorado Office of Economic Development including employee training and job creation grants. More than 120 private sector businesses join the City of Longmont, Boulder County, and Platte River Power Authority as economic partners.