PEDCO’s Mission: Attract, Retain and Expand primary jobs in Pueblo County.

OUR VISION: A Pueblo that provides opportunities for all.
PEDCO’s core values are Transparency, Community, Prosperity, Forward Thinking, Respect, Teamwork, and Diligence.

Things to know about PEDCO

• PEDCO’s purpose is primary job creation. A primary job is a full-time position in the private sector employment by manufacturing, business, commercial or service industries, producing, assembling, or distributing products, or providing services primarily or ultimately for sale consumption or use outside Pueblo.  This brings money into Pueblo from outside Pueblo.

• PEDCO’s Operation is funded by membership dues.

• The economic impact of PEDCO so far, is over $100 Million in sales tax revenue, and $9.4 Billion in salaries from new jobs.
  

• All companies considering moving to Pueblo, require PEDCO to operate with the strictest confidentiality during negotiations.

• PEDCO’s marketing efforts focus on selling the prospective company on Pueblo’s many wonderful features and strengths.

• Companies brought to Pueblo by PECDO have been in Pueblo for an average of over 17 years.

• Convincing companies to move here, often requires incentives to close the final gap in their decision.