Colorado Passes New Economic Stimulus Package

Colorado Gov. Bill Owens on Monday signed a $23 million economic-stimulus package into law that he hoped would boost the state’s economy by promoting its tourism and agriculture products. The bill will:

- Add $10 million for tourism on top of the $5.6 million already being spent.

- Allocate $7 million to fund the Colorado Workforce Center, a re-employment assistance program in Durango.

- Allocate $4.4 million for various programs operated by the governor’s Economic Development Commission.

- Spend $2 million to expand markets for Colorado’s $16 billion agriculture industry, which employs about 105,000 people.

Go here to red more about the economic stimulus package.