Building a Resilient Local Workforce.
Automation will fundamentally reshape what “work” looks like in Longmont. This group is dedicated to ensuring our local economy thrives because of AI, not in spite of it. We collaborate with the Longmont Chamber of Commerce and local business owners to demystify these tools, offering practical workshops on how small businesses can use AI to compete with giants. Beyond adoption, we are exploring the economic “safety net” of the future—investigating models for workforce retraining and advocating for a local economy that prioritizes human connection and service.
Status: Recruiting Chair & Members.
Key Partners: Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, Longmont Economic Development Partnership (LEDP), EForAll
Focus: small business adoption, workforce transition, entrepreneurship, economic development.
- Brookings – AI and the Future of Local Economies
- Stanford HAI – AI for Local Government
- National League of Cities AI Playbook
- U.S. SBA – AI for Small Business Resource Guide (2024)
- World Economic Forum – Future of Jobs Report (AI labor impacts)
- MIT Work of the Future – Local Workforce Transition
- Techstars “AI Powered Entrepreneur Toolkit”
- EForAll