The community I am searching for extends more than 80 miles, from Aspen to Parachute. This contiguous, linear city clusters along Highway 82 and Interstate 70, and has a population of about 90,000 – roughly.
Porterfield has been the CEO since 2017, taking over from Walter Isaacson, after serving as president of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, since 2011.
Parachute and Battlement Mesa’s final State of the Grand Valley meeting on Sept. 21 highlighted several ideas on how the two communities can better work cohesively to bolster housing opportunities, childcare needs and economic development..
The Aspen Institute’s Hurst Community Initiative lecture series in partnership with libraries and chambers of commerce throughout the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys continues at 5 p.m. Wednesday with a look at workforce sustainability…