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San Luis Valley Region

The San Luis Valley is “Colorado Genuine” surrounded by majestic mountain ranges cradling the state’s most fertile valley at the headwaters of the historic Rio Grande, a spiritual center of indigenous populations enhanced by a rich Hispanic legacy. The region incorporates six counties including Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache, that today embraces a natural diversity of the essence of Colorado. The uniqueness of this high altitude, 8,000 square-mile region is an expansive sense of place that has abundant sunshine, open blue skies and vivid starlit nights. With its distinctive communities and supportive business environment, San Luis Valley is a journey with a destination for everyone. This alpine valley is a tranquil alternative to urban crowding promising to be a place that awakens your potential & sustains opportunity.


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top employers

san luis valley rural electric cooperative

san luis valley rural electric cooperative

slv health

slv health

xcel energy

xcel energy

san luis and rio grande railroad

san luis and rio grande railroad

creede repertory theatre

creede repertory theatre

top educational institutions

adams state university

adams state university

trinidad state junior college

trinidad state junior college

colorado state university

colorado state university

Key Industry Clusters

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Food & Agriculture

Food & Agriculture

Outdoor Recreation Advisory Group

Transportation & Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Financial Services

Financial Services

Key Facts & Figures

14¢
Average commercial energy costs per kWh
$7
Average commercial lease costs per square foot (NN)
100 Miles
of broadband fiber to be installed in 2017
2
US Highways with easy access to I-25
1
Regional Airport with daily flights to Denver & Albuquerque
6
All 6 counties are in a designated enhanced rural enterprise zone
$23 Million
Total visitor spending due to the Great Sand Dunes National Park
$87 Million
Economic impact due to Adams State University
135 MW
Solar capacity in the San Luis Valley by the end of 2017

Regional Assets

1

headwaters of the rio grande

2

largest alpine valley in north america

3

creede repertory theatre

4

great sand dunes national park and preserve

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