Nov 042013
 

Ethan Widoff thumbnailIn this day and age it is pretty common to hear folks talking about bipartisanship and its effect on our government.  It seems as though many of our issues, especially at a national level, fall on the hands of the lack of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans.  All too often we see greed, gluttony, and an egotistic attitude from those in government, and it seems popular to ask, “Why can’t we all just get along?”

Well here in the Denver-metro area, we are getting along. Recently, Mayor Ron Rakowsky signed the Economic Development Code of Ethics, which promotes cooperation instead of competition between cities surrounding and including Denver. By agreeing to this code, Greenwood Village has pledged to work together with nearby cities in order to try to bring in as many new businesses as possible. The idea is that it does not necessarily matter where a business is located, instead it just matters that the business is brought to the area so that there is a greater opportunity to create revenue in and around the city where the new business is located.

For example, if a major business is deciding between locating in Denver, Aurora, or Greenwood Village, under the Economic Development Code of Ethics, these three cities should not compete with each other to try to persuade that company to come to them, instead the cities should be more focused on getting the company in Colorado, period.  If the business chooses to move to Aurora, Denver and Greenwood Village still benefit from all the new workers who will now need places to live in, restaurants to eat at, malls to shop in, and gas stations to fill up at. Simply by having the business near, all three cities benefit.

It’s a novel idea- this whole “working together thing,” but what some have yet to realize is that our future depends on our ability to cooperate.  Our country stands on the ideals that “United we stand, divided we fall,” so it’s nice to see our city take the initiative and set the example for generations to come.

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