This Entrepreneur Is "Flipping" Towns
- Author
- Startup Colorado
- Published
- Wed 11 Jan 2023
- Episode Link
- https://startupcolorado.libsyn.com/this-entrepreneur-is-flipping-towns
As Craig, Colorado transitions away from its roots as a coal town, local entrepreneurs like Kirstie McPherson are laying the groundwork for its next phase of life.
When TriState Generation and Transmission and Xcel Energy announced that both the coal mines and power plant would be shutdown by 2030, local residents of Craig, Colorado were left wondering, "what's next?" For entrepreneur and economic behavioralist Kirstie McPherson, the answer is community building. In this first episode of the Startup Colorado Podcast, Season 4, we visited Kirstie's business The Find & 518 Wine Bar to learn how the concept of "flipping houses" can be applied to whole towns.
Learn more and find the full transcript at StartupColorado.org.
