Delta County Has Something to Wine About

Brandi Demmer, Casey Madigan, Johan Andreassen

Background on Delta County

EducationHigh percentage of High School Graduates

Low College Graduates

Population Age

Current Economic Base

AgribusinessHistorically main core driver for county

Ratio of jobs to proprietors

Most organic farms in Colorado

Education and Health Services Strong driver in economy

Delta County Memorial Hospital

Nursing Assistant Programs

HouseholdsRetiree’s contribute assets

Commuters within Delta bring back cash flow

Supporting local restaurants and shops

Assets to Wine Production

Strong Agribusiness Sector Currently implementing plans for growth

Recent social trend to healthier lifestyle

High altitude crops, increased yield

Organic

Geographic Location“Pioneers get the arrows, the settlers get the land” (Weiler, 2000)

Wine manufacturing cluster

Western Colorado Research Center

Cheaper than California

-$4,328 vs $1,596

Converges with Current Economic DevelopmentFocus is on food manufacturing and local food industry

Re-branding of Delta County

Wine industry complements current direction

Broadband Implementation “Most of our sales come in the form of online orders” (Representative, H. E. 2016)

Make better/more expensive memberships- organic wine

Increased efficiency with operations--ordering, shipping, receiving orders, etc…

Allow them to keep up with California wineries

Proprietors more capable of competing on national scale

Questions