A unique project in Aurora, Colorado is set to see the development of a wide array of industrial and office space across a swath of 6,500 acres.
What is being called Port Colorado is being advertised as a “rail-served industrial and commercial park” just to the southeast of the always-growing Denver International Airport.
In the talking stage for several years, Port Colorado, adjacent to the Interstate 70 Corridor, is zoned for both light and heavy industrial development. According to a new website advertising the park, Port Colorado is envisioned as a “global enterprise center for commerce, innovation, and culture,” which may eventually include the creation of a 100-megawatt solar farm stretched over a 700-acre site.
The solar farm is being done in conjunction with both the City of Aurora as well as the Xcel Energy company and is part of a larger effort not only promoting renewable energy sources throughout the park, but also emphasizing waste-to-feed processes and cogeneration offerings.
In an interview with the Denver Business Journal, Wendy Mitchell, chief executive office of the Aurora Economic Development Council, described Port Colorado as “the next big thing for Aurora and for all of Colorado.”
The Port Colorado project is only the latest business park project for Aurora, located around 15 miles to the east of Denver. With a population that has jumped from 158,000 in the 1980s to nearly 400,000 today, Aurora is the home to around a dozen business parks ranging in size from around 100 acres to more than 1,600 acres.
By Garry Boulard
