''By creating good-paying and sustainable jobs, we are leading the nation's recovery and reinventing Colorado's economy so that we can compete and succeed in the 21st century global marketplace.'' - Bill Ritter

Leading Colorado's Recovery

Bill Ritter knows what it's like for families struggling to make ends meet during this tough economy. As a teenager, he worked construction and other jobs to help support his family. At times, his father was unable to find work and his mother was forced to use food stamps to keep meals on the table. But he also knows that difficult economic challenges also present enormous opportunities. That's why he is positioning Colorado for a strong economic recovery and a prosperous, sustainable future by:

• Implementing a focused economic-development strategy that is creating jobs, helping businesses survive these tough times, recruiting new companies to Colorado, and strengthening job-training programs all across Colorado.

• Protecting responsible homeowners facing foreclosure and provided other relief to hard-working families to help them get through these difficult times.

• Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act alongside President Obama to create jobs, strengthen communities and spur innovation.

• Developing the Colorado FASTER Program, which will create thousands of new jobs, repair bridges and roadways, and rebuild the state's transportation infrastructure for the 21st century.

By putting Colorado's working families first, Bill Ritter is delivering results. Thanks to his efforts, Colorado's poverty and unemployment rates remain lower than the national averages. Homes are selling, prices are holding steady, and our foreclosure rate has stabilized while it continues to rise in many other states.

Developing Colorado's 21st Century Economy

Bill Ritter knows first-hand the value of hard work and meaningful employment. That's why he is focused on creating job opportunities for people all across the state by transitioning Colorado to a knowledge-based, sustainable economy of the future.

Bill is:

• Establishing Colorado as a national and international leader in the New Energy Economy, creating thousands of jobs, leading to greater energy security, and reducing reliance on foreign oil.

• Enacting an economic-development strategy that is growing Colorado's industries of the future like energy, aerospace, bioscience and technology.

• Championing innovative initiatives to cut taxes for small businesses, provide new incentives for companies that create jobs, give small business employers access to loans to help them survive these tough times, and strengthen job-training programs to give out-of-work Coloradans new skills critical to Colorado's long-term economic growth.

• Recruiting companies to relocate and expand in Colorado, aggressively traveling the country to court new investments, new opportunities and new innovations.

Bill's efforts have made Colorado one of the most attractive places to do business in America. He has pushed through the most pro-business, pro-job creation legislative agendas in decades, simplifying corporate taxes for multi-state companies and cutting taxes for more than 30,000 businesses.