Grand Valley Tech Startup Receives State Grant

 

Grand Junction, CO – The Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) would like to congratulate ProStar Geocorp™ for receiving an Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) last week. This is the Grand Junction-based tech startup’s second AIA grant.

“ProStar Geocorp has been a trailblazer in the tech industry, not only on the local or state level, but internationally as well. ProStar is literally placing Colorado’s Grand Valley on the map for tech innovation and we are pleased to see the state recognize the company with this grant,” said Tim Fry, GJEP Chair.

AIA grants are available to startup companies in the proof-of-concept, early stage and retention phases to fund research, preparation and commercialization of innovative technologies to create viable products that meet a market need and can be created or manufactured in Colorado and exported globally.

The company is currently working with the City of Grand Junction, CDOT and Colorado 811 to implement its groundbreaking technology at the municipal, DOT and 811 levels, and aligning Grand Junction with “smart cities” across the globe, including New York , Singapore and London.

Read more here at the Grand Junction Economic Partnership