The Southwest Innovation Corridor Innovation Internship Program has officially launched its first round of internships for the spring! We have matched five Fort Lewis College students and recent alumni with five regional innovation based companies to work together over the next 10 weeks. The students are excited to apply their experience, skills, and knowledge in a highly innovative and entrepreneurial environment, and the companies are eager to develop local talent and help grow their businesses. Keep reading to learn more about the SWIC interns, companies, and projects!

Interested in hiring an intern to invest in local talent and take your business to the next level? The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Innovative Industries grant program provides funding and resources for businesses working in an innovative industry in CO to support high level internship experiences. 

Seven students and one faculty member from Ft. Lewis College made the trek to Telluride for Startup Weekend Dec. 2-4 and Roofdog, led by FLC Engineering student Airrick Hix won the event!  Fifty-one people came from as far away as CA, AZ and Boulder as well as all over the WestSlope for this intensive weekend long exercise in starting a business.

The Southwest Innovation Corridor (SWIC), A Telluride Foundation initiative, is ramping up to catalyze momentum in rural southwest Colorado to build the innovation-based economy.