Industries of Colorado

The Denver Mint

Feb 17, 1792

Goods and Services: Coins
Impact: Brought money to Colorado. Colorado became more known.
Reason for Coming to Colorado: To get a job. To see the Denver Mint
Resources Needed: Buildings. Metal. Copper. Staff.

Agriculture

Apr 5, 1798

Goods and Services: Dairy. Beef. Farmers.
Impact: Have to take land to farm on.
Reason for coming to Colorado : To become a farmer and make money.
Resources Needed: Animals. Plows. Farmers. Ranches.

Beer/Beverage

Mar 31, 1800

Goods and Services: Budweiser. New Belgium. Miller Coors. Beer
Impact: People get jobs.
Reason for coming to Colorado: To try to get a job. To try the beer.
Recourses needed: Staff. Glass Bottles. Things that beer is made out of.

Sports

Mar 31, 1800

Goods and Services: Entertainment.
Impact: Brought entertainment to Colorado. More sports teams.
Reason for coming to Colorado: To see the great teams play.
Recourses needed: Gear for the teams. A playing field/rink etc.

Trapping

Apr 5, 1800

Goods and Services: Beaver hats and beaver pelts.
Impact: Beavers almost went extinct. People get money
Reason for coming to Colorado: To trap beavers.
Resources Needed: Traps. Men. Beavers.

Mining

Mar 26, 1859

Goods and Services: Miners that got the gold to make money.
Impact: Some people didn’t find any gold. It brought lots of people to Colorado. It made more towns and cities.
Reason for coming: To mine for gold to get rich. They thought that they would get rich but some didn’t even make it to Colorado.
Resources Needed: Mining tool to use to mine. Horses to pull the wagons that have the gold in them.

CSU

Apr 5, 1870

Goods and Services: Education.
Impact: People get smarter.
Reason for coming to Colorado: To get a better education and be able to do more things.
Resources Needed: Computer. Buildings. Desks. Staff

Children's Hospital

Mar 31, 1897

Goods and Services: To help patients. Good medical help.
Impact: It helped more people. More people came to Colorado.
Reason for coming to Colorado: To get the right treatment.
Recourses needed: Staff. Medical equipment.

Toursim/ Skiing

Jul 20, 1937

Goods and Services: Ski resorts. Workers for the ski resorts. Nurses and Doctors. Stores at the ski resorts.
Impact: We had to cut down lots of trees. Lots of people got to go skiing.
Reason for Coming to Colorado: To ski or snowboard. Hike in the Rocky Mountains.
Resources Needed: Mountains. Buildings.

Otter Box

Apr 5, 1998

Goods and Services: Sold electronic cases.
Impact: people got jobs. Using land.
Reason for coming to Colorado: To get jobs. To but their products.
Resources Needed: Plastic. Staff