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2004                                                            What resulted was a collaboration of local,
                                                                state, and federal partners who created a
   chfa becomes initial                                         comprehensive economic plan and business
   investor in sebrea                                           retention strategy for the region. The SEBREA
   program                                                      program designed a campaign around tourism,
                                                                which helped it better compete, prepare for
Southeast Colorado took a significant                           economic fluctuation, and attract and retain
economic hit when two of its largest employers                  business. CHFA continues to support the region
announced mass layoffs, devastating                             by recently financing key updated tourism
communities such as Lamar and La Junta.                         materials. In addition to the SEBREA program,
To help economically strengthen the area,                       CHFA has financed 54 businesses in the
CHFA became an initial investor in the                          southeast Colorado region, supporting 164 jobs.
Southeast Colorado Business Retention,
Expansion and Attraction (SEBREA) program.
SEBREA served the counties most heavily
impacted by the layoffs.

Residents at Florence Square, a multifamily customer in Aurora
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