Media Contact:Kat Middletonmiddleton@acceleratecolorado.com (303) 875-4658February 9, 2011 (Aurora, CO) Accelerate Colorado, the statewide voice that advocates for Colorado in Washington, D.C., today announced the launch of its new website www.acceleratecolorado.com. Accelerate Colorado is a partnership between business and local governments in Colorado that works with the U.S. Congress and key federal leadership on issues critical to the state's economic development, top industries, and business community. The organization works year-round to build consensus among the state’s local governments and business leaders in order to present a unified, comprehensive agenda at the federal level for the economic benefit of the state as a whole.Each year Accelerate Colorado conducts an exclusive business mission to Washington, D.C. comprised of 100 statewide business and civic leaders, and elected officials. The business mission brings a large, influential group to Washington to meet directly with our Congressional leaders and other federal decision makers to advocate for Accelerate Colorado’s economic development initiatives. Accelerate Colorado designed the site to increase the flow and speed of information to its investors and business mission participants. The website provides summaries and data on focus areas for the current year; details on this year’s business mission to Washington, D.C. 2011; information on Colorado’s Congressional delegation; and actions our federal leaders can take to help economic development in Colorado.“Accelerate Colorado is a resource for our federal leaders, local elected officials, CEO’s and the general public about what our state needs from Washington, D.C. to create jobs and promote economic development in Colorado,” stated Bryan Blakely, president of Accelerate Colorado. “Our new website will communicate our message as a unified voice for Colorado in real-time.”The site was designed by Atlas Advertising, a full-service agency specializing in feature-rich, integrated software products and dynamic creative services for economic development, real estate and tourism marketers.About Accelerate ColoradoAccelerate Colorado is a partnership between business and local governments in Colorado that works with the U.S. Congress and key federal leadership on issues critical to the state's economic development, top industries, and business community. Each year, Accelerate Colorado conducts an exclusive business mission to Washington, D.C. comprised of 100 statewide business and civic leaders, elected officials, and targeted industry executives. This year’s business mission, D.C. 2011, will bring a large, influential group to Washington to meet directly with Colorado’s Senators and Representatives and other key decision makers at the federal level on May 23 – 25, 2011. See the expanded new website at www.acceleratecolorado.com.###