Rep. Neguse Celebrates Announcement Awarding Colorado a Regional Tech Hub Designation

Lafayette, CO — Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Caucus, issued the following statement after the announcement that Colorado has been designated a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) under the CHIPS and Science Act. The state’s selection focuses on promoting the advancement of Colorado’s quantum industry. 

In August, Rep. Neguse joined Colorado’s congressional delegation in a letter to the Department of Commerce highlighting the state’s existing technology ecosystem and encouraging the agency to include Colorado in the Tech Hubs Program. 

“This designation marks an exciting step forward for Colorado’s technology workforce, as well as the federal researchers –like those in Colorado’s 2nd District – exploring groundbreaking quantum science and technology. Colorado has uniquely positioned itself as a leader in technology and innovation, and I am thrilled to see the Biden-Harris Administration and the Department of Commerce respond to our calls earlier this summer to further invest in our state’s innovation economy,” said Congressman Neguse.

Last Congress, Rep. Neguse played a key role in securing the swift enactment of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, a bill to strengthen U.S. economic and national security, spark semiconductor innovation and manufacturing, remove roadblocks to attracting scientific investment across America, and boost resilience in U.S. supply chains. The Tech Hubs Program was enacted as part of the CHIPS and Science Act and was allocated $10 billion to be awarded to designees over the next five years. 

Congressman Neguse has long been an advocate of increased support for Colorado’s federal labs and aerospace and technology industries. In September, Rep. Neguse announced $2 million in federal funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA). The tremendous investment went to helping make the research facility energy-efficient and able to support precisely controlled stable temperature environments necessary for quantum research. 

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