For many years Jim Folkestad has been heavily involved with the work of the Castle Rock Economic Development Council, a public/private partnership, whose mission is to promote the economic health of Castle Rock.

Mr. Folkestad has been a member of the Board of Directors of that organization for many years, and has also been Chairman of the organization’s Policy Committee since its inception.  The function of the Policy Committee is to review proposed Town regulations which may have an adverse effect upon economic development within the Town of Castle Rock and to advocate for amendments to render them more “business friendly”.  The Policy Committee has an excellent relationship with the Town’s Department of Development Services and is able to work with them in a non-adversarial fashion which makes for both good governmental regulation and good economic sense.

Mr. Folkestad is also a representative from the Castle Rock EDC to the Douglas County Business Alliance, a group which reviews potential state legislation that impacts business interests within Douglas County and promotes legislation which would be beneficial to business interests.  The group, which is comprised of two members of each economic development organization and chamber of commerce throughout Douglas County has enjoyed considerable success in representing Douglas County business interests in the state legislature.