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mentorship. And then, we hope that these businesses
will ultimately offer these students a job.”
Pollard believes that Rural Jumpstart has been an un-
qualified success. “The program has far exceeded our
dreams,” she exults. “We have these seven compa-
nies that will be creating over 456 new jobs and $18.8
million in new, annual salaries. We know that this is
a program that will continue to help set Mesa County
apart.”
Pollard adds that the tax holiday program is also avail-
able to existing businesses who might want to set up
a new department or division as long as they meet the
