Project Kiwi, the codename given to an unnamed New Zealand nonprofit, oversees a major Olympic sport in the U.S.
Colorado Springs is in the running to land a new training facility and U.S. headquarters for a major Olympic sport that is currently overseen by a New Zealand nonprofit. The Colorado Economic Development Commission played defense on Thursday, approving tax incentives to keep some local companies in place. But it went on offense as well, trying to lure the U.S. arm of a New Zealand-based sports governing authority to Colorado Springs.
The sport wasn’t named, but some of the biggest sports in New Zealand are cricket, rugby, soccer and netball, an offshoot of basketball. Netball, however, isn’t played at the Summer Olympics and has never caught on in the U.S., unlike rugby, which is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. The International Cricket Council is based in Dubai and FIFA, soccer’s governing authority, is based in Zurich.
Of the company’s 165 employees, 130 are already in the state. Should it choose Colorado’s incentive offer, the company has pledged to create 255 net new jobs at an average annual wage of $129,711, which is 145% of the average annual wage in Boulder County. The positions will include operators, data engineers, and sales personnel.
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