Inflation is still high, but the mobile service providers say they charge the same price everywhere. What’s the cause? Rising taxes and fees. Plus: Affordable phone plans, more!
Tamara Chuang
Tamara Chuang writes about Colorado business and the local economy for The Colorado Sun, which she cofounded in 2018 with a mission to make sure quality local journalism is a sustainable business. Her focus on the economy during the pandemic helped Coloradans struggling with job loss or business disruptions stay informed and her stories have won recognition from the state press association and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Posted inNewsletters
What’s Working: What a Colorado town of 600 residents plans to do with a $500,000 grant to attract visitors
Even the Vatican knows about San Luis, a county with one of the state’s highest poverty rates, but the tourists don’t stop. Plus: 3,500 broadband jobs, apartment rent breaks, holiday shopping and more!
Posted inHigh Cost of Colorado
Why a Colorado restaurant is thinking of buying a $10,000 rice dispenser
The global rice price index was near a 12-year high in July.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: How travel stipends helped diversify the team behind the world’s fastest temporary network
WINS helps female network engineers network into leadership. Plus: Colorado’s jobless rate up to 3.3%, Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper this year, and more!
Posted inHigh Cost of Colorado
The average hamburger in Colorado now costs $15. Here’s how that price breaks down.
The cost of labor, utilities, ingredients and equipment have all gone up.
Posted inHigh Cost of Colorado
Tips are getting larger in Colorado as inflation rises, more places suggest gratuity
An 18-20% gratuity on restaurant meals has been standard for two decades. But as the cost of meals grow, tips are eating more into personal budgets.
Posted inTechnology
The world’s fastest temporary internet service gets turned on in Denver for one week only
At 6.71 terabits per second, the internet speed will be 30,000 times faster than the average U.S. household. SC23 needs it for its annual supercomputing convention, which has built a lasting impression on the city.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: It’s not always about GDP, especially in areas like northwestern Colorado
As this corner of the state deals with coal-fired power plants shutting down and sagging oil and gas revenue, diversifying the local economy is now in full gear. Plus: Colorado home sales are down though prices are up.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Boulder County adopts new minimum wage starting in January
The new $15.69/hr wage only applies to unincorporated Boulder County. Commissioners hope the rest of the county will join them in 2025. Plus: Three Front Range population declines, time to vote and more!
Posted inBusiness
FTC chair hears only opposition to proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger during Denver stop
A listening session set up by the Colorado attorney general heard lots of opposition to the proposed merger of the nation’s two largest grocery chains