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!
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 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
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: The number of open jobs in Colorado is a sign the labor market may be stabilizing
At least that’s the business community’s take on new job-openings data. Plus: Wage growth is flat, if not lower when adjusted for inflation.
Posted inTechnology
How Boulder became a hub for quantum technology
Before Colorado was named a quantum Tech Hub, an ecosystem existed with roots dating back to the 1950s. Now, a push to commercialize quantum.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Colorado’s unemployment rate has risen to 3.2%. Here’s why that’s “not significant”
There’s a growing number of unemployed Coloradans but officials say the rate is similar to the pre-pandemic era. Plus: The cable industry returns to Denver but really the industry never left.
Posted inTechnology
Colorado named U.S. Tech Hub for quantum computing
The designation comes with federal funding, bragging rights as the next big tech ecosystem, and local excitement to make the state the Silicon Valley of quantum technology.
Posted inTechnology
Cable industry pushes next generation of cable tech, with Colorado leading the way
Industry leaders converged in Denver for the cable technology event. But most didn’t travel too far since many are based in Colorado.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Didn’t know Colorado is a leader in clean energy and quantum? A Tech Hub designation could change that.
Results are imminent for feds picking 20 innovation hubs. But is it just a marketing tool? Plus: Denver inflation up to 5.4%, Comcast picks Colorado Springs for tech rollout and more!
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: What Colorado’s population will look like in the future
State Demographer Elizabeth Garner talks about migration and answers questions leftover from SunFest. Plus: Affordable housing experiments, Kaiser strike updates, more!
Posted inHousing
Affordable housing goes 3D with efforts focused on building a hub in Greeley
Alquist 3D, which is partnering with Habitat for Humanity on 100 3D-printed homes, is also teaming up with Aims Community College on a 3D-printing workforce program.