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$1 billion has flowed from venture investors to Front Range companies this year
More exits, larger funding rounds and more entrepreneurs are the result of years in the making. Will it last as unicorns fumble and recession concerns rise?
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Potential for short-term health impacts from Colorado oil and gas drilling leads to calls for temporary halt in permits
By John Frank Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Dark money and big donors fuel the ballot battle over Proposition CC in Colorado
By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Paging Dr. Algorithm: How AI and other new tech are changing care in Colorado hospitals
By Michael Booth Health Primary category in which blog post is published
With or without WeWork, Colorado’s coworking industry sees sustainable growth in flexible office space
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
In a plan to set hospital prices, Colorado could see the mother of all health care battles
State leaders are coy about how they would compel hospitals to participate in the newly proposed public health insurance option
Colorado’s plan to embed arts space into historic districts may be slow to take shape. But towns are fine with that.
Creative industries are big business, but little towns are taking their time sketching plans to develop housing alongside studio space
Why Colorado hospitals are getting into the housing business
Denver Health, Mercy in Durango, find providing housing is safer, more cost effective for patients "stranded" in the system
As metro Denver grows, another caller wants to tap the vast aquifer under the San Luis Valley
Politically well-connected Renewable Water Resources has Gov. Bill Owens in its court, but a coalition of water warriors has fended off two other attempts
Why Colorado’s corn farmers are getting hurt by China’s soybean tariff
Colorado’s not a big soybean state but indirect impact of trade wars has hit agriculture exports, which are down 15% this year
Tri-State’s bid to move to federal regulation and sidestep increased Colorado scrutiny is rejected
Westminster-based electricity giant wanted out of the scrutiny of Colorado’s PUC and had said FERC would give a united approach to rate setting in four states
More Colorado coal-fired power plants could be closing, but the timing depends on some complex deals
The utility PacifiCorp hopes to retire its Colorado properties, though co-ownership with power-providers Xcel and Tri-State complicates the process
Known for its whimsy, the craft beer world is newly focused on the basics: making good beer
In a more competitive beer market, quality is becoming the differentiator for consumers and a point of emphasis for the industry
Congress is weighing whether to give marijuana businesses access to banks. In Colorado, that’s already happening.
As many as 35 banks are already offering financial services to the legal cannabis industry in Colorado, the state’s Bankers Association says, but they’re doing so under hushed circumstances and strict federal oversight
