It’s the state’s Advanced Industries program, which has provided $128 million in grants to early-stage companies in the past decade. So, what do taxpayers get out of it?
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An electric bike leasing program is coming to low-income communities in Colorado Springs
An e-bike will be made available to 50 low-income people in Colorado Springs starting in July. The Colorado Energy Office provided funding for a leasing program.
Seven Peaks music festival won’t return to Colorado’s San Luis Valley
The three-day country music Seven Peaks festival started in 2019 in Buena Vista and moved to Villa Grove last year. Founder Dierks Bentley said it could move to Red Rocks this year.
Health insurer Friday Health Plans goes under, leaving 30,000 Coloradans needing to find new coverage next year
Friday Health Plans’ announcement comes after it hit regulatory turmoil in Texas and other states
Meet the Colorado couple trying to make sure the art — yes, art — of broom-making isn’t swept away
At their quaint shop in Victor, Karen and Sam Morrison use century-old tools and techniques to craft their sought-after wares
Xcel Energy makes money building power plants. The more it builds the more consumers have to pay — with no end in sight.
While the strategy delivers returns to investors, a cascade of rate increases could lead to “a public backlash” a credit agency warns.
From the back of a van to a $1.9 million facility, adaptive sports have become core to Colorado skiing
Ignite Adaptive Sports and Eldora ski area are partnering on a new 12,000-square-foot, multi-million-dollar building set to open in 2024.
Colorado’s mountain towns are being loved to death. A new roadmap can help them escape the “amenity trap.”
A new report by Headwaters Economics highlights progressive growth strategies across the country to help amenity-rich communities navigate growth challenges
“A season to celebrate” as U.S., Rocky Mountain ski areas experience record visitation
Record snowfall draws highest-ever visits to Rocky Mountain ski areas and an all-time high of 67.4 million skier visits to U.S. ski resorts
What’s Working: Welcome to summer 2023 travel season, as airlines and labor issues collide
Pilots are picketing, airlines are hiring. What that means for summer travel. Plus: Colorado and the debt ceiling, job complications, more!