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Posted inEconomy

5 years in, Opportunity Zone investments in Colorado are yielding important dividends

by Tracy Ross 4:25 AM MDT on Apr 25, 202311:20 AM MDT on Apr 26, 2023

Ranked second in the nation for program success, Colorado is a billion dollars richer in projects, with rural towns and cities both reaping the bounty

Posted inEconomy

What’s Working: When the CHIPS Act, education and jobs come together in Colorado

by Tamara Chuang 8:00 AM MDT on Apr 22, 20238:55 AM MDT on Apr 22, 2023

The CHIPS Act rewards chipmakers that bring manufacturing back to the U.S. Colorado’s 2.8% unemployment rate, starter homes and more!

Posted inTechnology

Colorado’s effort to attract more federal broadband funding seems to be working

by Tamara Chuang 4:30 AM MDT on Apr 21, 20238:50 PM MDT on Apr 20, 2023

After challenging thousands of incorrect data points on a national map, Colorado stands to gain millions of dollars more in federal funding

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Posted inEconomy

Housing, energy and food costs push Denver’s inflation higher than the national rate

by Tamara Chuang 3:45 AM MDT on Apr 20, 20237:52 AM MDT on Apr 20, 2023

The Denver-area’s inflation rate was 5.7% in March compared to the 5% national rate.

Posted inEconomy

What’s Working: As home prices drop, Colorado’s real estate industry looks to history to understand trends

by Tamara Chuang 8:00 AM MDT on Apr 15, 202310:11 AM MDT on Apr 17, 2023

Plus: Denver-area inflation is up 5.7%, which is higher than the U.S. Some reasons why.

Posted inWater

In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts

by The Associated Press 2:26 PM MDT on Apr 11, 20234:05 PM MDT on Apr 18, 2023

Review pits California and tribal interests against Colorado and five other states that say it’s time to come up with an approach that more fairly shares the river.

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So much money, so little of it invested in female founders’ ventures. Colorado entrepreneurs wonder why.

by Tamara Chuang 3:47 AM MDT on Apr 10, 20238:21 AM MDT on Apr 10, 2023

While female-founded companies are attracting more venture capital, their share of the pot was 1.9% last year, and has been stuck around 2% for more than a decade.

Posted inEconomy

What’s Working: Colorado moves past bank failures, while startup industry reassesses

by Tamara Chuang 6:00 AM MDT on Apr 8, 20235:51 PM MDT on Apr 7, 2023

“Talk to a person, not a building,” says Alpine Bank’s president. Plus: Companies are STILL hiring, reader’s economic outlook, and more!

Posted inBusiness

How to retain resort employees? Colorado ski areas are building workforce housing — at the resorts

by Tracy Ross 3:56 AM MDT on Apr 5, 20232:45 PM MDT on Apr 7, 2023

Like nearly every Colorado ski hill, Winter Park needed big money to help fix its employee housing problem. Enter its deep pocketed operator, Alterra, with a blueprint others can follow.

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What’s Working: Colorado entrepreneurs must make money to spend it as recession talk increases

by Tamara Chuang 6:00 AM MDT on Apr 1, 20236:20 PM MDT on Apr 21, 2023

Women entrepreneurs have an answer to a more balanced venture industry. Plus: When local business leaders believe a recession will start, job growth vs. layoffs and more!

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