Students from Colorado Mesa University, Colorado Mountain College and Western Colorado University offer solutions, perspectives for eight outdoor businesses as part of the Wright Collegiate Challenge
Conor Hall
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Record surge for outdoor recreation economy in 2021 fuels push for legislation, federal office
Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry contributed $11.6 billion in 2021, accounting for 2.7% of the state’s overall economy
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New outdoor trade show to be open to the public as Colorado aims to be “the best state for all things outdoor recreation”
The Big Gear Show will combine with the (e)revolution e-bike trade show in June 2023 for the outdoor industry’s first-ever business-to-business-to-consumer event
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A few questions for Conor Hall, the new director of Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
Conor Hall took the reins of Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office a little more than three weeks ago, just as the office began handling a flood of federal grant money and addressed the departure of Denver’s Outdoor Retailer trade shows. “If feels like it’s been dog years,” said the 32-year-old who replaced Nathan Fey, who […]
Posted inElection 2020, Environment, News, Outdoors
Colorado voters typically reject tax hikes. There’s an exception when it comes to funding parks and trails.
Last year was a banner year for voters across the country approving taxes that protected open spaces, parks and public land. There were 51 conservation funding measures on ballots last year and voters approved 50 of them, creating a flow of more than $3.7 billion for the climate, open space and parks for the next […]