Posted inBusiness, Coloradans, Environment, News, Outdoors

Colorado’s outdoor industry knows it could be much more inclusive. Here’s how it plans to get everyone outside.

Michael Mojica was up for anything, so when a neighbor asked if he wanted to climb a 14er, a surefire induction for any new Colorado resident, he agreed to it.  “Sure,” the transplanted Texan replied. “What’s a 14er?” A few days later, Mojica topped out on the summit of Mount Yale. His eyes blurred with […]

Posted inNews, Politics and Government

Half of state employees don’t think equity, diversity and inclusion are prioritized. Here’s how Colorado is responding.

Colorado surveyed its roughly 30,000 state employees last year and asked if they thought leadership was making workforce equity, diversity and inclusion a priority.  Only a little more than half of Colorado’s workers who responded said yes.  “That number should be much higher,” said Kara Veitch, the executive director of Colorado Department of Personnel and […]