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Colorado’s hospitality industry hardest hit by coronavirus unemployment, with claims up 600% in a week
The impact of coronavirus closures had 40,000 Coloradans applying for unemployment since Sunday, bringing the total number of official claims and new applicants in the past three weeks to at least 121,328
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Colorado processed 61,000 unemployment claims in four days with upgraded system
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Here’s where the jobs are in Colorado as unemployment surges during coronavirus’ economic meltdown
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Governor opts to ask — not mandate — that people stay home; requires some employers to limit in-person workforce by 50%
By Jesse Paul Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s unemployment site slammed by 180,000 filing attempts in a single week
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
2020 forecast: Colorado is getting older and narrowing the housing gap, but really needs middle-wage jobs
A look at Colorado's past and future for predictions about the state's aging population, how the current construction boom compares to the ’70s and more
Colorado’s economy is predicted to keep growing in 2020, but slower. Here’s what this means.
University of Colorado's annual economic report is optimistic for agriculture (except for small farmers), bearish on construction (but there’s lots of ongoing activity) and more.
Feed the world in 2050? National Western-based consortium tackles food, workforce challenges
Big Ag, nonprofits and CSU incubate ideas to expand production and imagine jobs that don’t yet exist
How does Colorado’s Lockheed Martin keep future engineers interested in space? By asking them to design robot cars.
The Colorado aerospace industry is adapting to a talent shortage by figuring out new ways to keep the future workforce interested in the space side of STEM.
Pueblo saw hemp as an economic opportunity, so it pounced with taxpayer dollars and hopes of growing big business
Pueblo Economic Development Corp. sees hemp as a natural extension of southern Colorado’s ag and industrial heritage, and is laying down cash and tax credits to lure companies that agree to meet job-creation goals
Opinion: Overhaul wage and hour rules to protect Coloradans’ most important resource: their time
Opinion
From cleaning toilets to Congress, Betsy Markey is now leading Colorado’s renewed focus on small business
“I would like us to really focus on the small to medium-sized businesses that are already here,” says the former U.S. Rep. who was lured to northern Colorado by the lifestyle and is now head of the state's economic development office.
