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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
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Colorado’s economy is predicted to keep growing in 2020, but slower. Here’s what this means.
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Feed the world in 2050? National Western-based consortium tackles food, workforce challenges
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How does Colorado’s Lockheed Martin keep future engineers interested in space? By asking them to design robot cars.
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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.
A cybersecurity worker shortage in Colorado has the industry tapping veterans to fill the gap
The security-focused bootcamp SecureSet finds 40% of its students are veterans while Colorado Springs is building a city to keep people transitioning out of the military
Focus on language helped drive down injuries for Spanish-speaking construction workers in Colorado
Efforts by insurers, construction companies and government to offer safety training also has financial benefit
Electric airplanes developed by a Colorado startup take aim at global pilot shortage
Gas isn’t cheap, neither is learning how to fly. Going electric could cut aviation fuel costs by 90 percent, save students money and, as an added bonus, cut emissions
Federal workers in Jefferson County file one-fourth of Colorado’s 1,642 shutdown unemployment claims
Denver, Larimer and Arapahoe Counties also see double-digit share as claims as furlough drags on
“The mall is really cutthroat.” Colorado retailers are desperate for entry-level workers as Amazon (and its $15/hr minimum) moves in
“We just can’t hire at $15 an hour. That’s why we’re here all the time.”
Denver is still in the running for Amazon’s HQ2, according to Colorado officials
Despite reports that two East Coast cities nabbed HQ2, Amazon says Denver hasn’t been eliminated, though it may be a smaller piece of Amazon that lands in Colorado
Colorado was ready for California to join states with outdoor recreation offices, but its governor just vetoed it
11 other states have bet on dedicated offices using outdoor play to boost conservation, workforce training, public health and economic development.
