Aaron Raines, a supervisor in the welding and fabrication department for Lightning eMotors, explains how steel parts are cut. Sen. John Hickenlooper ran the computer-driven cutter to create a part. Lightning CEO Tim Reeser said the company employs 180 people now and has 100 jobs listed; it plans to double its workforce in the next nine months. Finding qualified technicians remains a challenge. Ken Amundson/BizWest

Region shifts from jobless surge to labor shortages

A year ago we wrote: “What a difference a day can make. Or a virus. Colorado businesses in virtually every sector of the economy went from crying about being unable to hire enough people to propel continued growth to, almost overnight, laying off and furloughing people at levels not seen...

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