CDLE economist: Job outlook remains strong despite unemployment uptick
DENVER — While Colorado’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly last month for the first time in more than a year, it’s not time to hit the panic button, experts say. … Continued
Colorado unemployment rate continued drop in July
DENVER — Colorado’s unemployment rate continued its months-long downward plunge in July, creeping within a half a percentage point of the pre-COVID-19 pandemic low. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell … Continued
Unemployment rate drops statewide, mostly flat in NoCo, Boulder Valley
DENVER — The Colorado unemployment rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point from October to November, while rates in Larimer, Weld, Boulder and Broomfield counties remained mostly unchanged over the … Continued
Growth-inspired road projects continue to snarl area travel
The first half of 2022 saw the continuation of a series of major improvement projects that began during the past two or so years along Interstate 25, the main artery … Continued
State remains home to much of outdoor sector
While Colorado — and specifically Boulder — remains home to the outdoor industry’s top trade group, the Outdoor Industry Association, the Centennial State will no longer play host to the … Continued
Organic sector thrives despite headwinds
The last year has been something of an out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire situation for the natural and organic industry, which clawed its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic only to face the wrath … Continued
Cannabis markets soften, yet still robust
With its uncanny power to chase away the boredom of being stuck inside during a worldwide pandemic, cannabis usage and sales skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic but have since come … Continued
COVID highlighted region’s bioscience industry
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the strength and capacity for innovation within the region’s bioscience industry, particularly in the Boulder Valley where a number of pharmaceutical and medical-device companies entered the … Continued
Bankers position themselves for economic bumps
Despite economic headwinds whipping and the potential for a recession on the horizon, bankers aren’t getting flashbacks to 2008. “Capital levels remain really high,” Jenifer Waller, president and CEO of … Continued