High-resolution cameras scanning Colorado forests once every minute, 24-7 — linked to a smoke-detecting artificial intelligence algorithm residing in a computer cloud — are popping up on Colorado high points from Lookout…
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Creative districts designed to boost rural Colorado’s economy creatively tackle other problems, too
Twelve costumed burros walked down Grand Avenue in Mancos after participating in an obstacle course competition during the fourth annual Burrofest in June. The festival brings together burros and artists to highlight…
What’s Working: Colorado’s unemployment rate has risen to 3.2%. Here’s why that’s “not significant”
Quick links: Colorado vs. U.S. unemployment rate | 3rd place for cable workers | John Malone speaks | Denver rents flat For those who closely watch Colorado’s labor market, a slight increase…
Distilleries taking a shot on Colorado’s mountain towns are finding lots of success
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In September, Scott Yeates, co-founder of Colorado distillery Mythology, spent 10 days rafting the Grand Canyon with friends he met in his new hometown. Naturally, he brought some of…
What’s Working: What Colorado’s population will look like in the future
Quick links: Competition for people | Bonus Q&A with demographer | New affordable housing experiments | Kaiser health worker strike update | Workers with disabilities programs “Y’know Elizabeth, I’m not a fan…
Governor orders his staff to form plan to keep Colorado’s national parks, public lands open if there’s a federal shutdown
Gov. Jared Polis is ordering his administration to form a plan to keep Colorado’s four national parks and other federal lands open if Congress is unable to reach a budget deal before…
What’s Working: Who will fill Colorado’s jobs in the future?
Colorado employers have struggled to fill jobs for the last two years. That may be finally starting to ease. The number of job openings in Colorado fell to its lowest level in…
What’s Working: Why Colorado’s growing work force seems like it’s shrinking
Quick links: 3.1% unemployment rate | Age and the work force | Gas, home inflation | Labor unrest in Colorado | Take the poll Colorado’s unemployment rate is back over 3%, making…
What’s Working: How Colorado’s wages increased for 10 years, until they were adjusted for inflation
Quick links: The job openings ratio | Poll: Pay isn’t high enough | Wages by occupation | Where wages rose/dove over 10 years| Kaiser Colorado employees authorize strike | Colorado’s labor day…
Are private transportation companies the answer to Colorado’s school bus driver shortage?
A sleek and sturdy Toyota Sienna, the “Cadillac of wheelchair transportation,” pulls up promptly at 7:35 a.m. each school day, then lowers a ramp so its 16-year-old passenger can roll on board…