It may be surprising to hear that a typical Denver cellphone bill is slightly less than the U.S. average, even though the metro area’s cost of living certainly is not. At $118…
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What’s Working: What a Colorado town of 600 residents plans to do with a $500,000 grant to attract visitors
With its 15 nearly life-size bronze sculptures depicting Jesus’ death, its Spanish Colonial-style adobe chapel overlooking an agrarian spread and its exhibit honoring Mexican priests martyred in a religious battle in the…
Canucks prospects: Willander working out well at BU; Brzustewicz goes brrr
Breadcrumb Trail Links Vancouver Canucks Sports NHL Junior Hockey Hockey Tom Willander stands tall in his freshman season, Hunter Brzustewicz is money on the Rangers’ blue-line and Nikita Tolopilo bounces back in…
What’s Working: How travel stipends helped diversify the team behind the world’s fastest temporary network
A national effort to address the gender gap in information technology at the annual SC supercomputing conference has had an unexpected result: a path to leadership. “We never thought it was going…
What’s Working: It’s not always about GDP, especially in areas like northwestern Colorado
In many ways, the economy of Colorado’s Western Slope looks a lot like the rest of the state: there are labor issues and a lack of housing options for workers. But a…
What’s Working: Boulder County adopts new minimum wage starting in January
Quick links: Front Range population declines | Behind Boulder County’s wage increase | U.S. vs. local minimum wages compared | Boulder County’s minimum wage to 2030 | Skyhook Solar It’s been a…
What’s Working: The number of open jobs in Colorado is a sign the labor market may be stabilizing
Quick links: How Colorado compares | More job openings sources | Median pay flat or falling | Colorado’s wage data | Coolest thing made in Colorado After seeing a decline in online…
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…
What’s Working: Didn’t know Colorado is a leader in clean energy and quantum? A Tech Hub designation could change that.
Quick links: Colorado’s 2 proposed Tech Hubs | Denver-area inflation up 5.4% | Colorado home sales drop | Comcast picks the Springs With $500 million in federal funds up for grabs, a…
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…