Persistent inflation, rising interest rates and a growing tally of layoffs at big companies across the U.S. make it difficult to assess the economic forecast.

To lure event planners to spend their money here, Colorado is offering a cash rebate that covers up to 10 percent of eligible hard costs for events that attract large groups.

More than half of business leader respondents to a survey from CU think the U.S. will enter a recession in the first half of 2023.

A year after the costliest fire in Colorado history, many are still trying to put their homes back together — using money from a variety of sources — and some still aren't done fighting their insurance companies.

An index that measures prices for everything from gasoline and groceries to airplane tickets and housing increased by 6.9 percent last month compared to the prior year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Seasonal hiring plans offer a glimpse of where companies think the economy is headed. But this year’s holiday shopping bonanza is coming at a weird moment for the economy.

The state is expected to add about 57,000 jobs next year, compared with a gain of more than 120,000 jobs this year, CU economists said in a newly released business outlook report.

The number of new companies filing to do business in Colorado jumped. But the number of companies going out of business rose, too.

On Tuesday, voters in Aspen, Carbondale and Steamboat supported raising the tax visitors pay when they stay at a short-term rental in their communities.

The application portal will shut down on November 15th, and Coloradans who haven’t yet applied for the assistance are encouraged to apply until the deadline.

A new contest dreamed up by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce showcases the state’s manufacturing base.

Colorado's unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in September, unchanged from August. Experts say concerns of a recession aren’t yet showing up in the job market.

A desire to get out to nature has been good for the bottom line of Colorado’s resort communities, filling mountain town coffers to the brim. But some worry inflation will mean a return to leaner times.

Inflation is the top concern, but rising interest rates and ongoing supply chain issues are also dragging down economic sentiment, according to the most recent quarterly report from the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business.

The new Pop-Up Denver program seeks to coax small businesses and entrepreneurs to set up shop in empty storefronts in areas of the city that are struggling to recover from the pandemic.

Colorado’s minimum wage will jump to $13.65 per hour next year — an 8.68 percent increase.