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Judge temporarily halts Kroger-Albertsons merger while Colorado, federal lawsuits in play
Attorney General Phil Weiser says the supermarket giants’ deal hurts competition and will sell off 91 stores in Colorado.
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There are jobs to be had in Colorado, but the salaries are slipping
The state lags in AI jobs, a hot industry nationally, and has a lot of openings in health care.
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Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita pays $34 million to settle another whistleblower case
The lawsuit claimed the dialysis giant illegally paid doctors for referrals and bought off a competitor for its patients.
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Colorado economic development office approves millions in tax incentives for renewable energy and tech firms
The generous tax incentives for new facilities in the state come with job creation caveats.
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Meet the Colorado youth group that’s training wild mustangs and preparing them for adoption
“Mustangs have always been my favorite because they’re wild and they come in so we can help them get to be ridden.”
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Vacancy rate of Denver office space going up as empty space accrues in downtown
Empty office space has been piling up ever since the pandemic ushered in the era of remote work more than four years ago.
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Colorado small businesses want answers after being charged penalties and interest they say they don’t owe
The issue stems from a glitch in a new state computer system that companies are using to report information on wages and employment to Colorado.
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Wells Fargo cutting 80 jobs in Denver
The layoffs will start in August. Some employees can relocate or apply for other jobs within the company.
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How this Windsor artist traded a corporate job for online painting classes followed by hundreds of thousands
Lacey Walker, the artist behind Rebel Unicorn Crafts in Windsor, teaches people online to paint using watercolors.
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Vail Resorts struggling as lift ticket sales fall, visits down
Shares of the Broomfield-based resort giant, whose Colorado holdings include Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek and Crested Butte, are down 30 percent from this year’s high in February.
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Some prices are softening a little as inflation cools off in Denver area
Meat, eggs and fruit are cheaper now than just two months ago.
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Number of skiers on Colorado mountains went downhill this season
Visitation to Colorado’s ski resorts was down this past winter, according to Colorado Ski Country USA.
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United Airlines to hire 700 in Denver as it expands operations at DIA
This is part of a larger plan to add more than 9,000 jobs at hubs across the country.
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Colorado is losing a lot of construction jobs, despite national growth. Denver metro is the epicenter of the decline
The downtrend started last fall, as officials and experts point to slowing growth and the end of many apartment building projects.
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Are you filing a claim for hail damage? Here are a few things to consider
CPR News spoke with the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association about what to expect.
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Parent company Alterra announces Steamboat Ski Resort is getting a new boss
Alterra Mountain Company, the Denver-based ski resort giant, is changing its executive ranks. That means Steamboat gets a new boss.