Colorado taxpayers have helped pay for 35 private weddings since 2021
A program to bolster local economies hit hard by the pandemic has used public funds for private events, a CPR News investigation has found.
After losing jobs in January, Colorado’s job market picked back up in February
The state added 6,200 nonfarm jobs last month.
What do recent bank failures mean for Coloradans’ money?
State regulators say Colorado’s local banks are on sound footing.
Cold weather might have chilled Colorado’s job gains in January
Both the finance and construction sectors are losing jobs.
The Silicon Valley Bank meltdown is hitting some Colorado startups
SVB is the largest bank to fail since the 2008 banking crisis.
Denver’s cryptocurrency conference banks on saving the tech’s tumbling reputation
The world of cryptocurrencies has had a rough time lately, with high-profile frauds and scams and the value of digital tokens collapsing.
‘Peloton for horses’: Colorado sisters launch equestrian coaching app
Ride iQ won the top prize at Denver Startup Week’s pitch competition last year and is participating in the Boulder Accelerator program for tech startups.
Bad news: Inflation has prices for everything rising in Denver. Good news: The increase is slowing down
Fruits and vegetables cost almost 13 percent more than they did at the same time last year.
IRS to Coloradans: Don’t file your taxes yet
The IRS is trying to figure out whether Colorado residents will owe federal taxes on last year’s TABOR refund checks.
For some downtown Denver businesses, free rent on the 16th Street Mall has come with a catch
Crime and a lack of security are two big issues that business owners have experienced.
Colorado saw a lot of businesses open at the end of 2022 — and a lot close, too
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.
Festivals, conferences — even weddings — are still getting pandemic aid money as Colorado looks for travel rebound
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.
Economic pessimism persists among Colorado’s businesses, even as unemployment and GDP outpace expectations
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 Marshall Fire, homeowners are still slowly piecing together money to rebuild
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.
Prices for consumer goods are down in Denver, but inflation remains a worry as regulators eye more interest rate increases
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.
As the holiday hiring season ramps up, businesses in Colorado are taking a cautious approach
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.
