Stress, social media, pandemic are taking a heavy toll on Colorado kids’ mental health, according to annual report
The Kids Count in Colorado report showed high mental health distress and large disparities in poverty.
Planning to buy cannabis in Colorado with a debit card? Not if you use Mastercard
Mastercard recently banned their cards from being used to buy marijuana products.
Amid contract negotiations, Colorado’s Kaiser Permanente employees say there aren’t enough workers to care for patients
The union representing the workers says the understaffing is also leading to long wait times, mistaken diagnoses and patient neglect. Kaiser says it is confident it will reach an agreement with workers.
Colorado added more jobs in June, and the unemployment rate remains low and steady
The unemployment rate stands at 2.8 percent. It’s been largely static for the past year.
Frontier Airlines customers are suing over ‘hidden’ bag fees
The class-action lawsuit says the Denver-based carrier doesn’t adequately disclose the fees for bags and that they charge for personal items that Frontier says are free.
Lady Moon was a ‘profane, hard-drinking woman,’ but her name lives on in northern Colorado
Lady Moon was a fixture in the area when Fort Collins was just a dusty little frontier town. She came to the U.S. as an Irish orphan in her teens and eventually married a gold miner.
Colorado’s tallest building saved from foreclosure
The value of the 1980s-era tower plunged by hundreds of millions dollars as vacancies climbed in recent years.
Pessimism is taking hold amongst Colorado’s business leaders as the year goes on
That attitude comes in the face of cooling inflation and a robust job market.
Here’s what to do if you have damage from a tornado or hail
People are cleaning up all over Colorado. The state’s Division of Insurance says there are a few tips to follow if you’re making an insurance claim.
A new reality for downtown Denver’s half-empty buildings: ‘The value’s not gonna go back to what it used to be’
Many office buildings are worth significantly less money now than they were before the COVID pandemic.
Colorado adds nearly 4,000 jobs in May, the second consecutive month of gains
The state’s monthly jobs statistics have been jumping around a lot this year, making it hard to say how well the state’s economy is holding up.
Inflation is still making things expensive, but rising prices are slowing down
A trip to the supermarket is more expensive than it was a year ago, even if the sticker shock isn’t as extreme.
Colorado’s tallest building is worth millions of dollars less than it used to be
Republic Plaza, a 56-story office tower, was appraised at $298 million last month, down from $535 million the last time the building was valued in 2012.
Chevron buys Denver-based PDC Energy and gets a lot of Colorado land in the deal
The deal will add 275,000 acres to Chevron’s holdings in eastern Colorado, the equivalent of more than 1 billion barrels of oil.
Colorado gained more than 7,000 jobs in April, reversing the slide in March
The leisure and hospitality sector gained the most, adding 4,400 jobs in April.
Colorado bucks the national trend and loses jobs in March
The largest declines occurred in professional and business services, trade, transportation and utilities, and financial activities.
