Colorado has received a $2.9 million grant from the federal government’s “Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge.” The money will be used during the next four years to accelerate the state’s plan to improve school readiness. The money will increase access to high-quality early learning programs and help develop the capacity of those people, [...]
Continue reading …The economic indicators for Colorado were a mixed bag in October, according to the business conditions index from the Goss Institute for Economic Research. While the state’s economy continues to grow, telecommunications companies are cutting jobs, and manufacturing for durable goods have slowed, said Dr. Ernie Goss, director of the institute. “Non-durable goods producers are [...]
Continue reading …Colorado has just topped the 1,000 case mark for the number of pertussis cases in the state, reports the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Pertussis is commonly known as whooping cough, and officially, the state has 1,026 cases of the disease, despite readily available vaccinations against it. “Whooping cough cases continue to mount in [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association announced today that it has established the Colorado Mile High Fund to provide easier access to capital for Colorado-based businesses. Colorado PERA, with more than $40 billion in assets, said it will earmark capital for businesses that have a nexus in Colorado and currently have the support of a [...]
Continue reading …Ski season is on. Arapahoe Basin opened its slopes at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning — the first of the Colorado Ski Country USA member resorts and first in the U.S. — to an energetic crowd of about 2,000 whooping and hollering and ready to shred. Low temperatures and cool nights allowed snow makers in the [...]
Continue reading …The economies in the three mountain states – Wyoming, Colorado and Utah – advanced faster than the national average, according to a report about leading economic indicators. The three-state region has performed better than the nation for the past 35 months. But for the first time in 34 consecutive months, the national economic indicators fell [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange received a financial shot in the arm with a $43.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help establish the exchange. HHS is awarding grants to states that have shown progress in establishing their exchanges. The awards are based on the needs and planned expenses [...]
Continue reading …Colorado will receive $329,517 in federal funding to help the state’s small businesses export goods and services. The grant is part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s State Trade and Export Promotion program. The Colorado STEP program, administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, supports small businesses with export development efforts [...]
Continue reading …Colorado borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosures between Jan. 2, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011 might be eligible for payment under the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement. Attorney General John Suthers sent a letter this week for eligible borrowers to file claims, which must be returned no later than Jan. 18. Eligible borrowers [...]
Continue reading …More than 18,000 Colorado small biz jobs at risk under sequestration
September 20, 2012 Comments OffMore than 956,000 small-business jobs are at risk if the “fiscal cliff” can’t be averted before January 2013. Of those, about 18,838 are in Colorado, according to an economic report conducted for the Aerospace Industries Association. The report increases concern that the job losses will be spread among defense contractors and non-defense employers of all [...]
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