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Colorado workers can apply for paid family and medical leave through new online portal

Coloradans can start applying for paid family and medical leave through an online portal run by the state’s labor department. Most Colorado workers will be eligible for paid family leave sta...

DATE: Nov 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado job market still has some weak spots because of interest rates

Colorado gained 1,500 jobs last month, preliminary estimates show, even as the private sector lost jobs. According to the state's labor department, the government added 1,700 jobs, which mas...

DATE: Nov 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Frontier Airlines customers accuse company of ‘hidden’ bag fees

Class action lawsuit says carrier charges for personal items that are advertised as being free

DATE: Jul 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Business

After losing jobs in January, Colorado’s job market picked back up in February

The state added 6,200 nonfarm jobs last month.

DATE: Mar 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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.

DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado’s economy is likely to slow even more in 2023, researchers say

State is expected to add about 57,000 jobs next year

DATE: Dec 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Denver program offers free rent to fill empty storefronts

DENVER (AP) – It’s about 9:30 on a Thursday morning, and the buzz at Tea with Tae on Denver’s 16th Street Mall is comfortingly familiar. The espresso machine is going, soothing music is pip...

DATE: Sep 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Steamboat is asking voters to tax Airbnbs to pay for affordable housing

Town wants to build 2,300 housing units over 20 years

DATE: Jul 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What are businesses learning from the omicron wave, and how will it inform their futures?

StoneAge experimenting with isolated workspaces to allow without symptoms workers to perform tasks

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Supply chain woes lead to pricy outdoor recreation products in Colorado

DENVER (AP) – There are millions of dollars of camping equipment and apparel stuck on ships sitting in a harbor right now. That’s a big part of the reason the company Kelty – known for its b...

DATE: Nov 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tourism pushing for international visitors, new director says

Pandemic put brakes on global travel in 2020, which cost the state over a billion dollars

DATE: Oct 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s unemployment rate is holding steady as federal pandemic benefits are set to end

About 87,000 Coloradans could lose their unemployment benefits when federal pandemic aid ends next month. The enhanced jobless benefits that have boosted payouts for much of the pandemic are...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business