Story first appeared in: Months before the global pandemic, chef Troy Guard opened his first restaurant outside of Denver, a Guard and Grace steakhouse in Houston. Then COVID “kicked our butt,” he…
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All the new minimum wages in Colorado that kick in Jan. 1
The minimum wage in Colorado and a few local governments is going up again Jan. 1. The raising of the minimum wage has been an annual event for the state and the…
What’s Working: How a Denver company is fighting the problem of underemployment
Brian Ysasaga took one step inside the building during Colorado Aerospace Day at the Capital in March 2022 and turned around. “I’m not going to lie to you, I ran out. I…
Denver inflation drops to 2.8%, opposite the national trend of rising prices
As the nation fretted over the latest consumer price report showing an unwanted uptick for March, Denver-area economists were dealing with the complete opposite: annual inflation dropped to 2.8%. Denver’s rate, which…
What’s Working | Colorado’s current economy and a peek into the future
Quick links: Denver’s January inflation rate | Colorado jobs reports | Home sales update | Colorado women pay equity | More economy stories Chances of a recession in Colorado this year? Unlikely….
What’s Working: Colorado added just 300 jobs in December, as unemployment rate rose to 3.4%
Don’t look at Colorado’s latest jobs report unless you want to be depressed, but know it may only be for a few months. The December numbers, released Friday, have the state’s unemployment…