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All sectors of employment up – but one – Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry is expected to keep shedding jobs in 2016, perhaps between 1,000 and 2,000. But even with such losses, the state’s overall unemployment has gotten so low that in-migration of new residents will be critical to Colorado filling all of the new jobs expected to come …
Bright future for startups in Colorado Innovation and willingness to take risks have a bright future in Colorado, and that future is getting brighter — at least if the latest Kauffman Index report on startup activity is any indication. Colorado is ranked as the No. 4 state with the most startup activity — with 350 people out of every 100,000 …
Denver is ranked among 10 “hot cities for IT pros in 2015” by InformationWeek. The business-technology news outlet used data for the year ending in January from tech jobs site Dice.com to compare markets with at least 500 information-technology job listings. “Recruiters at both Eliassen and Mondopicked Denver among their hottest IT hiring markets so far in 2015,” the report says. “It’s one …
Low Colorado unemployment rates and good job growth at the end of 2014 signal Colorado is heading into 2015 with strong economic momentum, however tempered by sagging oil prices, economists said Tuesday. For the year, Colorado logged the biggest proportional drop in unemployment in the nation, as healthy hiring lowered the rate to 4 percent from 6.2 percent. Colorado’s employers …
Money magazine’s annual ranking of the best small cities to live in America includes three Colorado towns. The magazine considered cities with populations between 50,000 and 300,000, and then took into account such factors as economic strength, job growth, affordable housing, arts and leisure, and schools. McKinney, Texas, was the top-ranked town. The first of three Colorado cities came in …
Metro Denver economy last year ranked 18th out of 381 metro areas Metro Denver economy last year ranked 18th out of 381 metro areas in terms of the value of its goods and services produced, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report released Tuesday. Led by the natural resources sector, metro Denver’s GDP (gross domestic product) was $178.8 billion in 2013, …
Emerging Colorado Companies inspire confidence in state’s future. They’re past their infancy, but they’ve still got some growing to do. Consider this year’s 50 Colorado Companies to Watch teenagers along the business spectrum, energetic second-stagers that have come a long way already and have the potential to go the distance. “Colorado Companies to Watch (CCTW) recognizes and celebrates the businesses that …
The smarty-pants STEM grad who wants a job in a technical field might find Denver’s metro area a great place to get work, a survey released this week says. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield ranked ninth out of the 75 largest metro areas when it comes to the best place for the STEM grad, the website NerdWallet reports. The site made rankings based off income …
Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s largest public companies includes 14 from Colorado. The magazine’s Global 2000 considered revenue, assets, market value and profits. For the first time, three Chinese companies occupied the top three spots on the list. Chinese companies also took five of the top 10 spots. Closer to home, Dish Network Corp. was the highest among …
Three of the best cities for jobs in the United States are in Colorado, according to Forbes, which considered job creation and whether that growth is accelerating or slowing in making its list. Actually, there are three lists: one for small cities (less than 150,000 nonfarm jobs), medium-sized cities (150,000 to 450,000 nonfarm jobs) and large cities (more than 450,000 nonfarm …
There’s a reason “Rocky Mountain High” is one of Colorado’s official state songs. Because regardless of your feelings on legalized pot, Colorado will leave you feeling absolutely magical. If you’re an urbanite, a mountaineer, a ski bum, a history nerd, an outdoor adventurer… you get the point… there is something for you in Colorado. And if you’re not dazzled by the …
On Sunday, May 11, 2014, the new Union Station Bus Concourse will officially open in the heart of downtown Denver. This modern facility will serve as a multimodal transportation hub, offering bus, light rail, the Free MallRide, the new Free MetroRide, Amtrak, B-cycle, and future commuter rail. The new spacious, 22-gate underground bus concourse will replace Market Street Station (which …
The film biz is alive and well in Colorado. Need proof? Look no further than these three flicks currently in production. _____________________________________________________ The Great Divide Colorado’s water problem (even in years like this one when it seems to never stop snowing in the mountains). Havey Productions, the Denver production house known for its Emmy Award-winning historical documentaries, wants the public to better …
Forbes publishes its latest annual ranking of the nation’s 20 fastest growing cities in terms of population and economic growth — and Denver jumped 10 places with many people relocating to Colorado’s metro area. Metro Denver ranks No. 6 in Forbes’ 2014 estimation, up from No. 16 on the 2013 list. Forbes says Denver’s population growth rate was 1.75 percent …
Denver is among the most popular destinations in the nation for people moving from one state to another, according to a report Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Denver saw a net in-migration of 2,737 people between 2007 and 2011, the report said. A total of 21,895 people moved from out of state into Denver between 2007 to 2011, with most …
