Author: Bill Radford, The Gazette
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COVER STORY | Colorado mental health patients battle barriers
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Carrie Baatz has had a long journey with mental health issues and navigating the health care system. She has come to a good place in her life and has a job with the Independence Center as a community training coordinator.(Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette) The first symptom – anxiety – gripped her when she…
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Colorado’s hemp industry sees a green future under farm bill
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The future is hemp, Tim Gordon says. And the future is now. Gordon is president of the board of the Colorado Hemp Industries Association. Some have called the passage last month of the U.S. farm bill, which takes hemp from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to an agricultural commodity, as a game-changer. But Gordon calls…
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Colorado Springs summit touts economic value of diverse population
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Colorado is becoming increasingly diverse – and that’s good for the state’s economy. That was a key message from Wednesday’s Minority & Small Business Enterprise Diversity Summit, organized by the Colorado Springs Hispanic Business Council. The U.S. population is headed toward a majority-minority, with minorities projected to make up 56 percent of the total in 2060;…
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SBA region administrator from Colorado Springs has busy first month on job
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When Dan Nordberg was asked whether he’d be interested in a position with the Trump administration, he had one role in mind: regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. “A very robust application process and several interviews later, I was fortunate to be offered that position,” Nordberg said. He assumed the role in early…
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Colorado expected to remain on an economic roll
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Colorado’s economy is expected to cool a bit in 2018, with job growth slowing, but still remain strong, according to a forecast released Monday. The state continues to outperform most other states economically, says the annual forecast released by the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Colorado is expected to add 47,100…
