Author: BY DENNIS HUSPENI
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Colorado unemployment rate falls again in March
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Colorado’s unemployment rate tumbled again in March as the state’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate slid to 3.7%, down from 4% in February, the Colorado Department of Labor and Environment reported Friday. That’s the lowest level since 2.8% in February 2020, right before the pandemic cratered many industry sectors, forcing mass…
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The numbers behind Colorado’s multibillion-dollar cannabis industry that continues to grow
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Colorado cannabis companies sold more than $2.2 billion worth of product in 2021, continuing the trend of increasing sales every year since retail cannabis sales went live in 2014. By comparison, general agriculture was estimated to account for $1.1 billion in Colorado in 2021, according to the University of Colorado Business Economy Outlook. Tourism brought in…
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Boulder DA cracks down on misleading Marshall fire ads
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The Boulder District Attorney’s office filed a cease and desist order against Marshall fire related advertising by a Pueblo company that helps people file tort claims against companies, utilities or government entities for property lost to wildfires. The ads by Professional Forest Management LLC, which ran in the Boulder Daily Camera and Boulder Weekly, stated:…
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Bill aims to slash Colorado business fees
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Colorado Democratic legislators, with backing from the governor and secretary of state, aim to reduce the amount of fees new businesses pay when forming. Dubbed the “Colorado Business Fee Relief Act,” House Bill 1001 would reduce common filing fees for new business registrations, annual renewals, trade name registrations and others. Some would be cut to…
