Author: Dennis Huspeni
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MLB All-Star Game should accelerate downtown Denver’s re-opening
Not only will professional baseball’s Midsummer Classic provide Denver a much-needed economic boost, it shines a national spotlight here right when summer travel plans are being set. That’s according to city leaders anxious to showcase downtown Denver and welcome back tourists and visitors who were forced to stay home during the 2020 pandemic. Denver Mayor…
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Colorado new jobless claims continue to dwindle
The number of new jobless claims in Colorado continues to drop, logging the sixth consecutive week of declining regular claims, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday. There were 9,305 new regular unemployment claims for the week ending April 3, a 9% slide from the previous week, CDLE reported. It marks the…
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Denver commission tags Channel 7 building with landmark status
Denver’s Landmark Preservation Commission voted Tuesday to designate the 51-year-old Channel 7 building at 123 E. Speer Blvd. a landmark, preventing developers from razing the five-story Brutalist-style building. Commissioners voted 6-1 to recommend approval of the designation application and forwarded it to City Council’s Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure committee. LUTI will discuss the issue…
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Colorado apartment owners study shows March rent collections high, evictions low
Despite Gov. Jared Polis’ ending the evictions moratorium, Colorado evictions remain lower than March 2020 levels, and 98% of tenants continue to pay rent on time, according to the Colorado Apartment Association. That 98% rent-collection level is less than 1% lower than the March 2020 level. There were an estimated 1,742 evictions in March, well…
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Denver’s record-setting March for home sales
March brought a record-setting month to the metro Denver residential real estate market, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. With historically low inventory and historically high prices, it’s an awful time to be a home buyer here. “It’s tough when buyers come into this market and the initial experience is losing multiple offers…
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Colorado new jobless claims down fifth straight week
For the fifth straight week, the number of new regular jobless claims dropped, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday. There were 10,268 new unemployment claims filed for the week ending March 27, CDLE reported, marking an 11% dip from the previous week’s total. It’s the lowest weekly total of new regular…
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Colorado Oil & Gas Commission gets earful on orphaned wells
Public input started Wednesday to the Colorado Oil & Gas Commission on possible changes to the financial obligations drilling companies must comply with to clean up “orphaned wells.” In February, the COGCC started examining the rules governing the “financial assurances” companies must provide to ensure no orphan wells are left uncapped, or sites not remediated…
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Boulder shooting victims’ family fundraiser yields $1.3M in week
The Colorado Healing Fund reported Tuesday more than 12,000 people have donated a total of more than $1.32 million to help the Boulder grocery store shooting victims’ families. “The Colorado Healing Fund is extremely grateful to donors throughout Colorado and across the country,” said Board Chair Cynthia Coffman in a statement. “Your generosity made it…
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Arvada gun store legally sold Boulder shooter’s firearm
An Arvada gun store owner who legally sold the firearm used in the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers expressed shock and offered condolences to the victims’ families Friday. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, faces 10 counts of first-degree murder in connection with the violent shooting spree at the grocery store Monday that left…