Author: JESSICA SNOUWAERT
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Colorado unemployment rate drops again in April, matches national rate
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Colorado’s unemployment rate continued to improve last month, another sign of job market resiliency as private businesses and the state economy regain their footing after a recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, according to a report Friday by the state Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s jobless rate dipped to 3.6%…
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El Paso County law enforcement, county officials discuss fentanyl crisis
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, local law enforcement leaders, county officials and health care leaders gathered to discuss the worsening fentanyl crisis and its impacts on El Paso County during a roundtable Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Office. The meeting was designed to raise public awareness about the proliferation of fentanyl and its deadliness as El Paso…
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Labor supply is the ‘biggest challenge’ facing the space industry
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Space company executives, educators and industry leaders convened at the Space Symposium Thursday to discuss what Brent Sherwood, senior vice president of Blue Origin, said is the “biggest challenge” facing the space industry: lack of workers. Join Gazette reporters Wayne Heilman, Dennis Huspeni, and Jessica Snouwaert for a recap of Thuraday’s events at the Space…
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Space Symposium speakers: The future of space exploration depends on private companies
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NASA personnel, company executives and leaders of foreign space agencies stressed at the Space Symposium Wednesday that the future of human space exploration depends on commercial space operations. Rich Cooper, Vice President of Strategic Communications & Outreach for the Space Foundation, joins Gazette reporters Wayne Heilman and Dennis Huspeni for a recap of Wednesday’s events…
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NASA, intelligence leaders discuss global threats, space exploration at Space Symposium in Colorado Springs
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Leaders at NASA and within the intelligence community spoke at the 37th Space Symposium Tuesday about the importance of building global as well as private-public partnerships in the space community and across industries. Rich Cooper, Vice President of Strategic Communications & Outreach for the Space Foundation, joins Gazette reporters Wayne Heilman and Dennis Huspeni for…
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El Paso County health officials discuss fentanyl crisis: ‘It really has to involve all of us’
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The El Paso County Board of Health met Wednesday to discuss the rising fentanyl crisis in the community and the downscaling of the county’s response to COVID-19. Accidental fentanyl overdoses killed 102 people within El Paso County in 2021 compared to five years ago, when four died, according to data from the El Paso County…
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Pikes Peak law enforcement, Mayor Suthers criticize Colorado legislators’ approach to crime
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Law enforcement leaders and local officials in the Pikes Peak region urged the Colorado legislature Monday to undo policies they view as responsible for soaring crime rates in the state. In a news briefing, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said the 2022 legislative session is likely to produce more proposals that would “undermine public safety,”…
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Mobile COVID-19 treatment site opens in Colorado Springs
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One of two buses rolling around Colorado to administer a highly effective treatment to COVID-19 patients launched at The Citadel mall Monday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has opened two treatment sites that will serve COVID-19 patients who are referred by a doctor and need the monoclonal antibody treatments the vans will…
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Dozens of Colorado first responders deployed to help with Hurricane Ida aftermath
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Dozens of first responders from Colorado deployed to Louisiana to aid in the state’s response to Hurricane Ida, which made landfall midday Sunday. Forty-five Colorado firefighters from 14 agencies were deployed with Colorado Task Force 1, one of the 12 Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search-and-rescue teams responding to the hurricane, the agency said Sunday. …
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Denver petroleum refinery launches air pollution monitor
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Suncor Energy, a petroleum company with a refinery in commerce city, launched a new air monitoring system Monday designed to track the company’s emissions and share that information online, a company news release announced. The Commerce City and North Denver Air Monitoring system is part of the company’s effort to regain “the community’s trust” after…
