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Introducing Conor Hall, new head of Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
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Colorado has a new face for its mighty outdoor industry. It’s a young one. It’s 32-year-old Conor Hall, who from his childhood mountain town of Crestone has gone on to accomplish an impressive amount in an early career. It has been a career in politics, most recently with The Trust for Public Land. For the…
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Denver, state officials react to losing Outdoor Retailer trade show
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Officials from Visit Denver and Colorado’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry expressed surprise and, of course, disappointment to Emerald X’s decision to move the Outdoor Retailer show back to Salt Lake City starting in 2023. “We were all pretty surprised,” said Richard Scharf, president and CEO of Visit Denver. “We’ve been working the past two…
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Outdoor Retailer organizers respond to calls for boycott
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Officials with the company that organizes the Outdoor Retailer show said they’re “taking all input and perspectives into consideration” in deciding whether to move the show out of Denver. The Conservation Alliance, composed of more than 270 companies, said in a news release Monday that Emerald X, the publicly traded company that owns Outdoor Retailer,…
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WATCH: Gov. John Hickenlooper’s speech for the Outdoor Retailer show
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZzPVyQLWE&feature=youtu.be As somewhat a victory dance in words, Gov. John Hickenlooper kicked off the Outdoor Retailer trade show with members of Conservation Colorado Wednesday night. Colorado won the trade show away from Salt Lake City over political philosophy over public lands. The governor and the state’s largest environmental organization want to spread the word that…
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Bennet, Polis roll out wilderness bill to tout public lands ahead of Outdoor Retailer show
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Not since December of 2014, when Republicans controlled both chambers but not the White House, has a federal wilderness bill in Colorado been approved by Congress. The climate would seem even more unfavorable these days, with the GOP now firmly in charge of Congress and the executive branch and President Donald Trump using his power…
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Staff picks: The 5 biggest stories of the week in Colorado Politics
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From outer space to Darryl Glenn, there were plenty of fireworks in Colorado Politics last week. Our staff sized reservoirs, renewable energy and a variety of political maneuvers while others took the week off. From a crowded field of contenders, these are the stories we think you’ll be talking about for weeks to come. …
