Author: Savannah Mehrtens
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Colorado matches record-low, pre-pandemic unemployment level
Colorado employers added 57,000 new jobs in 2022
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Disney Animation: Immersive Experience opens in Colorado
Immersive experiences have the opportunity to bring people into an all-encompassing exposure to art and creativity. Now, Denver is getting its own immersive experience featuring the work of Disney’s animations for all ages. It’s as Walt Disney said: “Fantasy and reality often overlap.” Through a partnership between Lighthouse Immersive Studios — the Creators of Immersive…
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Find out where mayoral candidates stand on Denver’s rental licensure rule, housing, public safety
Several candidates for Denver’s top post descrbed The Denver Metro Association of Realtors Thursday brought together seven candidates to discuss issues important to their members. Mayoral candidates Kelly Brough, Chris Hansen, Debbie Ortega, Mike Johnston, Leslie Herod, Andy Rougeot and Kwame Spearman discussed issues related to housing and public safety to the real estate community…
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Colorado chef wins one of Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ competitions
Denver chef Oscar Padilla reached national attention through his time on Food Network’s popular “Chopped” cooking competition show, which airs Tuesday night with his win. Padilla’s path to success, and becoming a recognized chef, took more than 20 years, he said. Born in Los Angeles, Padilla was first introduced to cooking by his grandmother, Gloria…
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Turkey, Syria earthquake: Where in Colorado to donate funds, items to help those affected
The Turkish-American Cultural Society of Colorado is doing all it can to help, including soliciting donations to send to Turkey after the earthquake along the southern side of Turkey and the northern side of Syria. The epicenter was near Gaziantep, a major city in Turkey, and caused buildings to collapse in a “pancake” form, where…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado marijuana sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the marijuana industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, marijuana industry officials are seeing the other side of the pandemic “bump,” according to Ricardo Baca, founder and CEO at…
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Coalition of business, industry groups seek to stop ‘Fair Workweek’ bill
A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up — even when they did not do any work because there’s not enough work that day. For workers, the situation could mean losing a day’s pay — and supporters say that puts an “an…
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Frontier Airlines offers summer, full-year passes for flexible flyers
Denver-based Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) has launched an addition to their Go Wild pass, a flight credit system that gives customers the opportunity to fly on short notice at a set cost. The “GoWild!” all-you-can-fly pass was first announced in November 2022 with a limited-time special for a full-year pass at $599. That same pass,…
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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division and Colorado Secretary…
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Fact check: There really are two jobs for every unemployed person in Colorado
There are, indeed, two jobs available for every unemployed individual in Colorado, as Gov. Jared Polis said in his State of the State address last week — but it’s unclear what level of quality and or what industry these jobs are most likely in. Polis said there are “two available jobs for every unemployed person” in…