Metro Denver’s inflation rate is coming down, but not as quickly as it is in other major cities or in the country as a whole, with stubborn housing and energy costs largely to blame, according to a bimonthly update Thursday…
Read MoreColorado job vacancies dropped during second quarter of 2023
The latest workforce trends are looking bright for Colorado businesses as the number of job vacancies plunged 8% in the second quarter of 2023. Fort Collins saw the most drastic change this quarter, with a 14% drop in job vacancies,…
Read MoreWhen it comes to moving, more people are eyeing Denver
Brooklyn, Phoenix and Austin residents this year are researching moves into the Denver area way more than Denver residents are looking the other way. And when it comes to getting out of Denver, the scale tips in favor of Las…
Read MoreColorado’s economy growing but slowing as the hiring rate declines
Growing but slowing is how a new report describes Colorado’s economy. The state’s 1.2% growth in employment in March was the country’s second-lowest, just behind West Virginia, and the state’s slowest since late 2021. Although revised numbers are expected to…
Read MoreShare of Colorado company board seats held by women static in 2022
After several years of growth in the number of women on the boards of Colorado companies, progress stalled in 2022, said an organization that recruits and prepares women to take their seats in the boardroom. A new report by Boardbound…
Read MoreColorado-based IHS Markit sues insurer to recoup COVID business losses
Huge financial losses are among the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Colorado businesses and public institutions are among those suing their insurance companies to get some relief. However, experts say the courts might not be a cure. IHS…
Read MoreMetro Denver’s inflation rate falls ever so slightly in January
Metro Denver’s consumer inflation rate fell slightly, from a 6.9% annual pace in November to a 6.4% pace in January, as stubbornly persistent increases in food and housing costs keep it from falling more, according to the latest Consumer Price…
Read MoreColorado sees a record number of new businesses launch in 4Q
Leaving multiple unfilled jobs openings behind them and ignoring the economic storm clouds ahead of them, Coloradans filed to create a record number of new businesses last quarter, according to a report Monday from the Colorado Secretary of State Jena…
Read MoreNew retirees face a much greater risk of running out of money
Retirees this year are being dealt an unusually tough hand and will need to play it smart to avoid outliving the dwindling pile of money they have accumulated — the financial equivalent of going bust in poker. “Right now we…
Read MoreHow much pain? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead The Denver Post
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the Fed’s drive to curb inflation by aggressively raising interest rates would “bring some pain.” On Wednesday, Americans may get a better sense of how…
Read More