Tag: Business
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Colorado School of Mines wants to prove a masters isn’t needed to work in quantum
A new program at the Colorado School of Mines aims to fix a major misconception in the budding quantum industry: that a master’s or doctorate degree is required to secure a job in the field. It doesn’t help when nearly all quantum degrees and training programs in the U.S. are primarily for graduate students. So…
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Will this be Denver’s year to see office vacancies fall?
Another major downtown Denver office sold this week at less than a quarter of its last known value. Denver Place, a two-tower complex at 999 18th St., was acquired for $47.5 million by the CP Group, Angelo Bianco, managing partner for the Florida-based real estate company, told The Denver Gazette. The property previously changed hands…
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We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Leaders in the Colorado marijuana industry have complained in recent years that intoxicating products derived from hemp are endangering consumers and creating unfair competition, threatening to upend…
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Gov. Polis highlights Colorado’s business climate and affordability during annual gathering
Gov. Jared Polis used his annual meeting with Colorado business leaders on Wednesday to take stock of his time in office, highlighting the state’s pandemic response, ongoing challenges facing downtown economies, and what he described as continued efforts to balance a strong business climate with affordability concerns. Polis was joined by leaders of some of…
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Denver’s historic Barth Hotel to get $6M from downtown authority
The board of directors for the Denver Downtown Development Authority voted Tuesday to grant $6 million to the historic Barth Hotel on 17th Street for a senior housing redevelopment project. The historic hotel, nearly as old as Denver’s Union Station two blocks away, was an assisted living community before it closed in December 2024. Its…
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Denver metro apartment rents fell in 2025, concessions soared
As more new apartments have hit the market, rents have fallen across the metro Denver area. The average rent fell nearly 5% in the last year to about $1,750, according to a fourth-quarter report from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver. It’s the lowest rent recorded since 2022. Rent prices around the region began to…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell again in December
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in December, according to new data released Tuesday. The rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point, following a monthslong trend of declining unemployment in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s report. The national average also fell by the same amount to 4.4%. Colorado’s unemployment…
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Colorado ski towns — where ‘snow is money’ — worry how long dry winter will last
Snowboarders and skiers have long relied on an old superstition to bring in fresh powder: putting trail maps in the freezer. But this year, amid an unusually dry winter, the need to do so seems more urgent than ever in Colorado. Last month, the Winter Park ski resort in Grand County posted a video of…
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Metro Moves: French aerospace company expands to Colorado
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com. SODERN MOVES INTO DENVER AREA There’s a new aerospace company in Colorado. Sodern, a French space and defense manufacturer, announced it opened a new office in…
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RTD rail service to Union Station to be halted for maintenance
The Regional Transportation District will suspend commuter rail service to and from Denver’s Union Station on the A, B, G and N lines throughout the weekend Saturday and Sunday to perform federally required maintenance. Bus shuttles will replace train service on the impacted segments between Union Station and the first major outbound stations on each…