Tag: Covid-19 Recovery
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Denver finalizes $100M spending plan for federal COVID recovery funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council gave final approval Monday to spend nearly one-third of its $308 million in COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The city will allocate over $100 million of the funds in 2022, with $73.6 million going to recovery efforts,…
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Denver City Council to vote on spending $100 million of federal COVID recovery funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will soon vote on spending nearly one-third of its $308 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds on various projects after the council finance committee OK’d the spending plan Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved the plan to allocate over $100 million of…
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Report: DIA passenger traffic up 55% from 2020
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver International Airport served nearly 25 million passengers in the first half of 2021 — a 55% increase from the first half of 2020, according to a passenger traffic data report released Friday. The airport has had one of the most successful passenger traffic…
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Hancock’s $450 million bond package passes first City Council vote amid controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $450 million bond package passed its first of three city council votes Tuesday, amid continued debate over the inclusion of the $160 million National Western Center Arena on the project list. In total, the bond will fund 80 infrastructure projects in…
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Denver metro leaders celebrate economic recovery, set sights on homelessness in State of the City
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of regional business leaders from the Denver metro region celebrated economic recovery and discussed ongoing challenges at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 State of the City address. Politicians and business professionals told the group homelessness and housing costs remain barriers for the…
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Mayor Hancock’s State of the City focused on homelessness, crime prevention, economic recovery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said he wants his city to address homelessness, prevent crime and bounce back from the pandemic’s economic slump during his annual State of the City address Monday. In the the 20-minute speech Hancock saluted Denver’s “resiliency” over the last year, while…