Tag: Economic Impact
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Former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn: In Space Command fight, ‘national security should trump everything’
Colorado lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Alabama discounts national security concerns and could yet be overturned. “National security should trump everything,” said former U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs. But reversing the decision announced on Tuesday could be tough, because Trump has more than…
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Economic impact of the Denver Zoo expected to grow, study shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance generates more than $270 million in economic impact for Denver annually and over $12 million in tax revenue and is set to grow, according to a new economic impact study by Johnson Consulting. Eighty-five percent of that revenue is considered “net…
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BOLDERBoulder’s “BOLDonomics: $18.8 million impact brought to city
The City of Boulder estimated the 2023 BOLDERBoulder race brought in around $18.8 million in direct and indirect impact to the area, according to a recent report conducted by Visit Boulder — the official destination marketing organization for the race. And with the 2024 BOLDERBoulder just under three months away, race organizers are busy preparing for…
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Denver businesses reap benefit of Stanley Cup Final
Hockey fans flocked to downtown Denver late Wednesday afternoon and the town seemed abuzz as cup frenzy gripped the Mile High City for the first time in 21 years. Crowds started gathering after 4 p.m. near Ball Arena, the site of game one of the Stanley Cup Final between the Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.…