Tag: Economic Recovery
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$100 million boost for Colorado’s child care industry on its way to governor’s desk
Gov. Jared Polis will soon get the opportunity to consider legislation to invest around $100 million into Colorado’s child care industry after the state legislature passed the bill on Tuesday. If signed into law, Senate Bill 213 would use $50 million of economic recovery and relief money and another possible $50 million in federal funds…
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Denver to receive more COVID stimulus money this summer
Just over a year after the passage of the federal American Rescue Plan Act, Denver is anticipating its second half of stimulus funding to come in July, city officials said Monday. Denver will receive $308 million in relief funds through the American Rescue Plan, the first half of which the city received in July. Since…
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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 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…
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City Council to vote on spending 30% of federal relief funds on service restoration
The Denver City Council is set to vote on the first distribution of the $308 million in federal funds granted to Denver through the American Rescue Plan Act to assist with COVID-19 recovery. The council finance committee approved a plan Tuesday that would allocate 30% of the $308 million to the restoration and supplementation of…
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Denver wants you to help decide how to spend $700 million in COVID recovery funds
The City and County of Denver launched a website Thursday to collect community input on how to spend over $700 million in COVID-19 relief funds that will be invested in Denver over the next decade. The website, www.risetogetherdenver.org, allows individuals to submit their feedback on investment possibilities in community, business and infrastructure. Residents can rank…
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Denver to receive $308 million in federal COVID relief funds beginning this month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two months after the passage of the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan, officials announced Monday that Denver will be receiving $308 million of federal funding for COVID-19 relief efforts. This news comes after officials have agonized for weeks over whether Denver would be considered a city,…
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Denver City Council members reveal list of priorities for federal COVID relief funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the city continues to prepare to spend its portion of the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan, the funding priorities of city council members were announced Thursday. Brendan Hanlon, Denver’s chief financial officer, said his office has met one-on-one with each council member and released a…