Tag: Gas Prices
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Denver gas prices tick higher approaching July 4 and ‘jolts’ could be coming soon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver gas prices inched higher last week as many motorists prepared to travel for the Fourth of July holiday, but one expert said a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could threaten to send prices higher soon. The average price for a gallon of gas…
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Denver gas prices jumped last week, ahead of Memorial Day weekend travel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver gas prices were on the rise again last week and one expert said it appears to be the result of “price cycling.” The average gallon of gas cost Denver drivers 21.4 cents more last week than the week prior, finishing the week at $3.31…
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Denver gas prices continue seasonal rise, but production boost may slow increases
Denver gas prices last week continued their seasonal ascent, but one expert said there are signs the climbing prices could slow down. The average gallon of gasoline was priced at $2.88 in Denver on Monday after climbing 9 cents per gallon week over week, according to a GasBuddy survey of 844 stations in the city.…
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Oil, gas and electric utilities reps react to Gov. Polis’ energy bill announcement
Issuing marching orders to state agencies including the Colorado Energy Office and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Jared Polis called on state agencies to work collaboratively with the state’s utilities and others to help reduce the burgeoning burden of bills for energy on Coloradans. “We must leave no stone unturned to save Coloradans money…
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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division and Colorado Secretary…
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Denver Metro Chamber leaders blast possible EPA rules that would hike gas prices
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officials and business leaders on Thursday singled out the biggest issues impacting businesses in 2022, including “economically damaging” Environmental Protection Agency rules that will come down on Colorado soon over air quality standards, construction defect laws that business leaders say are ineffective and don’t prevent lawsuits in condominium developments and…
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Polis applauds Biden’s call to suspend federal gas tax: ‘I would dare anyone to oppose’
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday applauded President Joe Biden for urging the U.S. Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to fight record-high gas prices. Biden’s administration announced the call-to-action Wednesday, requesting that Congress suspend the federal gas tax for three months, through September. He also called on states to take similar action, such as…
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Report: Denver lodging bounces back, but lags behind national recovery
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Metro Denver’s hotels saw a strong first quarter, marching – slowly but surely – to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to an industry report from real estate giant CBRE. But the recovery remains behind the national average – largely because of the influx of all the newly-constructed, higher-priced…
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EDITORIAL: Inflation hurts the poor, as the wealthy drink lattes
A popular meme tells Americans to stop fussing about inflation. Variations are rampant on social and legacy media platforms. We hear the message from politicians and pundits throughout the free world. Here’s a Facebook version shared Tuesday by our friend and colleague, the venerable Harvard graduate and syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette — a man who…
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Colorado gas prices surge, national prices hit highest since October 2019
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