Tag: Recovery
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Multiple Jeffco initiatives receive more than $2 million in opioid settlement funding
Ten recipients will split $11.2 million in opioid settlement money to help programs aimed at those struggling with substance abuse. The Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council (GROC) announced its 10 recipients for the settlement disbursement on Tuesday, including multiple programs throughout Jefferson County. The grant cycle is the second for GROC — a regional…
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Veteran commends VA for support after paralyzing bike accident
After a biking accident five years ago, Mark, a retired Army officer, didn’t fully grasp the seriousness of his injuries. In his daze, he felt certain he was going to recover. But the accident left him paralyzed from his neck down and bedridden. He was uncertain if he would ever taste food again. Right after…
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Body of missing paddleboarder found in Rampart Reservoir early Sunday
A water rescue team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered a body from Rampart Reservoir, west of the Air Force Academy, early Sunday, according to a news release from the state agency. The recovery comes following an hours-long effort, initiated Saturday afternoon, to find a paddleboarder who fell into the water and failed to resurface.…
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Recovery Cards Project brings healing words for the holidays
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The aisles of Hallmark stores, and other holiday businesses, are lined with a staggering amount of greeting cards. From birthdays to graduations, any occasion can be met with a designed card. The global greeting card market was valued at $19.25 billion in 2022, according to…
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Colorado sees flat unemployment rate, signaling a return to normal
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Colorado’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September at 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The number of unemployed fell by 2,200 from the month before, but the unemployment rate stayed unchanged due to rounding, according to the report. Colorado Springs hotel lodging sees boost in September Ryan Gedney, a senior economist with…
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Colorado unemployment rate drops again in May
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in May, its lowest level since the pandemic began. And the state’s economy has recovered more than twice as quickly as it did during the Great Recession, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced Friday. May was the 11th month in a row in which Colorado’s unemployment rate either…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls below 5% in December, a first since the start of the pandemic
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in December — the first time it’s dropped below 5% since March 2020, when the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shell-shocked economies worldwide, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. It was the sixth consecutive month that Colorado’s…
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Donations to Marshall fire victims, recovery effort surpasses $37 million
More than $37 million has been raised by people across the world who want to assist in the recovery effort and help the victims impacted by the Marshall fire, officials said. In the days since the blaze, the Community Foundation Boulder County’s wildfire fund had received over $17.3 million in donations from more than 52,000…
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Study: Colorado business owners confident of full economic recovery
Colorado business owners believe strongly the state is on its way to a “sustained economic recovery,” according to University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds Business Confidence Index study released Thursday. The study surveyed 250 Colorado business owners in June and covered six key areas: state economy, national economy, industry sales, industry profits, industry hiring and capital…
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Essang Bassey’s ACL recovery ‘going well’ as he hopes to return to prior self in Broncos’ secondary
When Broncos defensive back Essang Bassey went down in the end zone during the Chiefs opening drive of Sunday Night Football in December, he knew something was wrong. The undrafted rookie had torn his ACL, forcing him to miss the final four games of a season in which he had just started proving his worth.…