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SOUTHERN COLORADO — A foreclosure notice can look like a small thing in the back pages of a newspaper. This post is only available to members. Already have an account? Sign In. Monthly. $4.99 a month. See each week’s edition first thing on Thursday morning. Access to back...
Cherry Creek Shopping Center goes from open mall to enclosed. In the mid-1980s, the Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Denver, Colorado, spread across 47 acres: an open mall, two local department stores, a cinema, a supermarket, a cluster of smaller buildings, and surface lots for cars. It dated to 1949,...
Amendment 87 raises taxes for higher-income earners, lowers rate for others
Xcel Energy customers are billed under either a time-of-use rate, which charges more for power used on weekdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and less at all other times, or a flat rate, which charges the same price at every hour. The Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate says time-of-use customers who shift […]
Data: State Demography Office ; Chart: John Frank/Axios Colorado's days as a fast-growing state are over, as soaring housing costs and job losses threaten its competitive edge. Why it matters: The slowdown is changing Colorado's demographics, economy and politics — and raising questions about the state's future. It's also a warning sign that Colorado may be losing its "secret sauce." What they're saying: "Colorado really remains a competitive state, but we remain middle of the pack, where we used to be … in the Top 10," Hanna Scovill, senior economist at Pacey Nehls, said at last week's annual state Demography Summit . "Compared to our peers, we're kind of falling behind in competitiveness." By the numbers: Eight trends tell the story. 1. Growth's slowing. Colorado added just 23,725 residents in the year ending July 1, 2025, bringing its population to 6,011,146. That's less than one-third of the previous year's revised gain of 75,892. 2. Babies outpaced transplants. Births exceeded deaths by more than 20,000, with Colorado recording its most births since 2017. Net migration added just 3,000 residents. 3. Uneven growth. Colorado Springs grew 0.5%, adding 2,671 new people — the largest gain among cities. Smaller communities (10,000 to 24,999
NATIONAL REPORT — Tobacco legislation and regulation is constantly under review at the local, state and federal levels. In this monthly roundup, Convenience Store News highlights the latest proposals and approved changes happening across the United States. COLORADO. Fort Collins — The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment...
November 09, 2026 // Franchising.com // FORT COLLINS, Colo.– Swig has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement with experienced franchisees Marc and Zach Rogers to bring the brand to Northern Colorado. The 10-unit deal will accelerate Swig’s growth in the West region and introduce its highly customizable drink experience to new communities, including Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley. The father-and-son duo plan to open their first location by June 2027, further advancing Swig’s nationwide franchise growth.
Households that struggle with winter fuel bills in Iowa and New Jersey can apply for state heating aid well into spring, and Alaska, Maine, Colorado and Wyoming have windows open as well. Iowa takes applications through April 30, 2027, and New Jersey through June 30, 2027. Each of the six states sets its own income […] The post Heating aid is open into spring in Alaska, Maine, Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa and New Jersey for households that qualify appeared first on The Money Overview .
The Montana Public Service Commission approved the $15.4 billion NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp. merger on Tuesday. The new company, once merged, will serve 2.1 million electric and natural gas customers in Montana, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. In a split vote, the PSC supported...
Gov.-elect Phil Weiser has nominated Alamosa rancher and state Sen. Cleave Simpson to lead the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Simpson, a fourth-generation farmer with extensive water-policy experience, would bring both agricultural and regional water-management credentials to the job. The selection is Weiser’s first cabinet pick since winning the election.
Weiser, set to be sworn in as governor in January, said in a statement that Progress “knew these claims and advertisements were false.”
A new Colorado nonprofit is looking to bring distributed solar to households that have traditionally been left out of the residential solar market. Solar Access Colorado, which bills itself as the state’s first organization dedicated to plug-in and balcony solar systems, has launched with pre-orders for small-scale solar kits ahead of the implementation of Colorado House Bill 26-1007, also known as the Improve Customer Use of Distributed Resources bill. The legislation establishes consumer protections for qualifying portable-scale solar devices, including provisions intended to make adoption easier for renters and homeowners living in communities governed by homeowners associations.
Health insurance shoppers in New York and Colorado are being told to choose 2027 plans by Dec. 15 if they want coverage to start Jan. 1. Oscar Health has left New York’s marketplace, affecting 4,800 people, and Cigna is dropping all of its individual plans in Colorado. In Oklahoma, Mending Health ends its marketplace plans […]
Living in Colorado is more expensive than ever
It has been a rough year for pot pioneer and CU Regent Wanda James. This spring, she shuttered her famed dispensary, Simply Pure Colorado LLC — the source of her national brand as the first Black-owned legal pot shop owner. James dissolved the company on April 21. She’d received a $150,000 loan in 2023 from […]
Meanwhile, voters approved statewide and regional tax hikes
The CEO of a bankrupt rural broadband provider took the witness stand under oath for the first time in October, defending his company's finances as it fights over a provisional $103 million federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) award. David Lindauer, who leads Maverix Broadband, testified on October 30 that he believes the company has been operationally profitable pretty much every year it has operated, even as it moved through bankruptcy proceedings the same day.
Colorado woolgrowers can access financial and technical assistance through the Wool Quality Improvement Program to improve wool quality, strengthen shearing practices and implement on-farm conservation practices. Producers can learn more and apply online at ncat.org/sustainable-agriculture/wool-quality-improvement-program. Applications will be reviewed Dec. 1 and the program is funded through March 31, 2028.
