Recent Articles from Suzie Romig
Colorado’s Looming Healthcare Crisis: 10,000 Nurses Needed by 2026
Healthcare statistics in Colorado continue to show a predicted shortfall of 10,000 registered nurses and 54,000 allied health professionals such as medical and nursing assistants by 2026. This comes at a time when the population of Colorado continues to age and will need more healthcare services, and aging nurses are retiring or leaving the profession […]
How Kieding is Creating Flexible and Collaborative Workspaces for the Modern Era
Since 1974, Kieding interior architecture and design has consulted on, planned and designed more than 12,000 projects in the Denver area and in 26 states, with projects ranging in size from 500 to 500,000 square feet. The firm specializes in corporate office planning and interior design consulting services largely for office spaces but also for […]
Western Healthcare Alliance Bolsters Hospitals in Small Communities
Rural communities can thrive or falter by their jobs, schools and key services such as community hospitals. So, many rural Colorado hospitals are working together to find support and strength in each other while still maintaining their community roots. Nonprofit Western Healthcare Alliance (WHA), based in Grand Junction, provides an avenue for small-town hospitals to […]
Laborjack excels with “muscle for hire”
Spurred by a supportive Fort Collins business community, skillful website programming and some guerrilla marketing, the ambitious co-founders of Laborjack are making a name for themselves as “muscle for hire” in the temporary manual labor market on the northern Front Range.
2021 Outdoor Industries Report
Colorado companies that supply outdoor recreation equipment and products experienced a year of peaks and valleys in 2020 trying to hold on during pandemic-influenced disruptions of production and supply chains.
Pandemic accelerates direct-to-consumer farm sales
Around 7 million additional U.S. households turned directly to producers in 2020. Experts say that growth in direct agricultural sales across the state could benefit the industry long term due to the increase in consumer knowledge and appreciation of local food production. Plus, a collection of resources to connect farmers, ranchers directly to consumers.
Pandemic prompts small-business tweaks that may endure
From curbside pickup and senior shopping hours to dining in yurts and viewing menus via smart phones, small businesses and restaurants were forced to institute a wide range of customer safety and service steps in 2020. Business owners now are examining which of those experiments were so successful that they will stay around post-pandemic.
Listings down, prices up in mountain towns
Real estate experts say pandemic influences include pent-up demand from buyers, limited availability as potential sellers choose to remain in place, interest rates as low as 2.5% for a 30-year mortgage, and significant increases in location-neutral workers who have proven productive. The active summer buying season extended into fall after limited in-person showings in spring. The tight single-fam[...]
Support for ‘greening your business’ available across Colorado
In summer 2019, the state launched a free online platform called Green Business Tracker co.greenbiztracker.org that can be utilized by local programs. Derek Boer, Colorado Green Business Program coordinator, says interest in starting new local programs has grown in the past year.
Olde Towne Arvada collaborates to help businesses survive
The close-knit community of independent businesses in downtown Arvada has always supported and looked out for each other, but the pandemic heightened those bonds.
Want to work from home? The state can help
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment kicked off an improvement to the Connecting Colorado jobs platform that turns out to be a hidden gem during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Incentives help businesses move to electric fleets
The broad-based Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition is looking for to help move the needle on ambitious new EV advancement campaigns. In April, the City of Denver and the Colorado Energy Office both released comprehensive EV plans.