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Open for Business — Four Priorities for Maintaining Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness
It’s easy to forget that Colorado businesses aren’t buildings, they are real people — employees, business owners, suppliers, investors — that make up the foundation of Colorado’s economic success. It’s also easy to forget that the economic concerns affecting individuals and families, like inflation, high interest rat[...]
Battling the “Data Wheel of Death” in Business Development
In our modern corporate world, data is the most valuable asset a company can hold. Organizational leaders know just how much value there is in the metrics of everything from customer behavior to operational efficiency. From a strategic point of view, data can reduce waste and help businesses to grow more quickly — unless, of [[...]
How Emily Griffith Technical College Is Helping To Ensure Clean Water for the Future
The importance of our water utilities cannot be overstated; they are the quiet guarantors of our public health and environmental wellness. Despite a half-century of progress under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) systems of rigorously enforced water regulations, the past decade’s news cycles have been [...]
How ‘Microtrenching’ is Transforming Colorado’s Wireless Capabilities
There is no doubt that high-speed broadband access has become an essential tool. Fast and reliable service is critical for individuals to access basic services and for businesses, academia and non-profits to thrive in our digital world. This need became particularly apparent during the pandemic when everyone, from school-age chi[...]
Becoming a Zero-Emissions State — How Alternative Fuels Are Transforming Transportation in Colorado
Gone are the days of gas-burning vehicles. We’re officially in an energy renaissance with a firm trajectory toward clean energy consumption in our transportation methods. There’s a strong push for everything run on gasoline to be phased out. We’re now seeing the great transformation that the state of Colorado has been yea[...]
How to Sell Your House in a Down Market — 6 Easy Tips
For the past two years, the real estate market has been moving at one of the quickest paces on record. With houses coming and going from the market in hours and sales prices at record highs, selling your house was never easier than in 2022. But as mortgage rates rise, home prices level, and houses […]
Start Investing in Real Estate — 6 Tips for Millennials
In all likelihood, millennials will soon age into becoming the largest group of homeowners — but for many looking to start investing in real estate, the homeownership process can feel daunting. The good news is there are plenty of ways to get started, and not all of them require buying a property. Whether you’re looking [&he[...]
4 Content Management Trends to Consider in 2023
As an enterprise grows, the volume of produced content also grows, requiring new technology tools to help handle the increasing business complexity. However, only 25% of enterprises have the right technology for managing content across their organizations, according to the Content Management & Strategy survey by Content Mark[...]
Is B2B Email Marketing Dead?
Email marketing in the B2B sphere is one of those constantly-analyzed topics in the modern marketing world. However, in the past few years, B2B marketers have been getting more into social media and influencer marketing, calling into question the efficacy of email marketing. Marketers may be experimenting with and incorporatin[...]
The FTC Safeguards Rule — Why Your Business Needs to Improve Cyber Security in 2023
Over the last few years, we have seen an unprecedented uptick in the number and severity of cyber attacks on small businesses throughout the country. Small businesses are facing an onslaught of attacks day in and day out: phishing emails, fraudulent phone calls and credential stuffing attacks are just a few. At this point, [&[...]
Made in Colorado 2023 — 10 Stories Behind the Colorado Craft
These businesses have at least one thing in common: They all make products in Colorado. There are some subsets with other commonalities. Two, coincidentally, were born in garages in Windsor. Three others have new ownership since 2020. After that, it’s all over the map. One is sending cutting-edge technology to space. Another m[...]
Why We Need to Build a Better Trades Workforce — And How to Build It
Forget, “No one wants to work anymore.” The lament now might be, “No one knows they can launch a high-paying career without incurring student debt.” Employers in construction, manufacturing and other skilled trades are facing an ongoing labor shortage. Meanwhile, students are attending four-year colleges, borrowing large[...]
