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How to Invest in 2024: Insights from Wealth Managers and Stock Market Experts
Wealth managers have been busy lately, answering clients’ questions about how to build and preserve wealth amid stock market turmoil, high interest rates and recession fears. While advisers maintain that their advice depends on each client’s goals, risk tolerance, age and other factors, there is a recurring theme to their re[...]
Denver Ranked 3rd Nationally in New Study for ‘Future-Readiness’
The future looks comparatively bright for the Mile High City, at least according to a recent study that set out to rank the 100 largest U.S. cities in terms of their “future-readiness.” Denver ranked third, behind only Seattle and San Jose, California. The study, released Oct. 10 and conducted by Point2, a Canada-based real [...]
2024: The Next Battle in Colorado’s Never-Ending Fracking Wars
For decades, Colorado’s oil and gas industry has been subject to a constant barrage of threats coming from a variety of angles, including regulation, legislation and litigation. During the last four of five election cycles, you can add ballot initiatives to that list. For years, environmental groups and ad-hoc coalitions have [...]
New Report Sheds Light on Workforce Housing in Mountain Communities
Housing affordability for workers has long been an issue in Colorado’s mountain communities. Analyzing the problem, the 2023 Regional Workforce Housing Report, released Nov. 2 by the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments and the Colorado Association of Ski Towns, examines housing programs and projects at 37 rural resort me[...]
How E-Bikes Will Transform the Transportation Economy in Colorado in 2024
All of a sudden, just this year — just the last few months really — everywhere I go I see and hear about electric bikes. E-bikes are the new fad, rolling into popularity as fast as their pedal-assisted electric motors will drive them. Among my circle of friends and acquaintances, they are the hottest new […]
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Unwrapping the Perfect Gift — A New Approach to Gifting in 2024
In a world where experiences triumph over possessions and sustainability takes center stage, it’s time to take an innovative approach to gifting. Say goodbye to cluttered junk drawers and hello to purposeful, travel-friendly gifts that align with the modern, conscious lifestyle. As we embark on this journey together, let’[...]
Colorado’s ‘Small but Mighty’ International Tourists: A Powerful Economic Force
International visitors have historically represented nearly 2 percent of overall visitors to Colorado, but they pack a punch: The spending of the international tourist is about 8 percent of the overall tourist spending for the state. “We call them the ‘small but mighty crowd,’” says Andrea Blankenship, deputy director [...]
The Messi Effect — How One Player is Drastically Changing the Global Sports Media Industry
We have seen the future of televised sports. It wears No. 10. The jersey belongs to one Lionel Messi, captain for Argentina’s national soccer team and more recently a forward for the Major League Soccer team Inter Miami, where in short order he has become a pink-shirted human highlight reel whose powerhouse left foot routi[...]
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[...]
Is the Future of Luxury Sports Suites Less… Luxury? Or Just More Practical?
The Broncos are down by seven against the Texans with just 12 minutes to go, but Russell Wilson and Co. are on the march, staring down a first-and-ten on the opponent’s 22-yard line. On the lookout for a one-on-one matchup, Wilson scans the defense. And then sees it: Wideout Eric Saubert, lined up in the […]
Starting Your Colorado Business at Home: A Guide to Successful Homepreneurship
It’s no secret that Colorado is supportive of entrepreneurs. Indeed, a recent report found it to be the 11th best state to start a business. A thriving business landscape isn’t just positive for those operating from traditional stores or offices though. It’s more practical than ever to start your small business in Colorado[...]
Inside the Colorado Semiconductor Industry Renaissance: CHIPS Act Sparks Manufacturing Revival
A $600 billion global market, semiconductors are omnipresent. They’re the chips used for memory, processing and other systems in basically every new phone, car, fridge, TV, computer and plane. When supply chain woes hit the semiconductor industry in Asia, U.S. companies paid the price for decades of offshoring. National empl[...]
