Despite being home to the second-most educated workforce in the country, attracting more new worker —especially millennials—than 46 other states in the union and having a growing economy where unemployment to date sits at 3.6 percent, Noel Ginsburg dreads the day when one of his employee’s puts in his notice. That’s because he can’t find people with the skills needed for the manufacturing … Read Post
This afternoon two prominent Denver attorneys released a legal opinion confirming the constitutionality of authorizing the hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund. Attorneys Jon Anderson of Holland and Hart and former counsel to Republican Gov. Bill Owens and Trey Rogers of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie and former counsel to Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter agree … Read Post
With a strong entrepreneurial environment, expanded infrastructure, and a talented workforce, Metro Denver is poised to achieve new economic milestones in the upcoming year, according to the 2016 Metro Denver Economic Forecast presented today at Vectra Bank’s 23rd Annual Economic Forecast breakfast. The event took place at the Seawell Grand Ballroom of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The … Read Post
Joining eight other industries, beverage production emerged as a growth industry in the past year, posting 5.2 percent employment expansion, according to the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation’s (Metro Denver EDC) 10th-annual Industry Cluster Study released today. Ranking third in the nation for employment concentration, beverage production was among the nine-county metro Denver and northern Colorado region’s five-fastest … Read Post
The Colorado Energy Coalition (CEC), an industry affiliate of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC), today released the seventh edition of its Resource Rich Colorado (RRC) report. The annual study measures and details Colorado’s competitive position in the oil, natural gas, coal, renewables, power, alternative fuel vehicle, and environment and sustainability sectors … Read Post
Colorado’s economic future looks bright for 2016. I was honored to present the 2016 Colorado Business Economic Outlook with Richard Wobbekind, the senior associate dean of Academic Programs at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business and executive director of its Business Research Division, earlier this week. Unemployment is at 4 percent in the … Read Post
Sometimes there’s a moment when you are working on an important effort and realize: We can do more. That happened for us as we work to ensure our kids are educated to get great jobs and meet the workforce needs we have in Colorado. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is jumping in to pilot a … Read Post
