Author: Jessica Gibbs
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Colorado AG Weiser, FTC chair hold town hall on proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
The crowd packed in, filling chairs and standing along the back walls as they made their appeal, recounting personal experiences facing layoffs, near-homelessness and food deserts. Sitting at the front of the room were Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. During the one hour allotted for the Denver town…
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Colorado AG Weiser, FTC chair hold town hall on proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
The crowd packed in, filling chairs and standing along the back walls as they made their appeal, recounting personal experiences facing layoffs, near-homelessness and food deserts. Sitting at the front of the room were Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. During the one hour allotted for the Denver town…
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Colorado AG Weiser, FTC chair hold town hall on proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger
The crowd packed in, filling chairs and standing along the back walls as they made their appeal, recounting personal experiences facing layoffs, near-homelessness and food deserts. Sitting at the front of the room were Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. During the one hour allotted for the Denver town…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate creeps up to 3.2% in September
Colorado’s unemployment rate has been rising slightly in the past few months, but the state’s top economist cautions against reading too much into marginal monthly increases. The latest jobs report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Friday showed the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up from 3.1% in August to 3.2%…
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Lockheed spacecraft dubbed the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Colorado’
What’s cooler than a spacecraft that can collect samples of mysterious asteroids? When it comes to things made in Colorado, not much. That’s according to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, which Thursday announced the 2023 winner of its annual “Coolest Thing Made in Colorado” contest is Lockheed Martin Space. The contest collects nominations from across…
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Pueblo could attract 2,300-plus jobs if company accepts incentive package
The Colorado Economic Development Commission approved an incentive package worth up to $23.1 million aimed at recruiting a wind turbine company to Pueblo for its next production hub. It could mean more than 2,300 new jobs to the area. Commissioners voted unanimously on Thursday to offer the company up to $18.5 million in Job Growth…
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‘It’s getting worse’: Organized crime permeates Colorado’s retail theft surge
The Colorado Retail Council says the main issue plaguing large retailers is not petty shoplifting — but organized retail theft
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AG Phil Weiser, Choice Hotels reach settlement on ‘drip pricing’ practices
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser Thursday announced a settlement with a hotel group intended to help remedy the kinds of hidden fees and misleading prices known as “drip pricing” — a model that he said is common practice within the hospitality industry but in violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Choice Hotels International, Inc.…
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Vail company catering to RVers looks to international expansion
Roughly three years ago, June and Clyde Spero got a call from a company called Harvest Hosts. The Denver-based winemakers and operators of Spero Winery have spent their lives carrying on the traditions passed down to them by Clyde’s father, Gaetano. Gaetano immigrated to the U.S. at age 13 from Potenza, Italy, and kept up…
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See potential sites for Denver’s ‘micro-communities’ for homeless people
Check out map of 197 sites Denver is considering as sites to house homeless people