The Colorado Energy Office is giving $240,000 to the Colorado River Valley Economic Development Partnership. The regional partnership plans to use the grant to fund a staff position dedicated to economic diversification around clean energy.

The Colorado group hopes to draw greater attention to small businesses based in rural parts of the state.

Clean energy jobs are exploding in Colorado and nowhere faster than the Eastern Plains. Wind energy is a big reason.

LendingTree analyzed small business data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that almost 1 in 4 businesses fail in their first year. The 23% failure rate from 2023 is two percentage points more than the year before and four percentage points more than in 2021.

Many Americans are trying to lower their energy bill – and carbon footprint– by turning to rooftop solar panels. A new report shows where in the U.S. it makes the most financial sense to go solar.

Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average.

The United States Department of Agriculture announced tighter requirements this week for some country-of-origin labels on beef and pork. The change could impact Colorado’s sizable livestock industry.

Leadville hosted its 76th annual Ski Joring competition, one of the longest continuous running skijoring events in the world, and one which has helped bolster the town through boom-and-bust mining cycles.

Nevada has the second-highest grocery prices in the nation, with Colorado and New Mexico also placing in the top 10. High prices mean local food banks are having to help fill in the gaps for many working families.

Last week, Starbucks United held one of its biggest efforts, with another 20 stores across a dozen states voting to unionize.