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Thomas Duesing/Flickr Creative CommonsThe recent flooding around Yellowstone National Park also created challenges for gateway towns like Gardner, Red Lodge and Cooke City in Montana. That includes lost homes and possibly lost livelihoods. For travelers who can no longer access the park through those towns, there’s another Montana entrance: West Yellowstone, the most popular gateway to the park. -
Doug Kraus/NPSYellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said part of the park's major northern road will remain closed indefinitely, raising questions about how the park will manage summer crowds.
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Gas prices have been on the rise nationwide, the result of several factors, including the effects of the pandemic, supply chain issues and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
Prices in the Mountain West are soaring. The Labor Department reported this week a year-to-year inflation rate of 8.5%, the highest rise in consumer prices since 1981. Broken down by region, the Mountain West stands out with a 10.4% spike.
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As of April 1, adults in New Mexico can buy recreational marijuana, making it the latest Mountain West state to legalize cannabis as federal lawmakers consider broader decriminalization. Under the new law, anyone 21 and older can buy up to 2 ounces of recreational marijuana, and on Friday many New Mexicans lined up to shop.
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Inflation is the highest the nation’s seen since the 80s. It’s worst in the Mountain West. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices increased 8.6% in our region, the highest nationally.
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The King Soopers grocery-store strike is emblematic of a broader labor movement sweeping the country, and parts of the Mountain West, as workers walk out for better pay and benefits or unionize to harness their collective power.
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Most industries faced a slump at the beginning of the pandemic, and that included the companies that make chairlifts. But they’ve made a big comeback as people return to ski resorts.
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A new report shows that rental prices are cooling off for the first time in several months. Apartment List, which is a national rental marketplace, found that rental prices have started to stagnate, or in some cases, even drop. That’s normal for the fall months, but especially welcome in a year that’s had unprecedented increases in rents across the Mountain West.
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Proposition 120 sparks a debate over property tax cuts. Here's why it's complicated by a recent billChris Brown, a non-partisan researcher who has spent many hours examining the economic effects of Prop. 120, jokes it would probably take more than a single beer to explain all the nuances of the initiative to the average voter.
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Aspen locals know that it's gotten harder to afford a place to live. Now, a new study of resort towns in Colorado confirms that trend with data.
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After a strange and uncertain winter for tourism in Aspen, business owners have their sights set on summer.This coming season could bring some much needed traffic to hotels and restaurants, but the shifting economic landscape will present some new challenges.
