In the event you had been taking a look at my shaggy sheepdog Kevin, you’d do not know temperatures had been teetering above zero the previous few days in Colorado Springs. Apart from the icicles forming in his beard, he acted prefer it was a balmy winter’s day and I needed to beg him to come back inside after a stroll.
In the meantime, it felt as if no pair of gloves may defend my fingers from the arctic temps and when house, I rushed to the blankets on the sofa. It’s the place I plan to be tonight — heat and comfy — whereas tuning in to our free Excessive Price of Colorado occasion when reporters Jennifer Brown and Michael Sales space talk about with a panel of financial consultants why all the pieces simply appears to be getting costlier in Colorado.
It begins at 6 p.m., features a dwell chat with the panelists, and also you don’t even have to depart your sofa. (Click on right here to RSVP.)
HIGH COST OF COLORADO
Value enhance of a 16.5-pound bag of Purina ONE Plus Wholesome Pet System Excessive Protein Pure Dry Pet Meals since 2020.
Talking of shaggy sheepdogs, pet possession ain’t low cost. Most pet homeowners already know that (and resolve to spoil them anyway), however within the newest installment of our Excessive Price of Colorado sequence, reporter Kevin Simpson takes a deep dive and breaks down precisely how a lot Coloradans will spend for our furry members of the family and the sacrifices we frequently make to take action.
BUSINESS
Colorado tax incentives claimed by new enterprise in 2023.
If all 35 corporations authorized in 2023 take Colorado up on its provide of a job-creation tax credit score to maneuver or develop right here, we’d be taking a look at greater than 12,700 new jobs throughout the state within the subsequent eight years. Final yr’s slate of authorized job-creation tax credit was twice the quantity of these authorized in 2022, which additionally means twice the workforce potential. Reporter Tamara Chuang has extra on how Colorado’s job-growth incentive is doing.
ENVIRONMENT
A pair of sugar beet and corn farmers would appear like an unlikely duo to tackle the oil and gasoline trade and the state’s largest utilities over the difficulty of pipeline security, however learn Mark Jaffe’s story, and also you’ll discover out that’s precisely what’s occurring. Mark and Julie Nygren are advocating for extra inspections of pipelines with the hopes that others don’t lose their houses to a gasoline leak.
EQUITY
Greater than 5,000 landlords utilized to get their Denver rental items licensed in December, however the flood of purposes could imply they’ll have to be affected person awaiting approval. This system is town’s first large-scale try to make Denver’s rental items safer, after years of rising complaints, Tatiana Flowers experiences.
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Anybody who has taken on the duty of family decluttering little question has scratched their head and recognized with the theme of archaeologist and writer Chip Colwell’s “So A lot Stuff.” How did we handle to gather all this stuff? In reply, Colwell takes the lengthy — very lengthy — historic view in an interesting exploration that, on this excerpt, takes us to a entrance yard in Boulder.
Hotter climate is on the best way. Within the meantime, keep heat and catch you right here tomorrow!
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