Multiple wildland fire resiliency projects being undertaken by a New Mexico nonprofit are seeing support from the federal government, with nearly $10 million being directed to support efforts to bolster fire preparedness in Colfax County.
The Commons at Space to Create, which opened last fall, hosted a free marketing event as part of a series of small business seminars for county businesses. The one-day event, held March 28, saw over 30 Trinidad and Las Animas County small business owners, members of the Trinidad & Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce and other business professionals, and focused on “creating an effective brand.” Jeff Montoya, a local musician and owner of Picketwire Media presented the topic.
Colorado began collecting a 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline purchases on April 1. Revenue from the fee, which increases to 3 cents per gallon on July 1, will go toward addressing the state’s multibillion-dollar transportation project backlog.
The U.S. is projected to retire half of its coal-fired power units by 2026, just 15 years after coal use for electricity reached its peak in 2011, according to a new report.
A bill that would update the definition of workplace harassment was approved Wednesday night by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Bill 23-172, titled the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Act, would remove the “severe or pervasive” standard used to establish harassment.
Newly released small business survey data shows that those businesses cite the labor market as their top concern. The National Federation of Independent Businesses released a survey of small businesses which found that the labor market is their top concern, with 43% of small businesses saying they have job openings they cannot fill.
Southern Colorado officials are pushing back on a bill working its way through the Colorado General Assembly that, if approved, could have cumbersome requirements for Trinidad to remain in compliance and would pull landuse decisions away from local control.
Patients-turned-social-mediainfluencers routinely offer prescription drug advice to their followers and often have close ties with pharmaceutical companies, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
The current Trinidad Tourism Board is one step closer to being dissolved and replaced with a lodging tax advisory board, after Trinidad City Council passed an ordinance sponsored by Trinidad City Councilmember Aaron Williamson through first reading. Trinidad City Council approved the ordinance 6-0 Tuesday, April 4, with councilmember Naemon Thurman absent.
The Colorado Department of Transportation agreed with all 20 recommendations made by State Auditor Kerri Hunter regarding the lack of oversight on $3.5 billion spent on projects. The 138-page audit specifically reviewed “alternative delivery contracting methods,” commonly defined as selecting a team to develop, procure and design a transportation project.