Economy
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Here’s how much Colorado’s only active gold mine generated last year
The mine’s 2025 economic impact made up more than half of Teller County’s GDP, according to a new report.
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Colorado’s final ballot: 8 more measures voters will decide Nov. 3
Out-of-state money is backing several of Colorado’s newest ballot measures. Here’s what all eight would do, and who’s behind them.
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Gabe Evans supports Trump’s war with Iran. Coloradans are paying the price
Rep. Gabe Evans said lower gas prices would come once the war with Iran wrapped up. Five months later, prices are still well above prewar levels, diesel has hit a record high, and the war hasn’t ended.
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Data: Housing in Colorado out of reach for low-income workers
Residents need to make $36.44 an hour to rent a fair market rate apartment without spending more than 30% of their income on housing in Colorado.
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Who are the richest of the rich in Colorado? See the list
Philip Anschutz’s $19.3 billion puts him 60th on the Forbes 400 and atop the list of the richest people in Colorado.
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Colorado’s largest data center could rise next to homes — without a public hearing
A proposed 143-acre data center in Aurora would be Colorado’s largest — and under current rules, it could be approved without a single public hearing, in a neighborhood already exposed to more air pollution than 98% of the state’s census tracts.
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Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center
The Weld County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the development of a new data center by an artificial intelligence infrastructure company.
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Colorado’s largest lumber mill is shutting down, cutting 90 jobs
Neiman Enterprises says it can’t guarantee operations at Montrose Forest Products beyond the next two months.
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Rep. Gabe Evans promised striking workers solidarity. He took a check instead
Records show Rep. Gabe Evans took more than $20,000 from JBS and its lobbyists as his Greeley constituents struck the company’s meatpacking plant for three weeks — and said nothing.
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Everything you need to know about Colorado’s 2026 ballot measures
From fentanyl penalties to school sports, Colorado voters face a high-stakes slate of statewide decisions on Nov. 3.
