The purpose of this study is to document the economic significance of the travel industry in Colorado from 1996 to 2013. These findings show the level of travel spending by overnight international and domestic visitors traveling to and through the state and the impact this spending had on the economy in terms of earnings, employment and tax revenue.
This study examines several relevant economic impacts on the Colorado economy including the effect of the current Southwest Chief service, the extension of service to a proposed Amtrack station in Pueblo. Analysis compares the costs and benefits of a new Amtrak station in Pueblo.
Colorado Triple Play, the name given to the Building Assets for Fathers and Families (BAFF) demonstration project in Colorado, was one of seven grants awarded by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to states around the country. The project began October 1, 2010 and operations continued through September 30, 2013. Colorado Triple Play was the evolution of a long series of projects implemented by the Colorado Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) to improve the financial situation of Noncustodial Parents and thus improve the outcomes of the child support program.
The Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder has published multiple papers on the economic and fiscal contributions of the oil and gas industry in Colorado, as well as forward-looking economic scenarios under varying policy outcomes. This summary, which updates a number of the oil and gas economic and fiscal metrics based on 2013 data, will be used as context for an update of alternative production scenarios that will be modeled using REMI.
Even in the face of Congressional inaction, President Obama can leverage executive branch power, unleash enterprise and investment, and move America toward a clean energy future that curbs climate change. Featuring 200 specific recommendations developed by more than 100 industry experts and top energy thinkers, Powering Forward provides the Administration with options to move the nation closer to a clean energy economy.
Space to Create Colorado is the first state driven initiative for affordable housing for artists and creative sector workers in the nation. Our mission is to develop affordable housing and work space, including commercial space, for artists and arts organizations and to position Colorado as the nation's leader in artist-led community transformation in rural communities. Space to Create will facilitate the development of nine projects in eight regions in Colorado's rural, small town and mountain communities.
Colorado's electronics industry is an important and growing part of Colorado's economy and supports a number of key industries ranging from aerospace and bioscience to advanced manufacturing.