Tag: Colorado Business
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Aerospace company Astro Digital moves into Colorado
Astro Digital, a micro-satellite system and infrastructure development company, is expanding into Littleton. Colorado, with 2,000 aerospace companies in operation, has more people working in the industry per capita than any other state, according to a news release from the governor’s office and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. There are 55,000…
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Coalition of business, industry groups seek to stop ‘Fair Workweek’ bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up — even when they did not do any work because there’s not enough work that day. For workers, the situation could mean…
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Bill advances to ban Colorado employers from asking for age in job applications
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 80% of older workers say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and around 40% of hiring managers admit to reviewing resumes with age bias. In Colorado, Democratic lawmakers are trying to change that with Senate Bill 58. If approved by…
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Colorado launches $31M loan fund for small businesses
Coloradans looking to start, restart or restructure a business can now apply for financial assistance through the state’s new Startup Loan Fund. The fund launched on Thursday, offering $31.35 million in loans for Colorado small business owners. The loans can range from $10,000 to $150,000, with applications being accepted over the next 10 years on…
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Polis ends signing tour with bills expanding health care to immigrant children, business investments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis concluded his bill signing tour Thursday, enacting dozens of measures throughout the week, including proposals to expand health care to immigrant children, invest in business and more. The deadline to sign or…
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Colorado to automatically seal non-violent criminal records
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than one million Coloradans with non-violent criminal records will soon have their records automatically sealed – thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday. Scheduled to go into effect in August, Senate Bill 99 implements an automatic sealing process for…
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Bill seeks customer opt-in for utensils, condiments from Colorado restaurants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Restaurant customers would have to request plastic utensils and condiment packets with their to-go food if a bipartisan bill introduced in the Colorado House becomes law. House Bill 1134 would require restaurants and third-party food delivery services to ask customers if they want single-use items…
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Colorado care workers hold protest in demand of wage board, investigation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dozens of care workers rallied at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday, demanding the state convene a wage board and investigate care workers’ wages. Protestors said care workers are underpaid, overworked and lack basic benefits, training and support. Over 50% of home care…
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Report: Colorado’s new business filings up nearly 26% from 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s new business filings experienced record gains in quarter two of 2021, increasing by 25.7% compared to the same quarter in 2020, according to a report released Wednesday. The Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report from the University of Colorado Boulder and Secretary of State’s…
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Thousands of Coloradans to receive funds in $9.5 million Wells Fargo settlement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 50,000 Colorado residents were awarded over $9.5 million by Wells Fargo as part of a settlement regarding unfairly withheld guaranteed automobile protection (GAP) insurance fees. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the results of…