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Jack Ethredge could see the future. It was 1985, and Ethredge, then the city manager of Thornton, Colorado, understood that sooner or later, the Denver suburb would need more water. The population was booming, businesses were flocking to the Mountain West, and Thornton had no major lakes or rivers of its own, nor any meaningful amount of groundwater to draw upon, a fluke of geology and geography. The city had drilled a dozen or so wells over the years, but the groundwater’s limited supply...

Colorado is launching new model building codes that are designed to make new construction ready for electric vehicles, solar panels and electric appliances.

Colorado is launching new model building codes that are designed to make new construction ready for electric vehicles, solar panels and electric appliances.

As the number of municipalities opposing Colorado Senate Bill 23-213 grows, the Centennial City Council is voicing its opposition not only to the bill, but also state construction defect laws, which …

The second Marshall Fire Rebuild Expo was held Saturday in Louisville, aimed at providing support to community members going through the rebuilding process.

A state-backed coalition of conservation groups is launching an unprecedented plan that would pay private landowners to save 3.3 million acres of natural terrain from development.

A state-backed coalition of conservation groups is launching an unprecedented plan that would pay private landowners to save 3.3 million acres of natural terrain from development.

A state-backed coalition of conservation groups is launching an unprecedented plan that would pay private landowners to save 3.3 million acres of natural terrain from development.

Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are considering repealing the state’s ban on rent control, as housing prices reach crisis levels

As new housing developments and builds move forward in Buena Vista, relevant businesses are growing in tandem with them.