DENVER, Colo- Colorado business has seen record growth in some areas but is lagging in others, according to a report released today by the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
The Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report is prepared by the Leeds Business Research Division (BRD) at CU Boulder in Conjunction with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The latest report shows a record 44,740 new corporations, nonprofits and other entities filed initial documents with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office in the first quarter of 2021.
First quarter filings tend to record the highest numbers, but the 29.2% increase from the previous quarter demonstrates a spike beyond trend growth. Existing entity renewals also increased just slightly with 173,970 filings, a 1% increase year-over-year.
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Corvias Foundation Awards College Scholarships to Seven Military-Connected Students
May 6, 2021 GMT
Recipients of the 16th annual Corvias Foundation college scholarship award will each receive funds for four years to pursue their higher education degrees. This year’s scholars will be studying and pursuing a wide range of degrees such as nursing, environmental science, and accounting at schools across the country. (Photo: Business Wire)
Recipients of the 16th annual Corvias Foundation college scholarship award will each receive funds for four years to pursue their higher education degrees. This year’s scholars will be studying and pursuing a wide range of degrees such as nursing, environmental science, and accounting at schools across the country. (Photo: Business Wire)
Expanded access to contraceptives led to increased high school graduation rates in Colorado
Study of Colorado Family Planning Initiative
A new University of Colorado Boulder study finds high school graduation rates increased in Colorado when access to birth control was expanded. Researchers studied the impact of the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, which funded family Title X family planning clinics from 2009 to 2015. A 27 million dollar grant allowed the clinics to provide free contraception to more young women.
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A new University of Colorado Boulder study finds high school graduation rates increased in Colorado when access to birth control was expanded.
Amazon wants to build a distribution center in Arvada but the location may be less than prime.
The tech company is working with Indianapolis-based developers Scannell Properties to finalize a site plan for an Amazon facility near Indiana Street and 66th Place, adjacent to Maple Valley Park, a city-owned open space property on the Ralston Creek Trail. The Amazon project, which has a target opening of August or September of 2022, would include an approximately 112,000-square-foot distribution center that would act as the last stop for packages before they re delivered to homes; it would also include more than 1,100 parking spaces.
Amazon first set its sights on the area because of its proximity to hot spots within the company s customer base, according to Jill Marcotte, a managing director at Scannell. The project s proponents have highlighted the center s potential to create new jobs, and an estimate of just how many is coming soon, Marcotte adds.
Biden s Ambitious Vaccine Goal Could Mean Funding For Rural Areas
By Maggie Mullen,
President Joe Biden has set a goal to get at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 70% of adults by the Fourth of July. That will mean additional funding and support for rural communities in our region.
Part of the Biden administration’s efforts will involve supporting vaccine education and on-the-ground outreach in rural communities. In our region, rural areas are estimated to have some of the highest vaccine hesitancy rates in the country.
Shawnda Schroeder is a rural health expert. She said every education campaign needs to be matched with easy vaccine access.