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Gov. Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and more than 20 Colorado leaders traveled to Japan this week to explore opportunities and tout Colorado's business acumen in the aerospace,
The trips are important to attract economic development to Denver and new flights to DIA, said the mayor's office.
Their exits could signify a slowdown in city business and solidify the mayor's status as a lame duck.
Denver hopes to compile $400 million bond package on economic recovery for voters this November (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) David Zalubowski/AP FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, file photo, a server wears a face mask while tending to a patron sitting in the outdoor patio of a sushi restaurant, in downtown Denver. Restaurants devastated by the coronavirus outbreak are getting a lifeline from the pandemic relief package awaiting final approval in the House. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski,...
During an April 28 press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock and other Denver officials announced a series of proposals to help boost an economy negatively impacted by COVID-19. The centerpiece of the plan is a $400 million bond measure that is expected to be placed on the November 2021 ballot, with the funds earmarked for thus-far-unspecified projects intended to create jobs and improve infrastructure. Hancock began the virtual press conference with some stage-setting. "In the year since the onset of this pandemic, COVID-19 has robbed thousands of lives and thousands more of their livelihoods,...