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Category: Front Page
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2022’s Cities Where Lawns Go to Die
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Where Colorado Ranks Among Best-Paying States for Women in Construction
The construction industry in the U.S. has no shortage of demand these days.
The intense real estate market of the last two-plus years highlighted the shortage of housing stock in the United States. Construction companies have been trying to catch up: earlier in 2022, housing starts reached their highest levels in more than 15 years. Meanwhile, funds from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed in 2021 are now working their way to contractors and construction businesses. While increased costs for labor and materials, rising interest rates, and recession fears are causing concern in the industry, the long-term outlook for the field is promising.
These recent trends could continue an upward trajectory for construction spending in the U.S. The construction industry faced lean years after the Great Recession, but has grown steadily since. Annual spending in the sector fell by more than a third from a peak of $1.21 trillion in 2006 to $758 billion in 2011. But over the ensuing decade, spending more than doubled. As of June 2022, construction spending in the U.S. totaled $1.76 trillion per year.
But with high demand in the field, construction companies have struggled to find enough labor to meet their needs. Associated Builders and Contractors, an industry trade association, estimates that the field will face a total shortage of 650,000 workers in 2022. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 334,000 openings for construction jobs as of June.
And in the search for construction labor, the industry is increasingly drawing on a segment of the population that has historically been underrepresented in the field: women.
Women still represent a significant minority of the field’s workforce, but the ranks of women construction workers have grown in recent decades. In the 1960s, only around 6% of construction workers were women. This figure had doubled by the early 1990s, and after remaining flat for much of the 1990s and 2000s, the share of women in construction-specific occupations has been trending upward again in the years since the Great Recession. Today, more than 14% of construction workers are women.
However, women’s presence in the field of construction varies by specific occupation. Nearly one in 10 painters and paperhangers are women, and women also represent 7.4% of solar and photovoltaic installers—one of the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. But in some other construction roles like cement masons, boilermakers, and brickmasons, women still represent less than 1% of the workforce.
One reason why women have become a larger part of the construction workforce is compensation. The median wage for women construction workers exceeds the median wage for all women in 43 states. And some locations are especially favorable for women construction workers, including 11 states where the cost-of-living-adjusted median wage tops $50,000 for women in the field.
To find the best-paying states for women in construction, researchers at Construction Coverage analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Researchers at Construction Coverage ranked states according to the median annual wage for women in the construction industry, adjusted for cost of living. Researchers also calculated the median annual wage for women in all occupations and the share of construction industry employment accounted for by women.
The analysis found that women represent 11.5% of the construction industry in Colorado, and earn an adjusted median annual wage of $47,973. Here is a summary of the data for Colorado:
- Median annual wage for women in the construction industry (adjusted): $47,973
- Median annual wage for women in the construction industry (actual): $49,348
- Median annual wage for women in all occupations (actual): $48,348
- Female share of total construction industry employment: 11.5%
For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States:
- Median annual wage for women in the construction industry (adjusted): N/A
- Median annual wage for women in the construction industry (actual): $46,773
- Median annual wage for women in all occupations (actual): $44,344
- Female share of total construction industry employment: 10.2%
For more information, a detailed methodology, and complete results, you can find the original report on Construction Coverage’s website: https://constructioncoverage.com/research/best-paying-states-for-women-in-construction-2022
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Gov. Polis Encourages Coloradans to Safely Celebrate Colorado Day Monday, August 1
DENVER – Governor Polis is encouraging Coloradans to safely celebrate the 146th annual Colorado Day this Monday, August 1. Colorado Day is celebrated on August 1st, the day Colorado joined the union and officially became a state in 1876. The Governor invites Coloradans to take part in safely celebrating Colorado in their communities and in their lives.“Colorado day is an opportunity to celebrate our beautiful state, support our small businesses, visit one of our world-class state parks for free, and experience everything Colorado has to offer,” said Gov Polis. “We will continue doing everything we can to save people money and to build a Colorado for all.”On August 1st, entrance to all state parks is free, and beginning in January, annual state park pass prices will be cut by more than half. Visit any of the 42 state parks across Colorado and appreciate the world-class outdoors. The History Colorado museum is also offering free admission and providing fun activities and attractions to learn about Colorado history. To register and see more details visit their site. Other museums, venues and entities are offering a variety of ways to celebrate Colorado Day.Coloradans can take advantage of the ‘Zero Fair for Better Air’ initiative offering free RTD transit beginning August 1st, Colorado Day, and lasting through the end of August. Governor Polis signed a bipartisan law waiving all RTD transit fares for the month of August to save people money and help improve air quality. The Pegasus and Bustang travel services which are a low-cost way to access mountain towns off of I-70 will continue to be half off normal fair prices.Governor Polis committed to saving people money and the administration released the 100 ways it has saved people money.The Governor’s Residence at Boettcher Mansion is hosting a Colorado Day event from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm offering free historical tours, a scavenger hunt around historical sites, will have food trucks and other Colorado vendors, and more. Please register in advance. -
JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8B after bidding war
By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN
AP Business Writers
JetBlue Airways has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion and create the nation’s fifth-largest airline if the deal can win approval from antitrust regulators.
The agreement Thursday capped a months-long bidding war and arrives one day after Spirit’s attempt to merge with fellow budget carrier Frontier Airlines fell apart.
Spirit CEO Ted Christie is being thrust into the awkward position of defending a sale to JetBlue after arguing vehemently against it, saying that antitrust regulators would never let it happen.
“A lot has been said over the last few months obviously, always with our stakeholders in mind,” Christie said on CNBC. “We have been listening to the folks at JetBlue, and they have a lot of good thoughts on their plans for that.”
JetBlue’s case for regulatory approval rests on two main arguments: That its size makes it better positioned to force bigger airlines to reduce fares; and that it has already volunteered to give up Spirit gates and takeoff and landing slots at key airports in New York, Boston and Florida.
JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said those concessions will let other low-cost carriers, including Frontier, bolster their presence and thus increase competition.
“The real issue here though is clearly what can we do in the U.S. to make a more competitive airline industry against the large, big four airlines,” Hayes said in an interview. “We believe the most disruptive, the most effective thing that we can do is build a bigger JetBlue more quickly than we otherwise could.”
Together, JetBlue and Spirit would have about 9% of the U.S. air-travel market. American, United, Delta and Southwest control about 80% when international flights are included.
Hayes said Spirit planes will be converted to JetBlue’s configuration, which allows for more legroom and means there will be fewer seats for sale on each flight. He said JetBlue will increase the pay of Spirit employees.
JetBlue and Spirit have been talking for the past several weeks, mostly about things such as how Spirit can retain key employees while its fate is up in the air. The financial terms of the deal did not change after early July.
Shares of Spirit, based in Miramar, Florida, rose 4% in midday trading Thursday, to $25.31, still below the price that JetBlue is offering. JetBlue shares slipped 2%, and Frontier _ seen as benefitting if Spirit disappears as a discount competitor _ jumped 19%.
Spirit Airlines regularly ends up as the worst, or close to the worst, when airlines are ranked by the rate of consumer complaints. Still, some consumer advocates worry that fares will rise if it disappears.
Spirit and similar rivals Frontier and Allegiant charge rock-bottom fares that appeal to the most budget-conscious leisure travelers, although they tack on more fees that can raise the cost of flying.
“Spirit is going to disappear, and with it, its low cost structure,” said William McGee of the anti-merger American Economic Liberties Project. “Once Spirit is absorbed (into JetBlue), there is no question that fares are going to go up.”
Others, however, say that Frontier will grow _ it has a large number of planes on order _ and fill any gap left by Spirit in the cheapest segment of the air-travel market.
JetBlue and Spirit will continue to operate independently until the agreement is approved by regulators and Spirit shareholders, with their separate loyalty programs and customer accounts.
The companies said they expect to conclude the regulatory process and close the transaction no later than the first half of 2024. If that happens, the combined airline would be based in JetBlue’s hometown of New York and led by Hayes. It would have a fleet of 458 planes.
JetBlue said Thursday that it would pay $33.50 per share in cash for Spirit, including a prepayment of $2.50 per share in cash payable once Spirit stockholders approve the transaction. There is also a ticking fee of 10 cents per share each month starting in January 2023 through closing to compensate Spirit shareholders for any delay in winning regulatory approval.
If the deal doesn’t close due to antitrust reasons, JetBlue will pay Spirit a reverse break-up fee of $70 million and pay Spirit shareholders $400 million, minus any amounts paid to the shareholders prior to termination.
Spirit and Frontier announced their plan to merge in February, and Spirit’s board stood by that deal even after JetBlue made a higher-priced offer in April. However, Spirit’s board could never convince the airline’s shareholders to go along. A vote on the merger was postponed four times, then cut short Wednesday when Spirit and Frontier announced they were terminating their agreement, which made a Spirit-JetBlue coupling inevitable.
JetBlue anticipates $600 million to $700 million in annual savings once the transaction is complete. Annual revenue for the combined company is anticipated to be about $11.9 billion, based on 2019 revenues.
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Shelters remind Coloradans to think of unhoused neighbors in extreme heat
DENVER — As summer settles into mid-July Colorado is experiencing several days at a time reaching 90+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures. While we all try to stay safe, the impact of extreme heat greatly impacts the most vulnerable which often times includes those experiencing homelessness.
“Hot temperatures lead to dehydration, and dehydration exacerbates everything,” said Benjamin Dunning, who is with Denver Homeless Out Loud, an advocacy group for people experiencing homelessness.
“The effects [of excessive heat] typically exacerbate things that would normally be minor in a person’s life that they manage, health-wise, and would turn them into points of crisis,” Dunning said.
Rocky Mountain PBS spoke to a few of the Denver-area shelters that provide support for unhoused neighbors about the impact and the efforts to give everyone security, safety and dignity.
Denver Rescue Mission’s shelter at Lawrence St. and Park Ave. in Denver. Denver Rescue Mission
As one of the oldest nonprofit shelters in the Denver area, Denver Rescue Mission provides immediate shelter for those experiencing homelessness. It has three shelters — one in downtown Denver, one in Fort Collins and one with the City of Denver in the northern part of the city. All focus on providing those immediate needs for people without stable housing, especially during times like these.
“Extreme weather conditions affect our population and guests who come to Denver Rescue Mission, of course, because they are outdoors a lot and often moving around to different locations and things like that,” said Alexxa Gagner, the director of marketing and communications for the organization.
She said it is lucky that so far the organization hasn’t had anyone come into their facilities with extreme heat exhaustion or stroke, who needed medical attention. During the summer and winter when conditions are especially tough outside, the shelters are open outside of meal time to allow people to come inside and get relief from the heat.
“Just plenty of water available to guess as they’re coming in, just to help with that hydration,” said Gagner. “We have shower showers available at both of our shelter locations … that’s probably another thing that just so a cool down in a shower could potentially help.”
While the Denver Rescue Mission doesn’t have a street outreach team, Gagner said staff often go to people who are outside nearby to check on them and hope to make a connection because that’s the ultimate goal for the organization.
“We really do always encourage people to come inside and have that, you know, safe place to be but also to connect,” said Gagner.
Gagner said the organization also hopes that Coloradans overall can look at those experiencing homelessness with respect and dignity and to keep them in mind when extreme temperatures hit our state.
“I think knowing that, you know, the heat can really can really can really affect someone’s the rest of what they’re going through,” said Gagner. “So whether it’s even a mental health situation or an addiction, or just even just health issues, you know, the heat can exacerbate that just like the cold can.”
The Salvation Army provides a number of resources in the Denver Metro area including shelters for those who are unhoused. Salvation Army
The Salvation Army has one of the largest shelters in the metro area available for single men, Crossroads, which is a low-barrier shelter open all the time serving 300 men every night. The Salvation Army also operates a family emergency shelter called Lambuth Family Center. Outside those two main shelters, the Salvation Army also runs a variety of other types of transitional housing including safe outdoor spaces and hotel rooms. Right now, the organization hasn’t seen any reports of heat exhaustion at their facilities and hopes to keep it that way.
“We also work hard at keeping people hydrated and educated about staying, you know, undercover and well hydrated,” said Kristen Baluyot, the Denver Metro social services director for the Salvation Army.
Rocks placed along the sidewalk in downtown Denver. In several spots in downtown Denver shaded areas with trees are blocked off with what could be considered anti-homeless measures like rocks or fencing. Still, those who are living outside are trying to find what they can to stay cool. For Baluyot and the Salvation Army, the hope is to get people to come inside and connected to services.
“Our unhoused neighbors are among the most vulnerable people in our community, especially in times of cold weather or extreme heat,” said Baluyot. “If our housed neighbors can encourage our unhoused neighbors to go to shelter, or even if they hand a water bottle to somebody that’s a very thoughtful thing. Whatever people can do to help nicely encourage people to go to shelter just because of the heat … that can help save lives.”
In particular, Baluyot worries about families who are experiencing homelessness. She said often times they are living in their cars which can become very dangerous places in extreme heat and believes there aren’t enough shelters who cater to families in the area.
For the community, the Salvation Army is a place that could always use volunteers with a variety of services and properties Baluyot encourages everyone to get involved if they can’t … it isn’t as scary as it may seem.
“People who are experiencing homelessness are, you know, just normal human beings like you and I, they just happen to not have a house,” said Baluyot. “I personally find every moment I’m in a shelter to be wonderful as far as the experiences that I personally have.”
Samaritan House is operated by the Catholic Charities of Denver and focuses on helping single men, women and families. Catholic Charities of Denver
“We’re prepared for big snow storms and blizzards and subzero temperatures. We’ve been a shelter for people experiencing homelessness for many, many years. So, it is Denver. It is the summertime. It is normal to have record heat. So here we are,” said Mike Sinnett, the vice president of shelters for Catholic Charities Denver.
Catholic Charities Denver has four shelters in the Denver metro area, two of which are primarily set for single women. The Samaritan House in downtown Denver serves single men, women and families. The shelters offer similar resources to the others … meals, a place to stay and information on what might help them transition to permanent housing.
So far this summer, Sinnett said no one at one of their locations has suffered heat stroke this summer but he knows this is something to really watch out for and works closely with the other shelters during these times.
“We try to make sure that everybody knows what we’re doing with regard to being reactive to what’s going on with the weather, whether it’s winter time or the heat of summer, like we’re experiencing right now,” said Sinnett.
The City of Denver does open cooling locations on days with extreme heat, most of those locations are libraries and recreational centers. Often transportation or making sure the people who need that information can present a challenge.
Catholic Charities of Denver is one of the organizations that has a people on the streets looking out for those experiencing homelessness and trying to connect with them and provide immediate needs like water. It has two peer navigators that work with Urban Peak and St. Francis Center to provide a street outreach team.
Sinnett also said the community can be a big part of the help for unhoused neighbors and suggests reaching out if you see someone who seems in need.
“I think if you encounter someone that’s experiencing homelessness, just ask them how they’re doing. Do they need a bottle of water? Do they need a referral to the resources? Remind them where the shelter’s located so that they can get out of the heat. Watch for behavior that demonstrates heat exhaustion, or maybe even heat stroke,” Sinnett suggested.
Mile High Behavioral Healthcare’s street outreach team in Aurora checks on people living in encampments. Mile High Behavioral Healthcare’s Street Outreach Team in Aurora
In Aurora, the challenges of heat on those experiencing homelessness hit differently than in Denver. The city is geographically more spread out and has fewer cooling locations for days with extreme heat.
Mile High Behavioral Healthcare‘s street outreach team tries its best to help tackle that transportation barrier. With two different vans, the team travels around five days a week to encampments to provides some small resources but mostly to make connections.
“We are trying our best to get out there and try to connect with as many people as possible, as many ways as we can,” said Jason Goertz, who is the team lead of volunteers and street outreach.
Each time the team goes out in this heat they are able to offer water and popsicles to those they meet and let them know that theAurora Day Resource Center is one of the cooling locations when the City of Aurora activates emergency cooling stations. Goertz said this information is put out through the Mile High Behavioral Healthcare Text Line (text “Warmup” to 313131) and through flyers printed by the city.
“So that was initially created for our cold weather activations, but we do the same thing when it’s especially hot … like, ‘Hey, we’re expecting a heat wave, stay cool, stay hydrated. Here are places that you can go,’” Goertz explained.
The street outreach team can also take someone in the van to where they want to go within the city, so if they have an appointment or want to go to a cooling location and get away from the heat, this team is able to do that. And anyone in the community can alert this team to check on people through the city’s website. Goertz, like the others who work to help our unhoused neighbors, really encourages the community to see those experiencing homelessness as people who just need a little help.
“If you see someone that needs something, offer them some water, offer them some Chapstick, offer them some sunscreen, see if they need anything,” Goertz said. “People can often think about the cold weather and what are people doing … and they need somewhere warm, but the same is really true for those really, really hot days. People die of heat stroke. So we just wanna make sure that people are taken care of for the best of our ability.”
[Related: ‘Trust and hope’: The Aurora street outreach team’s most important resources]
Urban Peak
For Urban Peak, a shelter which serves youth experiencing homelessness, the summer not only presents a problem with extreme heat but also with connecting to who they are serving. Often relying on schools and higher education institutions to create that bridge between young people who are unhoused and resources, the summer breaks that connection.
“So it’s a little bit of the one, two punch between, you know, hot weather and some of those systems that are young people engaged with not being active,” said Christina Carlson, the CEO of Urban Peak.
Urban Peak has five locations with three of those being apartment buildings. Carlson said currently there are about 140 youth in their housing. Their drop-in center in downtown Denver is equipped with laundry, showers, social-emotional activities and a number of other resources. No matter the time of year, Carlson said they focus on getting know each youth they serve.
“All of our work is trauma informed and based around building those relationships through case management so that you can exit this system and the experiences of being unhoused and homelessness,” Carlson explained.
On top of their locations, Urban Peak also has a street outreach team that try to connect with youth during the day and at night to make sure people are staying safe. Now during this heat, those staff members are bringing water bottles, sunscreen, and extra clean clothes. And again they hope with every person they hand water too builds a bond that will help them out of homelessness.
Carlson hopes that message truly resonates with everyone in our communities to build relationships. Whether it’s a water bottle handed out or just acknowledgement of those who are unhoused, she believes building compassion and empathy is the only way to truly make change.
“Sometimes we find that like, ‘Well, what are they doing? Why aren’t they doing this? You know, people are camping or they’re using drugs or whatever the narrative is,” said Carlson. “Instead of ‘What’s wrong with you?’ How do we think in a way like, ‘What’s happened to you?’ And what does that look like as a community?”
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CPW orders emergency fish salvage at Queens Reservoir near Lamar as drought intensifies
Map courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Monday ordered an emergency public fish salvage at Queens Reservoir about 15 miles north of Lamar in Kiowa County due to declining water levels related to intensifying drought conditions.
Queens is a warm water irrigation storage reservoir as part of the Great Plains Reservoir system that includes the Neenoshe, Neegrande, Neesopah and Neeskah reservoirs. Water for the reservoirs comes via a series of canals from the Arkansas River.
Queens, which had been dry from 2005-15, had refilled and CPW had re-established fishery with crappie, catfish, bass, saugeye, walleye and wiper, creating a popular angling opportunity.
But a series of drought years led to increased demands for irrigation water causing Queens to fluctuate. Now, it appears the reservoir may run dry again due to ongoing drought.
“Due to declining water levels and increasing temperatures, Queens Reservoir is in imminent danger of suffering a catastrophic fish-kill,” said Mitch Martin, acting CPW Southeast Region Manager. “Realizing that a large number of fish may be lost, a public fish salvage is hereby authorized effective July 21.
The public salvage is being announced in order to optimize use of the fishery resource in accordance with Parks and Wildlife Commission Regulation 104.G. The following emergency salvage regulations apply only to Queens Reservoir and only during daylight hours.”
An emergency fish salvage means bag and possession limits, as well as fly-and-lure restrictions, are suspended for Queens Reservoir until this order is lifted. Anglers must use legal fishing methods and a valid Colorado fishing license is required.
Notification of the salvage opening and closure will be made through news releases. And signs will be placed at the reservoir.
This emergency salvage does not include adjacent reservoirs. All bag limits and fly-and-lure restrictions are still in place and being enforced at Neenoshe, Neegrande, Neesopah and Neeskah reservoirs, Martin said.
The string of reservoirs are part of the Queens State Wildlife Area, which covers 13,886 acres. The Queens SWA offers camping, boating, and hunting, especially deer, pheasant, bobwhite quail, dove, rabbit, squirrel and waterfowl.
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Study [CO]: 6.5% union participation rate, below U.S. average
The U.S. economy today in some ways offers the most favorable conditions workers have had in years. The unemployment rate is as low as it has been in two decades, having bounced back from a COVID-induced spike in 2020. Simultaneously, the wave of quits and job switches now known as the Great Resignation shows that workers are on the hunt for better jobs. To recruit and retain employees in a tight labor market, employers are raising wages and offering better benefits and flexible working arrangements.
Amid these labor-friendly conditions, another historic source of worker power may be making a comeback: unions. Recent union drives at major U.S. employers like Starbucks and Amazon have grabbed headlines, and Congress is currently considering the PRO Act, a major piece of legislation to strengthen unions. But support for unions is more widespread than that. A majority of Americans believe that declines in union membership have been bad for the country, and according to the National Labor Relations Board, petitions for union elections nationwide rose by 57% from 2021 to 2022.
While labor organizing appears to be on the rise again, unions have a ways to go to reverse the long-running decline in unionization of recent decades. Forty years ago, one in five U.S. workers (20.1%) was a union member, but today, that figure is approximately one in ten (10.3%).
Experts point to a number of factors for the decline of unions in the U.S. The rise of right-to-work laws and other beginning in the middle of the 20th century allowed more employers to hire non-union workers. The economic downturn of the late 1970s and early 1980s led to major layoffs for many heavily unionized employers and industries. Globalization has made it easier for employers to find less expensive labor outside of the U.S., while technological advancements have allowed certain professions to be more automated.
The impact of these factors has been experienced differently across sectors of the economy. Industries like transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, construction, and trade have seen the sharpest declines in union membership rate over the last two decades. These are industries that have been reshaped by the major economic and social trends that have contributed to decreases in union participation. In contrast, fields like education and health care have experienced more measured declines.
Unionization’s steady decline has been costly for workers in many industries. Across all wage and salary workers, union members receive $194 more per week than non-union members in median weekly earnings. In some cases the difference can be even greater: for example, union construction workers earn $422 more per week than their non-union categories.
As organized labor potentially regrows its role in the U.S. economy, some parts of the country will offer more favorable terrain than others. Among the 27 states with right-to-work laws, union membership rates average 6.1%, compared to 13.8% in the states without. Rates are even lower in some parts of the country, including Southern states which have historically had more limitations on union activity. In contrast, the top states for union participation are largely found in the Northeast and in the West.
The data used in this analysis is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2021 Current Population Survey. To determine the states with the highest union participation rates, researchers at HireAHelper calculated the percentage of workers who are union members. In the event of a tie, the state with the greater percentage of workers who are represented by unions was ranked higher.
The analysis found that 6.5% of Colorado workers are union members, compared to 10.3% of workers nationally. Here is a summary of the data for Colorado:
- Percentage of workers who are union members: 6.5%
- Percentage of workers who are represented by unions: 7.5%
- Total workers who are union members: 165,000
- Total workers who are represented by unions: 192,000
For reference, here are the statistics for the entire United States:
- Percentage of workers who are union members: 10.3%
- Percentage of workers who are represented by unions: 11.6%
- Total workers who are union members: 14,012,000
- Total workers who are represented by unions: 15,802,000
For more information, a detailed methodology, and complete results, you can find the original report on HireAHelper’s website: https://www.hireahelper.com/lifestyle/states-with-the-highest-union-participation-rates/
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Health and Safety Advisory: Dune Valley Farms, LLC
July 14, 2022 – The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), is issuing a health and safety advisory due to the identification of potentially unsafe levels of Total Yeast and Mold contamination on Pre-Rolled Marijuana produced by Dune Valley Farms, LLC. The CDPHE and DOR deem it a threat to public health and safety when marijuana is found to have Total Yeast and Mold levels above the acceptable limits established by Colorado Marijuana Rule 4-115.
Through an investigation, the DOR has identified Pre-Rolled Marijuana that was untested, and in certain cases, were confirmed to contain levels of contaminants above the acceptable limits for Total Yeast and Mold. As a result, the CDPHE and the DOR deem the Pre-Rolled Marijuana to be a potential threat to public health and safety. The contaminated Pre-Rolled Marijuana was sold to consumers from the Harvest Batches listed below.
Consumers who have these affected Pre-Rolled Marijuana in their possession should destroy them or return them to the Retail Marijuana Store from which they were purchased for proper disposal. Consumers who experience adverse health effects from consuming the Pre-Rolled Marijuana should seek medical attention immediately and report the event to the Marijuana Enforcement Division by submitting a MED Reporting Form.
All affected marijuana has a label affixed to the container that, at a minimum, indicates the license number of the Regulated Marijuana Business that cultivated the marijuana and the Harvest Batch number assigned to the marijuana. Consumers should check the label of their Pre-Rolled Marijuana for the following license number and Harvest Batch numbers. The product names expected to be found on the label are associated with the related Harvest Batch below.
Retail Marijuana Cultivation Facility License: 403R-00850 Contaminated Harvest Batch Numbers and Product Names:
Harvest Batch Numbers
Corresponding Product Names
Harvest Batch Numbers
Corresponding Product Names
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Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Pakistani Chitral Kush 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Cherry Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Lavender Jones 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Moonboots 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Slazerbeam 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Gorilla Glue #4 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Cherry Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.1.20.21.MC
Mandarin Cookies Shake/Pre-Roll
GH3.7.9.21.CD
Cherry Diesel Shake/Pre-Roll
GH2.1.20.21.CC
Cherry Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH3.7.9.21.GC
Gelato Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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OG Brulee 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Gorilla Glue #4 Shake/Pre-Roll
GH3.7.9.21.PK
Pakistani Chitral Kush 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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Rainbow Cookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH3.7.9.21.SB
Slazerbeam Shake/Pre-Roll/Slazerbeam 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.3.13.21.BZ
Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH3.7.9.21.TG
Tangidos 1g TC Preroll
F2.3.13.21.TG
Tangidos Pre-Roll
F2.7.22.21.MB
Moonboots 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.3.13.21.LJ
Select Sativa Blend 1G Joints
F2.7.22.21.MC
Mandarin Cookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.3.13.21.SB
Slazerbeam 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.7.22.21.MS
Monkey Spunk 1G TC PreRoll
F1.4.19.21.95
95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F1.8.27.21.MS
Monkey Spunk 1G TC Preroll
F1.4.19.21.RC
Rainbow Cookies Pre-Roll
2021-09-22-Drying/Curing- H
Rainbow Cookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F1.4.19.21.ZK
Zookies Shake/Pre-Roll
FLWR-GH3.GG
Gorilla Glue #4 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.5.13.21.95
95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.95
95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.BZ
Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.TG
Tangidos 1g TC Preroll
FLWR-GH3.CC
Cherry Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.ZX
Zookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.MS
Monkey Spunk 1G TC PreRoll
FLWR-GH3.GC
Gelato Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
FLWR-GH3.SB
Slazerbeam Shake/Pre-Roll/Slazerbeam 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.10.14.21.BR
OG Brulee 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.10.14.21.LJ
Lavender Jones 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.MB
Moonboots 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.10.14.21.WC
Wedding Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.ZK
Zookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH2.10.27.21.MC
Mandarin Cookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.PK
Pakistani Chitral Kush 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH2.10.27.21.SB
Slazerbeam Shake/Pre-Roll/Slazerbeam 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.BZ
Bazookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH2.10.27.21.CC
Cherry Cake 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F1.11.15.21.ZK
Zookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH2.10.27.21.RC
Rainbow Cookies 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F1.11.15.21.95
95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.95
95 Octane 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
LD.12.15.21.CC
Lavender Jones 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
GH1.11.10.21.LJ
Lavender Jones 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
F2.12.22.21.PT
Pineapple Trainwreck 1 Gram TC Pre-roll
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You’re invited: Small Business Resource Fair
Join Us!
Energize Colorado is hosting two resource fairs to connect small business owners with business support organizations. These organizations have funding, technical assistance, and other resources for your business. Small business owners from any area of the state and any industry are welcome. Special thanks to our partners CEDS Finance, Southern Colorado SBDC, SCEDD, NeighborWorks and the State of Colorado’s Business Intelligence Center for supporting this event.
Join us for one or both of these events.- Tuesday, July 19, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at CEDS FINANCE (10660 East Colfax Avenue #Suite B Aurora, CO 80010)
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Wednesday, July 27, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at NeighborWorks Southern Colorado (1241 East Routt Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004)
REGISTER FOR AURORA REGISTER FOR PUEBLO Energize Community Program Loan Application Deadline: Thursday, July 14
The Energize Community Program (ECP) loan application is open to support small business owners located in East Colfax, Pueblo, Southwest Denver, and the Child Care Industry. Apply through the Energize Colorado website. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY JULY 14, 2022.
Through ECP, Energize Colorado will deploy $5.7 million in low-interest loans directly to business owners for needs that include debt consolidation, capital improvements, payroll, rent, utilities, working capital, equipment, and inventory. Business owners are eligible to apply for up to $20,000.
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Interest Rate: 2.5%
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Loan Size: Up to $20,000
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Term: Up to 36-months (3 years)
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Loan recipients will have access to a 14-week accelerator program that is valued at $1,200.
If you have already filled out the application registration form, you can log-in to the application portal here. Please note: you only need to fill out the form once to start an application.
APPLY NOW 
Opening a Private Practice for Therapists and Wellness Professionals | THURSDAY, JULY 14
Join our 6-week online business foundations program to support Colorado therapists and wellness professionals with education focused on opening a Private Practice. Our next session is this Thursday, July 14th. Questions? Connect with .REGISTER 
The Good Boss Evolution: Recruitment, hiring and retention strategies that get great results | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
Join Good Business Colorado and Energize Colorado for the next session in our Lunch and Learn Series. In this era where the tight labor market is being felt across Colorado and especially in the rural and frontier parts of the state, it is more important than ever for employers to be able to hire and retain great employees. This highly interactive session will provide attendees with an opportunity to engage with the panelists and their peers to explore insight into best practices for hiring and actionable ideas for increasing employee retention and loyalty.REGISTER -
Hemp Advisory Committee Seeking Two Members to Fill Vacancies
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for two positions on the Hemp Advisory Committee (HAC) to represent Seed Development/Genetics and Higher Education Research Institutions. While HAC members usually serve three year terms, these vacancies need to be filled for the remainder of their term that will expire on July 31, 2023. Members can serve up to three terms (9 years) on the Committee.
The ten person Hemp Advisory Committee provides advice to the Commissioner of Agriculture by reviewing proposed rules and recommending new rules or changes to existing rules, including rules that establish CDA’s inspection program to determine THC concentration.
HAC member responsibilities:
- Attend quarterly meetings.
- Assist the Commissioner and program staff in promulgating rules to carry out the Hemp Act, Title 35, Article 61.
- Represent their industry segment as a whole, not just themselves or their company’s interests.
Nominations will be reviewed for qualifications by CDA staff and final decisions of who will be appointed to sit on the Committee will be made by the Colorado Agricultural Commission.
More information about the positions can be found on the Hemp Advisory Committee page. Interested candidates can submit their nominations online no later than Friday, July 15, 2022 at 5 pm.
El Departamento de Agricultura busca dos miembros para el Comité Asesor del Cáñamo (HAC)
Broomfield, Colorado — El Departamento de Agricultura de Colorado (CDA) está buscando nominaciones para cubrir dos puestos en el Comité Asesor del Cáñamo (HAC) para representar a las instituciones de Desarrollo de Semillas/Genética e Investigación de Educación Colegial. Aunque los miembros del HAC suelen tener un mandato de tres años, es necesario cubrir estas posiciones vacantes para lo que resta del término, que vence el 31 de julio de 2023. Los miembros pueden servir en el comité por 3 periodos (9 años).
El Comité Asesor del Cáñamo se compone de diez personas que brindan asesoramiento al comisionado de Agricultura al revisar las regulaciones propuestas y recomendar nuevas reglas o cambios a las ya existentes, incluyendo las reglas que establecen el programa de inspección del CDA para determinar la concentración de THC.
Responsabilidades de los miembros del HAC:
- Asistir a las reuniones trimestrales.
- Ayudar al comisionado y al personal del programa a promulgar reglas para ejercer la Ley del Cáñamo, Título 35, Artículo 61.
- Representar a su sector, no sólo a sí mismo o a los intereses de su empresa.
El personal del CDA evaluará las candidaturas para verificar calificaciones y la Comisión Agrícola de Colorado tomará la decisión final sobre quiénes serán nombrados al Comité.
Encuentre más información sobre los puestos en la página web del Comité Asesor del Cáñamo. Los candidatos interesados pueden enviar sus nominaciones en línea, a más tardar el viernes 15 de julio de 2022 a las 5 p.m.