Pueblo-area talent summit stokes plans to re-interest students in the trades
The question was a complex one: How do you convince more kids in southeast Colorado that careers in construction, manufacturing and other fields that don’t…
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Business leaders played major role in bill that helped Colorado land Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Boulder — a relocation made possible in no small part by a $34 million incentive bill that business…
Ideas from security-clearance classes to cybersecurity hubs emerge from regional talent summit
As the Opportunity Now Regional Talent Summit convened in Arvada Tuesday, Joe Rice acknowledged that if he could accomplish only one thing from the event,…
Industry leaders at first regional talent summit outline new career pathways
Business and educational leaders came together Tuesday to plot new career pathways in manufacturing, construction and health care for northern Colorado and the Eastern Plains…
Employers say they need more skilled talent. Summits are launching this month to achieve that goal.
In less than three weeks, Colorado employers and educators will begin what many feel is a long-overdue process of identifying the greatest shortages in skills…
Incentives to attract Sundance Film Festival win bipartisan legislative applause
Colorado’s film-incentive program has generated division among legislators since its inception. The state’s effort to attract the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, however, is getting…