Denver Economy newsletter
Today's top economy stories from The Denver Post
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Has private sector hiring, after months of weakness, finally fired up in Colorado?

April’s monthly jobs gain was the largest the state has recorded since April 1999 during the heady dot-com boom, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Local affordable developers seek rezoning for apartment project in Denver’s Cole neighborhood

While trams and trolleys have been off Denver streets for 75 years, a piece of their history is key in creating the city’s newest apartment project.

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Elbert County nixes permits, short-circuiting part of Xcel Energy’s $1.7B transmission project

The status of part of a $1.7 billion project to boost Colorado’s electric grid is uncertain after Elbert County rejected Xcel Energy-Colorado’s application to build transmission lines through the area.

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Gloomy Americans cut back on spending as inflation ticks higher

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans also cut back on their spending last month. Prices rose 2.3% in May compared with a year ago, up from just 2.1% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday. Excluding […]

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Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year ago

Home shoppers who manage to ink a deal with a seller can end up having to back out.

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Blake Street Tavern successor now eyeing December opening amid $1M repair bill

The new iteration of Blake Street Tavern, once expected to debut by Rockies Opening Day, is still coming, according to its operator.

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Rio Grande tweaks name, menu of downtown location in bid to boost sales

After three years on Wazee Street, Rio Grande is rechanneling.

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After abruptly closing restaurants, Del Taco reopening sites across Colorado

The company said Wednesday that it will reopen 17 restaurants in phases.

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St. Charles Town reopening store, pumps at former Colfax Choice Market

The 2,300-square-foot Wyman’s Mercantile, named after the historic district it resides in, will open in early July.

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