Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and September 4-8 is Construction Suicide Prevention Week. Together with the United Association, the MCAA has teamed up to tackle mental health awareness head on, with a series of NEW Safety & Health resources. Log in for the September 2023 Safety Kit MCAA Mental Health Awareness Video
Monthly Economic Indicators, August
Dear EDC Investors, We have some amazing updates that we are excited to share with you this month. We are over the moon that the Biden administration announced that Space Command headquarters will remain in Colorado Springs. The decision will keep nearly 1,400 jobs, and $1 billion in economic impact in the region. The high […]
Monthly Economic Indicators, July 2023
Dear EDC Investors and Partners, First, we want to give a big thanks to our partners at the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office for helping to make the Big Gear show a huge success last month! The ultimate goal is to transform the show into an outdoor rec event similar to SXSW, which would have […]
The 10 Things Colorado Employers Should Do After Lawmakers Pass Batch of New Workplace Laws
Authors: Alyssa Levy Andalman, James S. Bradbury, LaLonnie Villa Gray The Colorado legislature has been busy this season passing new employment laws, adding to your compliance obligations in a big way. We reviewed the key workplace laws that Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into effect and have developed a comprehensive overview of the most important […]
Monthly Economic Indicators, June 2023
We have a couple big events in Denver this month. First, we are excited to welcome the Big Gear Show to Denver. The expo, from Thursday, June 8 to Sunday, June 11, will highlight the economic impact of the outdoor recreation industry in Colorado. We want to give a big shoutout to the Colorado Office […]
Voter-led “Waste No More” ordinance
Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling and Reuse Plan Ballot Initiative 306, known as Waste No More, was approved by voters in November 2022. This ordinance requires nearly all construction and demolition projects to separate and recycle, at a minimum, all readily recyclable concrete, asphalt, clean wood, scrap metal, and corrugated cardboard. The ordinance also requires […]
End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Background on the Colorado Public Health Emergency (PHE) Leave All employers in Colorado have been obligated to provide PHE leave since January 1, 2021 for COVID-19 related absences. The law was enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic and contains broad language applicable to any public health emergency declared by federal, state, or local public health agency. […]
Monthly Economic Indicators May 2023
Metro Denver EDC Dear EDC Investors, Partners and Friends, Last month, the Metro Denver EDC, in collaboration with the Colorado Space Coalition, Colorado Air and Space Port, and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, hosted a reception at the 38th Space Symposium. We want to thank Governor Polis and Lieutenant Governor Primavera for […]
Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
Architecture & Construction Career Cluster Program with Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain MCA is proud to partner with Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain (JA). As the exclusive sponsor of the Architecture and Construction Career Cluster on the JA Here to Career digital platform, we are able to introduce students to careers in the skilled trades before they […]
Monthly Economic Indicators April 2023
Metro Denver EDC Monthly Economic Indicators Highlights: All seven counties in Metro Denver reported over-the-year decreases in the unemployment rate in February. Adams and Arapahoe counties reported the largest drop of 1.4% over-the-year. The Metro Denver unemployment rate has remained below 3% for 10 consecutive months. Denver International Airport announced that over 5.5 million passengers were served […]