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Rundles Roundup: Colorado housing innovation needed to revive the American dream
Colorado faces rising residential land costs, challenging housing affordability amid persistent high mortgage rates and a growing shortage.
COMMENTARY: I’m pass-worded out
We’ve all been there, for sure: You go to make an airline reservation or buy a sweater from a favorite outlet, but before you can gain access to your account you need a user name, a password and perhaps even a PIN.
Craftsmanship in a Disposable World: The Decline of Repair Culture
My wife has a very nice ski jacket that we got for her birthday a couple of years ago, and last winter the zipper broke. I suggested we just take […]
How E-Bikes Will Transform the Transportation Economy in Colorado in 2024
All of a sudden, just this year — just the last few months really — everywhere I go I see and hear about electric bikes. E-bikes are the new fad, […]
AI Revolution: Unveiling the Transformative Power and Unforeseen Consequences
The technology buzz over the last several months is the rapid revolution of AI (artificial intelligence) and such new manifestations of it like ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) that, it is […]
Wrap Rage — You’ve Probably Experienced It
So I go to the store and pick up some item or another, take it home, and then I discover that I am going to need some help — like […]
Big Box Stores are Replacing Their Electronics Section with… Animal Appliances and Pet Necessities?
Recently I visited a Big Box store that had undergone an extensive renovation, mostly for organization purposes to better the store flow, but there were interesting changes. The one that […]
Domestic Tranquility — The Importance of Government Initiatives for American Made Products
Two years ago, when gasoline prices were in the $2.20 range, I thought how fortunate I was, not to mention everyone else, that a staple of modern life wasn’t just […]
Temporary Madness
The news that there are no longer any single-family homes in the Denver area for $300,000 or less is, frankly, horrifying. As the median price for area homes has crept […]
Thank You, Inflation
Inflation in our economy has reared its ugly head for the first time in over 40 years, at the rate of 7.04 percent for the 12 months ending in December. […]
Why frustration is good business
There is some algorithm somewhere that shows that a high percentage of frustrated people simply give up and drop their inquiries at a certain time in the experience, so the companies can avoid paying claims or even hearing the complaints. We just go away, and they count on that. Customer frustration is good for business.
Being kind to those who show up
Suddenly, the labor market, at least on the low end, has shifted from business-centric to worker-centric, and this dynamic is very likely to play out like that for some time to come. The market has spoken: Business is going to have to be kinder to those who show up.
