Recent Articles from Suzie Romig
Support for ‘greening your business’ available across Colorado
In summer 2019, the state launched a free online platform called Green Business Tracker co.greenbiztracker.org that can be utilized by local programs. Derek Boer, Colorado Green Business Program coordinator, says interest in starting new local programs has grown in the past year.
Olde Towne Arvada collaborates to help businesses survive
The close-knit community of independent businesses in downtown Arvada has always supported and looked out for each other, but the pandemic heightened those bonds.
Want to work from home? The state can help
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment kicked off an improvement to the Connecting Colorado jobs platform that turns out to be a hidden gem during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Incentives help businesses move to electric fleets
The broad-based Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition is looking for to help move the needle on ambitious new EV advancement campaigns. In April, the City of Denver and the Colorado Energy Office both released comprehensive EV plans.
In the age of social distancing, thoughts on tourism distancing arise
Tourism management leaders in the state are using the downtime to work on expanding, improving and formalizing sustainable tourism strategies, including efforts to spread travelers’ love of Colorado more evenly throughout the state.
Colorado College’s carbon neutrality is a first for the region
In January, the private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs achieved carbon neutrality in its operations. The campus has reached zero net emissions in greenhouse gases in all operations for which they own or control.
Hospitals incorporate affordable housing models to better serve patients
Partnerships and programs are emerging at hospitals across the state so they can better provide housing to homeless patients, improve health outcomes for Medicaid patients and more as part of more robust social service programs.
Nonprofits apply business tactics to support budget, mission
From animal shelters offering yoga classes amid adoptable felines to a library friends’ group that transformed traditional fundraisers into a year-round used bookstore, business-based efforts are burgeoning in support of tight budgets at Colorado nonprofits.
New State Incentive Aims to Help Disperse Job Growth
The Remote Rural Work Program kicked off in July to provide additional tax incentives to companies bringing 20 new jobs to the state and hiring at least one remote worker. The aim is to help disperse job-growth prosperity into rural areas.
Ag Producers Get Help to Address Water and Energy Uncertainties
Climate change is making Colorado hotter, and many Colorado farmers and ranchers are doing what they can now to reduce energy costs and protect their precious water supply for the future.
Neighbors Pool Money to Harness the Sun's Power
Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) kicked off in early March in Fort Collins. After the second launch in Steamboat Springs in mid-March, SUN plans to move into more cities across the state.
Education Report: Help Found
Single dad Joe Lesniak has worked as a chef and a traveling salesman, but now he finally has a steady job he loves that allows time with his two daughters. “I’ve never been happier,” says Lesniak, 45. “I actually look forward to coming in Monday morning. I’ve never had a job like that.”