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DENVER (CBS4) – A new study shows that Colorado has the highest percentage in the U.S. of those working from home. It also ranks Colorado as the No. 1 state for work environment from your home. (credit: iStock/Getty Images) According to the latest study from Wallethub , which used Pew Research and U.S. Census Bureau data along with global workplace analytics, Colorado has 8.3% of its workforce still at home, down from the height of the pandemic. (credit: Getty Images) Colorado ranks high for a work from home environment because of high internet speeds, access to reasonable comfort and cybersecurity. How easy it is to work remotely may depend on where you live in the state. (credit: Getty Images) Other states that ranked high for work from home environment are Utah at No. 2 and District of Columbia (not a state but included in the study) at No. 3. The lowest-ranking states for work from home environment are North Dakota at No. 51, Alaska at No. 50 and … [Read more...] about Study: Colorado Ranks No. 1 In Work From Home Environment

Financial deficiencies have run so deep within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s management of the unemployment insurance fund during the pandemic that the state’s auditor found it impossible to determine how widespread the problems are. State Auditor Dianne Ray issued an unprecedented “disclaimer of opinion” in the 2020 Statewide Financial Audit released Tuesday, saying she and her staff found the labor department’s accounting so messy they concluded it was impossible to determine the scope of the problems — including fraud. The state’s auditors gave the unemployment insurance fund the lowest possible rating in a financial audit. “They could not provide documentation,” Ray said. “As auditors, it’s ‘trust but verify.’ If you could not verify it, you could not trust it. And we couldn’t verify it.” The labor department’s leaders agreed with the auditors’ findings and pledged to follow their recommendations, which included a reorganization of the agency’s … [Read more...] about Audit finds massive deficiencies in Colorado labor department’s management of unemployment funds

Gilpin County, with its heavy concentration of casino employment, has suffered from some of the highest unemployment rates in the state the past year. On Thursday, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved more than $500,000 in incentives from two different programs in a bid to help the gaming haven improve its odds. The awards, the first of their kind made within the county, include $374,163 in job growth incentive tax credits and $149,500 from the state’s Strategic Fund. They are linked to the creation of 23 full-time jobs at a proposed distillery and warehouse facility. The development also comes with another 40 lower-paying operations and tourism jobs the state was unable to incentivize. To remain anonymous, the applicant used a code name, Project Curve. A year ago, Proximo Spirits, the New Jersey-based owner of Stranahan’s and Tincup Whiskey, sought approval from Black Hawk City Council for a 20-acre whiskey production facility called Lake Gulch Whiskey Resort, … [Read more...] about Colorado offers to trade $22.5 million in incentives for 2,003 jobs and a tin cup of whiskey

Tactical police units respond to the scene of a King Soopers grocery store after a shooting on Monday in Boulder, Colorado. Photo: Chet Strange/Getty Images Ten people were killed, including a police officer, after a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday afternoon. Boulder police said on Monday night that the sole suspected shooter, whose motive remains unclear, was taken into custody. Below is everything we know about the attack so far, which is the deadliest shooting in the United States in almost two years – and the second mass shooting in less than a week. The shooting began around 2:30 p.m. at the King Soopers supermarket, which anchors a shopping center on Table Mesa Drive south of downtown Boulder. Fifty-one-year-old Boulder police officer Eric Talley, who was the first officer to respond to the scene minutes after the shooting began, was shot and killed. Boulder police chief Maris Herold called the actions of Talley, who had been … [Read more...] about Gunman Kills 10 in Attack at Supermarket in Boulder, Colorado: Updates

The birth of Anne Misak’s baby boy in May was a challenge, with the Lakewood mom undergoing a caesarian section that required at least six weeks of recovery. While her husband cashed in all of his vacation days to take time off from work, he had to return to his job after five weeks of being home with their newborn. That left Misak looking after their son by herself. “I told my husband, ‘You cannot be going back to work already.’ I probably did a few things I shouldn’t have done,” Misak said, referring to times she picked up her baby even though her doctor told her to not lift more than 10 pounds. “The fact that he had to go back to work before I was fully recovered definitely made it challenging.” Had the couple had access to paid family and medical leave, Misak said, “it would have been a lot less stressful.” On Nov. 3, voters will be asked to decide Proposition 118, a ballot measure that would create a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program for Colorado … [Read more...] about Colorado Proposition 118 would create state-run paid family and medical leave