In today’s fast-paced and uncertain world, it’s increasingly important for organizations to have an adaptable team — One that can handle the pressure of disruption and adjust to changing circumstances. As important as adaptability is, it isn’t a skill we’re born with. It is, however, a skill that your employees can learn. Below are 4 […]
JCBL Legislative Update: The 2018 Legislative Session Ends by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
The 2018 Colorado General Assembly started in January with relatively low expectations for major accomplishments given split political control of the legislature in an election year. However, by the time the legislature adjourned last week, major legislation important to the JeffCo business community passed – even if some of those last minute deals took place […]
Curb Appeal Matters by Tera Gill, Bear Paw Stanbro Property Management
It is hard to believe that summer has crept upon us so quickly. It is the end of May and we have already hit a record high of almost 90 degrees. Whether you are looking at selling your home, or are interested in renting out your home or investment property, the fact is that curb […]
Be Thankful You Don’t Have to Pay Your Parents’ Interest Rate by Audyn Quintana, PRMG
Interest rates hovered around 4% for the majority of 2017, which gave many buyers relief from rising home prices and helped with affordability. In the first quarter of 2018, rates have increased from 3.95% up to 4.45% and experts predict that rates will increase even more by the end of the year. The rate you […]
JCBL Legislative Update: In the closing week of the 2018 session, major priorities still to be resolved by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
With just a week left in Colorado’s 2018 legislative session, many bills dealing with the priorities of the Jefferson County Business Lobby await resolution, but action on those are accelerating as the May 9th adjournment date looms. Maybe the most important example is transportation funding, a consistent topic in these JCBL updates. Both Republicans and […]
The Business Case for Art, Small Shops, and Olde Town by Jamie Hollier, Balefire Goods
One of the questions I have been getting a lot of lately is why I decided to open Balefire and why I chose Olde Town Arvada. There are a lot of personal and lifestyle reasons behind my decision, not least of which is the desire to work more local, work with physical goods, interact with […]
JCBL Legislative Update by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
Colorado’s 2019 budget to spend new revenue on transportation, PERA reforms and K-12 Unlike the U.S. Congress, Colorado’s state legislature must pass a balanced budget each year, as required by our state Constitution. Two full weeks of each 16-week legislative session is spent debating the coming year’s state budget, a process the legislature just completed. […]
JCBL Legislative Update: At the halfway mark, a tentative deal on new transportation funding by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
The 2018 session of Colorado’s state legislature has been a relatively slow one for major business issues so far, but that all changed this week when the state’s economists released their latest forecast for state tax revenue receipts. That number is important because most of the outstanding major issues left for Republican Senate and Democratic […]
Are Home Values Really Overinflated by Audyn Quintana, PRMG
Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their most recent Existing Home Sales Report. According to the report: “The median existing-home price for all housing types in January was $240,500, up 5.8 percent from January 2017 ($227,300). January’s price increase marks the 71st straight month of year-over-year gains.” Seventy-one consecutive months of price […]
JCBL Legislative Update: Four transportation funding measures filed for the November 2018 ballot by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
The Jefferson County Business Lobby’s top priorities for 2018, as in years past, is increasing the state’s investment in our transportation infrastructure. Colorado is amassing a transportation investment deficit of nearly $1 billion each year, and we are spending half as much on transportation, on a per-person basis, as we did 25 years ago. While […]
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