Dennis Huspeni

2 months ago | coloradopolitics.com | Dennis Huspeni

Colorado's unemployment rate rose slightly in March to 4.8%, which is also above the national average of 4.2%. It ticked up from 4.7% in February, as did the national average from 4.1%, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Friday. The number of those jobless increased by 1,200 month-over-month, to a total of 156,500.

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | Dennis Huspeni

Safran Defense & Space Inc. officials opened the doors to its newest United States production facility, with the help of dozens of local and state community and business leaders, in Parker. The U.S. subsidiary of the company headquartered in Paris chose Colorado for its new manufacturing facility to build electric propulsion thrusters. The ribbon cutting event Friday capped off a week at Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, where company officials were able to meet Gov.

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | Dennis Huspeni

Tom Clark refused to allow a funeral after he died, his wife Donna Alengi said. "He thought it would be too sad."So hundreds of Denver business and community leaders joined together at the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday to celebrate his life and share memories of the influential business leader. "This has really buoyed me up, having all these people come together and share their stories of Tom and what he's done and the impact he's had on their lives," Alengi said.

2 months ago | gazette.com | Dennis Huspeni

Colorado business and political leaders are bracing for the fallout following President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs, expressing worries about higher prices and possible damage to the state’s economy, though some offered calibrated responses and noted robust sales in some areas as customers decide to buy goods now in anticipation of higher prices later. More specifically, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce said its members are worried about uncertainty and unpredictability.

2 months ago | denvergazette.com | Dennis Huspeni

The man accused of being a manager and part owner of troubled Aurora apartment complexes shut down by the city in recent months fired back in a court filing on Thursday, accusing the city of “selective enforcement” and alleging officials might have targeted him because he’s an Orthodox Jew. Aurora officials have maintained that their actions resulted from numerous code violations at the complexes.