Kit Geary

6 days ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper hit stops in Colorado’s High Country on Tuesday, April 15, for what he said was in part an effort to collect stories from his constituents to help refine his understanding of the area he represents. His Breckenridge stop was paired with a tour of an upcoming nonprofit hub, and the story he got from local officials lifted the veil covering the historic mountain town with an affluent appearance to show the local workforce’s .

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

Summit County Head Start employees say they remain hopeful as their regional office still stands amid federally mandated closure of regional offices across the country serving areas around Boston, Seattle and Chicago. Locals running the program in Summit County say there’s been no indication thus far that the regional office it falls under will be closing, but if it does, there’s local safety nets other communities lack to ensure support doesn’t entirely disappear.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

New figures from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development show a record-high area median income for Summit County. According to the new analysis, the median income for a local family of four is $139,600. This is a 9% increase from last year’s median, which was $128,200 and a 30% increase over the last three years. Summit County’s area median income this year is now higher than Pitkin County’s, which is $138,500 as of April 2025.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

Financial weariness has painted some of the plans for one of Breckenridge’s largest investments in workforce housing with a bit of doubt as officials now have to consider potential ways to shrink the project’s scope. Breckenridge officials were meant to vote on a development agreement for its Runway Neighborhood slated for Airport Road at an April 8 meeting, but the vote was postponed at the start of the meeting.

1 week ago | kunc.org | Kit Geary

Around five years ago, amid the onset of a global COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Hammock took the nerve-racking jump out of her job in the nonprofit realm to delve into the then-ripe industry of refill stores. She said a concoction of "a little bit of insanity," hope and a background in environmental work ended up being a recipe for success.