/tags/jobs Jobs en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:12:40 GMT /2025-04-22/job-growth-wildfires-salt-lake-denver New research shows that job growth in our region has been faster in areas with serious wildfire danger, a trend that raises the prospect of serious economic fallout from major blazes. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:12:40 GMT /2025-04-22/job-growth-wildfires-salt-lake-denver Murphy Woodhouse /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-22/why-the-nations-nuclear-waste-may-eventually-be-headed-to-northwest-colorado As nuclear waste piles up at power plants around the country, many states are aggressively fighting plans for new storage facilities. But Northwest Colorado is quietly opening the door to the idea. On this special edition of In The NoCo, we hear why some people like the idea of what nuclear waste storage could do for northwest Colorado’s economy – and why others are dead set against it. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-22/why-the-nations-nuclear-waste-may-eventually-be-headed-to-northwest-colorado In The NoCo, Scott Franz, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2025-01-28/mistrust-bubbles-up-as-nuclear-waste-storage-talks-come-to-rural-colorado Cañon City in southern Colorado is still dealing with the fallout of radioactive contamination from decades ago. A nuclear waste watchdog group wants communities that are considering partnering with the government on future waste storage plans to have the full picture of the energy cycle and its history. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-28/mistrust-bubbles-up-as-nuclear-waste-storage-talks-come-to-rural-colorado Scott Franz /news/2024-09-05/several-colorado-communities-are-considering-raising-the-minimum-wage Local governments are allowed to set a minimum wage that's higher than the state rate of $14.40 per hour. Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang said if approved, the changes could take effect on January 1, 2025. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:39:52 GMT /news/2024-09-05/several-colorado-communities-are-considering-raising-the-minimum-wage Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun /regional-news/2024-06-25/american-climate-corps-mountain-west The program builds on the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps and aims to place 20,000 young people in jobs to tackle climate change. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:50:47 GMT /regional-news/2024-06-25/american-climate-corps-mountain-west Rachel Cohen /news/2024-03-03/robots-and-happy-workers-productivity-surge-helps-explain-us-economys-surprising-resilience Across the United States, chronic worker shortages have led many companies to invest in machines to do some of the work they can't find people to do. Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:57:00 GMT /news/2024-03-03/robots-and-happy-workers-productivity-surge-helps-explain-us-economys-surprising-resilience Paul Wiseman, Associated Press /news/2024-01-05/is-college-worth-the-money-a-new-report-holds-some-clues-for-colorado-students According to the 2023 Higher Education Return on Investment Report, Coloradans who hold bachelor’s degrees make significantly more money than residents with only high school diplomas. But what other factors play into the cost-benefit formula? Chalkbeat Colorado Reporter Jason Gonzales spoke with »Ê¹ÚÍøַ’s Nikole Robinson Carroll about it. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:42:24 GMT /news/2024-01-05/is-college-worth-the-money-a-new-report-holds-some-clues-for-colorado-students Nikole Robinson Carroll /2023-08-09/clean-energy-job-creation-mountain-west-varies-widely A new report shows the U.S. has created more than 170,000 clean energy jobs since Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. In the Mountain West, job creation by state is all over the map. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:06:53 GMT /2023-08-09/clean-energy-job-creation-mountain-west-varies-widely Kaleb Roedel /regional-news/2023-07-15/feds-hope-new-wildland-firefighter-job-classifications-will-help-with-retention The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has started posting positions using a new job classification system mandated by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Fire managers are hopeful that it can help the agency begin to address the serious recruitment and retention issues they’re facing. Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-15/feds-hope-new-wildland-firefighter-job-classifications-will-help-with-retention Murphy Woodhouse /regional-news/2023-01-31/climate-law-could-mean-92-000-jobs-in-the-mountain-west-think-tank-predicts A new report predicts the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and energy provisions will create or preserve 1 million U.S. jobs., including tens of thousands in the Mountain West. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:23:31 GMT /regional-news/2023-01-31/climate-law-could-mean-92-000-jobs-in-the-mountain-west-think-tank-predicts Kaleb Roedel