Business Archives - The Colorado Sun

Universal basic food pilot program tackles food insecurity in new way

Saja Hindi, The Colorado Trust — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:44:00 +0000

Ian Walker, Simple Foods Market owner, rings up grocery items from employee Ruean Holt’s shopping basket on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at the grocery store in Del Norte, Colo. Holt was enrolled in the Colorado Food Cluster’s Food Trust pilot program, which provided recipients with no-cost healthy foods as part of the universal basic food pilot program. (John McEvoy, Special to The Colorado Trust)

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Colorado plan to ban using food assistance benefits for soda blocked by federal court ruling

Jennifer Brown — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:12:30 +0000

In this Dec. 25, 2018, file photo a person uses a soda fountain dispenser at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. A new study bolsters evidence that soda taxes can reduce sales but whether they influence health remains unclear. The new results were published Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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A person uses a soda fountain dispenser at the Back Bowl bowling alley in Eagle, Colo. on Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Eastern Colorado farmers brace for worst wheat harvest since 1965

Jeff Rice — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0000

Wheat grows in a field Monday, June 15, 2026, in Lincoln County. Some wheat crops are suffering amidst an ongoing drought. (Cheney Orr, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Sportsbooks have spent about $1.5M on Democratic, Republican statehouse primaries in Colorado

Jesse Paul — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0000

A left field scoreboard is covered under a DraftKings promotional as Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) warms up before a baseball game at Fenway Park, Sept. 22, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Colorado helium reserves got big boost when war with Iran cut off 30% of the world’s supply

Mark Jaffe — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:14:00 +0000

Air Liquide helium containers are lined up at the Ladder Creek Helium plant in Cheyenne Wells. Ladder Creek is one of 14 helium liquefiers worldwide. Its product is shipped to customers internationally and is used mostly as an industrial coolant. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Ready for your next steak? These Colorado ranchers are battling drought to get it on your plate.

Shannon Mullane and Tracy Ross — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0000

Louis Martin, 66, the manager of Brett Gray Ranch opens a gate to a paddock Monday, June 15, 2026, in Lincoln County. Ranchers across the state are running their operations amidst an ongoing drought. (Cheney Orr, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Are injuries from wind turbines common?

Sue Bin Park, Skeptical Science — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

(Provided by Gigafact.)

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What’s Working: Why hamburgers cost more today

Tamara Chuang — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Cargill workers process beef cuts on a beef processing line, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 in Fort Morgan Colorado. (Jeremy Sparig, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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New homes and businesses in Denver will see major surge in water connection fees

Jerd Smith — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Construction crews continue work on new Brookfield Residential town homes in Northfield at E. 47th Avenue and Beeler Court in Denver on June 17, 2026 (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Cherry Creek’s yellow school buses will double as electric power plants

Michael Booth — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:02:00 +0000

An electric school bus sits outside Denver’s East High School on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, when state leaders, including Gov. Jared Polis, announced 13 Colorado schools and districts that will be able to invest in new electric school buses with a mix of state and federal grant dollars. The buses will replace aging diesel school buses, saving on repairs and reducing kids’ exposure to harmful pollutants. (Erica Breunlin, The Colorado Sun)

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