Last week Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 279, a consensus bill aimed at ending a two-year feud between cities and counties over urban-development law, but legislators could not agree on a second proposal, Senate Bill 285, that would have imposed more regulations over Downtown Development Authorities.

Colorado Construction Employment Rises 3% Year Over Year
Colorado’s construction industry added 5,600 jobs between July 2025 and July 2026, a 3% increase, according to an analysis of





