Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

08/16/2019

Sign up for Summit County Senior Law Day!

08/16/2019

The third annual Connectivity Summit on Rural Aging, hosted by Tivity Health, is bringing nearly 200 national leaders Aug. 14-15 to discuss “Demystifying Social Determinants of Health.”

08/13/2019

Have high utility bills? Our Energy Program can help with that…for FREE. We help income-qualified families save money by making improvements to their homes to improve efficiency and safety. See if you qualify by calling 1-800-332-3669 or visit: http://nwccog.org/programs/weatherization/

08/09/2019

FRISCO — The Peak Health Alliance, Colorado’s first-of-its-kind community health care purchasing collaborative founded in Summit County, started operations this month. The nonprofit’s sole mission is to bring down health insurance premiums for Summit County...

08/08/2019

Census 2020 Operations about to get underway in our region with Address Canvassing. AdCan is a quality control check of the Census address database and will run from August 18 - October 11, 2019. More information can be found here: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2018/2020-adcan.html.

This operation implements methods to improve and refine the U.S. Census Bureau’s address list in advance of the 2020 Census.

08/07/2019

Top Colorado officials, at the urging of Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and the state legislature, are exploring ways to use state land to address Colorado’s shortage of affordable housing, with an emphasis on workforce housing for teachers.

08/02/2019

08/01/2019

It’s time we turn the tide on the silver tsunami myth and find a different metaphor, one that accurately reflects the huge assets older adults bring to all aspects of life.

07/11/2019

Census 2020: Rural and mountain communities across Colorado face particular challenges in getting an accurate count due to lack of mail delivery to physical addresses and in some areas lack of internet service. The Department of Local Affairs' (DOLA) Census Outreach Grant program will provide grants to local governments, intergovernmental agencies, councils of government, housing authorities, school districts, and nonprofit organizations to support the accurate counting of the population of the state for the 2020 census. Info on the grant program:

Funding Available $6,000,000

06/27/2019

The Northwest Colorado Council of Governments is hiring a Weatherization Installer in either Silverthorne, CO or New Castle, CO! Installers perform a variety of tasks to save energy in homes. They install high efficiency furnaces, storm windows, doors and window replacements, insulation, etc. Steady year-round job, four 10-hour days. Travel involved. Construction or furnace background preferred, and insurable driving record necessary. Salary range is $16/hour to $24/hour, plus fantastic benefits package. See nwccog.org for full job description. Send resume to Doug at [email protected].

06/20/2019

Outdoor Recreation Industry in the State has an economic impact of $62.5 billion and supports 511,000 jobs

The Outdoor Retailer summer show at the Colorado Convention Center this week highlights the breadth and scope of the outdoor recreation industry in the state. The industry's economic impact has risen from $34 billion in 2013 to $62.5 billion in 2017, according to a report issued last year. That is about 10 percent of the state's total gross domestic product. The industry supports 511,000 jobs, which is a fifth of the state's workforce. - Denver Post, 06.18.19

This week, Colorado is hosting the Outdoor Retailer, the country’s premier industry trade show. The summer show runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Colorado Convention Center.

06/14/2019

NWCCOG has released the June 2019 Regional Quarterly Economic Update. Jobs in the region increased 2.6% (Q4 2017 to Q4 2018). Annual Average Wage in the region: Eagle County: $49,140 (+2.9%); Grand County: $37,648 (+3.7%); Jackson County: $42,484 (+10.6%); Pitkin County: $57,772 (+3.0%); Summit County: $42,588 (+3.0%). Read full report here: http://nwccog.org/edd/data-center/economic-data/