Ben Markus

Position: Colorado Public Radio

Colorado firearm sales at record levels in pandemic

Gun sales in Colorado are up more than 80 percent in April, compared to the same time last year, indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a run on firearms. The Colorado Bureau of...

DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s economy will grow next year, just more slowly

Colorado will continue to add jobs in 2020, but at the slowest pace in almost a decade. “No reason to panic,” said Richard Wobbekind, an economist at the University of Colorado Boulder and...

DATE: Dec. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coors to close Denver office

In the face of consistently declining sales, Molson Coors Brewing, among Colorado’s most iconic businesses, plans a major shakeup, moving its headquarters out of the state. “Our business is at an...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s economy winning, but not everyone shares in victory

Colorado’s economy is, by almost any measure, red hot. Job growth, business formation and wages all are up. But even the most robust economy doesn’t serve everyone. Hidden in the averages are...

DATE: Sept. 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Colorado gun sales hit new high on Black Friday

Black Friday was the biggest day ever for Colorado gun sellers. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation processed 4,779 background checks last Friday, a 10.4 percent increase over the same day last...

DATE: Nov. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

What if the gas boom doesn’t come back?

The one constant in the oil and gas industry is the boom-bust cycle. Prices spike, drillers rush in. Prices drop and the drilling ends. But what if the boom doesn’t come back? Some in the industry...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

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