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Artist Diego Arnedo and his wife/business partner Adhya Spencer have lived the lives of many people from designing club visuals for world-renowned DJs in Costa Rica to art installations and festivals in Brazil and Argentina to going off-grid and living in the jungles of Central America for years on end.

Most new companies don't turn a profit in their first few years. It's normal for any big venture, such as an electric vehicle startup, to run a large debt ratio early on. As such, it will take on investors. Investors in these companies will spare some early profits if the venture looks good in the long run.

Growing up at a winery changes your perception of life and business. Palisade as your playground – its beauty, its uniqueness, and its personality - profoundly influences you as a person and as a businessman. For Keenan High, operations manager at Colterris Winery in Palisade, and his parents Theresa and Scott High, the founding proprietors, creating great wine but also enriching the experiences and stories is part of their legacy.

The town of Louisville, about 20 miles from Denver, wants people to buy and use electric vehicles. To drive the point home, the city council approved a heavily-amended moratorium on most new gas stations for the small suburb of 21,000. As of May 2023, the city has five gas stations, with a sixth under construction. The measure is part of a politically blue effort that started in California. The goal is to fight climate change by forcing the adoption of electric vehicles.

When it comes to developing land in a city, the expenses can often be through the roof. Adding to that, certain properties require that developers make improvements to the infrastructure around their development.

State legislatures across the country are trying to address the complex, and controversial issue of how to balance transgender athletes and athletics. In April, House Concurrent Resolution 1004 “Fundamental Rights for Parents,” a resolution to amend the Colorado Constitution was introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives.

After the pandemic struck the nation and schools were shuttered, a school reform movement took root. Many say that once schools became remote parents caught a glimpse as to what was actually being taught in classrooms. Some of the curriculum being taught and other situations that were happening in public schools caught the attention of parents and conservatives nationwide.

Even though a new wave of people has started embracing school choice, charter schools tend to have trouble getting approved by school districts. Merit Academy in Woodland Park was forced to jump through several hoops before it was chartered into the district. But now the school is entering its third year this fall and its founders are pleased with the results. In fact, the school has become the talk of the town with some pleased with its existence and others seeing it as taking away resources from the district’s other schools.

Ryan Prickett knows the value of building a business but also the importance of good support in shoes. As a manager and partial owner of Brown's Shoe Fit Co. in Colorado Springs, Prickett realizes the balance of good quality brands, knowledgeable staff, and local understanding is crucial along with building up a loyal base of a trusted shoe store.

A Colorado fire map shows about 35 wildfires in the state as of late June, according to the non-profit Fire, Weather and Avalanche Tracker. The expected count is 5,500 wildfires for Colorado in 2023, according to the Forest Service cited by ABC News 7 KMGH.