The Colorado Business Economic Outlook is the longest-running sector-level forecast of the Colorado economy and was presented on December 7. The annual forecast is developed by the Business Research Division, as well as volunteers and industry partners from across the state, including Grand Junction, Durango and Pueblo. The 2016 forecast featured an analysis of changes that took place in industry sectors during the past year and looked at the events and activities that will shape changes in population and employment, and in the overall economy in 2016.
Download the 2016 Outlook Forecast here
Download the 2016 Outlook Presentation here
Making Sense of Commodities Prices
Download the presentations below:
Perspectives on Agriculture in a Commodity Downturn by Dan Kowalski
Making Sense of Prices for Oil and Natural Gas by Michael J. Orlando
Mining's Critical Role in Infrastructure, Energy and the Environment by Stuart A. Sanderson
Colorado Real Estate: How Long Will the Boom Last
Download the presentations below:
Tom Thibodeau, University of Colorado Real Estate Center
Jeff Handlin, Oread Capital & Development
Scott Johnson, Lennar Multifamily
Doug Wulf, Cassidy Turley Fuller Real Estate
CEO Panel - Colorado Ballroom
Moderators: Ellen Balaguer, Retired Senior Executive, Accenture
Panelist:
Matt Erickson, President, Physical Infrastructure, Zayo Group
Brian McDonald, SVP Client Service and Support, Charles Schwab
Mary Rhinehart, Chairman and CEO, Johns Manville
Joe Mello, COO, DaVita HealthCare Partners
Media and Press
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (plugging Wobbekind's Dec. 14 chamber event): http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/denver-housing-boom-wont-bust-in-2016-8232but-impa
New West: http://newwest.net/2015/12/07/new-west-daily-roundup-for-dec-7-2015/
ABC13/KRDO Colorado Springs: http://us.vocuspr.com/ViewNewsOnDemand.aspx?Email=elizabeth.lock%40colorado.edu&Date=12%2f8%2f2015+10%3a04%3a53+AM&ArticleID=1539443_26798_291433846
Fox 4/KFQX Grand Junction: http://us.vocuspr.com/ViewNewsOnDemand.aspx?Email=elizabeth.lock%40colorado.edu&Date=12%2f8%2f2015+10%3a04%3a53+AM&ArticleID=1539443_26798_291416630
Greeley Tribune: http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/19460570-113/2016-economic-outlook-shows-growth-but-some-sectors?utm_source=swift_rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss-referrals&utm_section=News
Durango Herald: http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20151207/NEWS01/151209670/Economic-outlook:-La-Plata-County-is-relatively-stable-
BizWest Media: http://bizwest.com/colorado-economic-outlook-all-sectors-but-one-to-grow-in-2016/
Longmont Times-Call/Daily Camera: http://www.timescall.com/business/ci_29204002/boulders-leeds-school-forecast-colorados-economy-keeps-growing
Denver Post (picked up in Brush News Tribune, Brush, CO): http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_29212578/economic-outlook-colorado-chugging-along-but-less-steam
Colorado Public Radio: Plugs throughout the morning during news breaks, and https://www.cpr.org/news/newsbeat/colorado-set-strong-economic-growth-outlook-says
9News: Wobbekind in-studio interview aired during morning program - http://www.9news.com/story/money/business/2015/12/07/colorado-economic-forecast/76922792/ - and http://www.9news.com/story/money/business/2015/12/07/colorado-economic-forecast/76922792/
Denver Business Journal: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2015/12/07/colorado-economic-forecast-continued-growth-but.html
