In many ways, resort communities face the same challenges as the rest of America, such as community resistance to affordable housing, aging infrastructure, and environmental limits on growth. In other ways, they are worlds unto themselves with seasonal service jobs, part-year residents, and major demographic and economic disparity between the year-round and seasonal residents. Housing affordability challenges are often exaggerated in resort communities, and the creative solutions these communities have implemented offer lessons for us all. Please join us for this exciting webinar and learn what strategies have worked to ensure there is workforce housing when many aspects of life are geared towards vacationers.
Patrick Rondinelli, Ouray City Administrator, will be hosting a hike along the Ouray Perimeter Trail on Thursday afternoon, October 23. Please meet at the Ouray Visitor Center at 1:30pm.
The hike will take about 2.5 to 3 hours, but you can drop off anytime if you need to.
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring, and partnering with VISIT DENVER and a broad group of business organizations, a U.S. Senatorial and Gubernatorial Candidate Debate on October 6th. We invite you to join us for this informative event and VIP Reception. To register, please visit: denverchamber.org/debate2014.
This forum will include the two gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and Republican candidate Bob Beauprez – addressing questions regarding our state business climate. We will also hear from Democratic Senator Mark Udall and Republican challenger Congressman Cory Gardner discussing their positions on issues important to Colorado businesses, but with a national interest.
Held on October 8-12 in Jackson Hole, SHIFT is an annual festival that uses food, film, speakers and outdoor recreation to explore the intersection of conservation with Nature, Culture and Adventure—all in the greatest intact ecosystem in the Lower 48 States. Gather with North America’s leading conservationists, foodies, adventure athletes and sustainability advocates as we eat, drink, and play—all while advancing the future of conservation.
All CAST members will receive 25% off the all festival pass. Please use the code SHIFTCONS when registering. Please visit http://shiftjh.org/ for more information.
Boulder to Denver– It is no secret that some of the largest crowds in USA Pro Challenge history have been in Boulder, Golden and Denver, so why not put them all in one stage? While Stage 7 stays on familiar terrain, every year is different and anything can happen in bike racing. Leaving Boulder on CO 93 the riders will have several hilly and windswept miles for breakaways to set up before reaching Golden for the first of two passes. Through Golden, the riders will tackle the 4-mile climb of Lookout Mountain, which they haven’t seen since 2011. Another quick pass of Golden and the race is screaming through suburbs en route to downtown Denver. An abbreviated version of last year’s circuit awaits the riders for three and a half laps through downtown, 17th Ave. and City Park. Over the years, the race has witnessed some incredible sprinting on Broadway in the heart of Denver and 2014 should be no exception.
Vail Individual Time Trial – Last year the USA Pro Challenge visited Vail, and the time trial was decided by four seconds. In three visits to the Vail individual time trial course, this was the largest margin of victory. Competition will be equally fierce this time around, but the names may change a bit. The course’s roots are in Colorado racing lore and trace back to the Coors Classic. Starting in Vail and climbing most of the way up Vail Pass the route is no easy proposition, even for the best riders on earth. The gentle grades of the first half of the course give way to a steady climb for the last three miles. It takes more than legs on this strategic course though; go too hard early and the climb may kill your chances, but conserve too much for the climb and the leaderboard may be out of reach.