Life Sciences in Boulder: Cooling, Not Collapsing

A few years ago, Boulder’s life sciences sector was heralded as the city’s “next big thing.” Backed by CU Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute, a pipeline of spinouts, and major real estate investments like BioMed Realty’s acquisition of Flatiron Park, the region looked...

Q2 2025 Rumblings Around The Office…

The months of April, May, and June sometimes feel like no man’s land to me. Ski season is pretty much over, but we still get snow—and those teasing spring days where it feels like 80 degrees, then suddenly it’s 40, reminding us how quickly things can change. One...

Retail Trends in Boulder: A Timeline

Retail & Wellness Trends in Boulder: A Timeline ~2010–2012 – Froyo Frenzy 🍦 Boulder’s downtown exploded with self-serve frozen yogurt shops—every block had that tart, rainbow-topped destination for students and weekend families. Mid‑2010s – Green Retail Emerges...

15 products made or designed in Colorado

Making the products that our businesses rely on, that hospitals need or that consumers buy every day is a national priority. But encouraging manufacturing in Colorado, far from ports and the country’s main population centers, isn’t always a straightforward...

Q1 2025 – Rumblings Around the Office…

As we shed our winter coats, I can’t help but think how our weather feels a lot like the economy right now—ever-changing in unpredictable ways, bringing both great enthusiasm (hello, Sundance!) and uncertainty (looking at you, national leadership). Instead of an...