Colorado

(The Center Square) - A new forecast of Colorado's economy is bullish on the state's recovery looking ahead into 2022. 

The forecast was presented during the 57th-annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook (CBEO) Forum that was held on Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

"We are pretty bullish on the macro economy, but there are certain things that are creating uncertainty going forward," Dr. Richard Wobbekind, a senior economist at Leeds, said during his introductory remarks. 

Women and low-income students disproportionately put their college careers on hold during the pandemic, according to a new report.

Five Colorado state agencies are holding approximately $15.1 million in excess funds, according to an audit of the state's cash funds.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is holding a career fair Friday, December 10 in Pueblo seeking to hire permanent and temporary, full-time, and part-time highway maintenance workers in the southeast portion of the state. The fair will be held at CDOT Region 2 Headquarters, 5615 Wills Blvd., Pueblo, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Specific fair information is listed below.

A variety of positions are available for hire, including: 

Friday, December 3

Rocky Ford @ Durango

• Rocky Ford 35
• Durango 64

Kim/Branson @ Trinidad

• Kim/Branson 57
• Trinidad 35

Las Animas @ South Baca (Campo/Vilas/Pritchett)

• Las Animas 48
• South Baca 25

Lamar @ DSST Green Valley Ranch

• Lamar 34
• DSST Green Valley Ranch 66

Idalia @ Cheyenne Wells

• Idalia 37

Friday, December 3

Rocky Ford @ Durango

• Rocky Ford 30
• Durango 57

Las Animas @ South Baca (Campo/Vilas/Pritchett)

• Las Animas 20
• South Baca 39

La Junta @ Hoehne

• La Junta 33
• Hoehne 44

Idalia @ Cheyenne Wells

• Idalia 56
• Cheyenne Wells 30

Hi-Plains @ Eads

• Hi-Plains 27
• Eads 19