5 Reasons for hope, concern in the new year

5 Reasons for hope in the new year

More business creation. Colorado performs particularly well in terms of small-business measures, scoring high relative to the nation with respect to new-business creation and returns on labor. The state’s large amount of public funding for small-business innovative research and technology-transfer grants also auger well for 2013.

An energized recovery. An economic recovery will mean increased demand for oil and gas. Also, technology is making Colorado’s oil and gas resources more accessible, economical and environmentally sustainable – holding promise for jobs, tax revenue and broad economic development.

A tech-charged recovery. The growing number of tech…