Eco-devo agencies commission labor study

LONGMONT — Four Front Range communities are banding together to try to pinpoint today˜s labor shortages in Northern Colorado — and tomorrow˜s.Economic-development officials in Longmont, Loveland, Fort Collins and Greeley are finalizing plans to commission a labor study that will identify gaps in today˜s work force, determine the extent of current labor shortages in Northern Colorado, assess training needs and look ahead to future demands on the labor market.
"I thought it would be very useful for the business community in Northern Colorado to have an up-to-date labor survey to find out where some of the gaps are," said John…