From the Director’s Deskin collaboration with Margaret Bowes, Executive Director of CAST A Mountain Migration tipping point? Since the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in March of 2020, national media reported an outflow of residents flocking from cities to high quality-of-life places such as the mountain resort communities covered in this report.
Workforce highlights:According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was flat in April at 6.4 percent. During the same period, the national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.1 percent. Other highlights from the household survey: Colorado’s labor force grew by 8,900 in April
We are updating the local Vail business community with event outlooks and estimations of attendance so our businesses can plan and staff for busy weekends. PLEASE NOTE: that many of the numbers below are still based on some event restrictions per public health orders. These are not hard numbers and businesses should be aware that […]
Funding & Technical AssistanceForest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation Grant program deadline: May 19 | More info here. Offered by the Colorado State Forest Service. provides money to fund mitigation projects on non-federal land in the state. Homeowners associations, community groups, local governments, fire protection districts, nonpr
American Rescue Plan will help more Coloradans afford health coverage. DENVER – The Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), is reminding Coloradans that they can now access more financial assistance for health insurance during the special enrollment period. As a result of the Am
April 15, 2021 – Eagle County will implement a new local COVID-19 public health order on April 16, in anticipation of the expiration of the statewide executive orders. The local order is intended to support the following disease response goals: -Disseminate vaccine quickly and efficiently-Lower disease rates and spread of COVI
UPDATE FROM EAGLE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. The CDC and FDA have released a joint statement on pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to a very small number of cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, a blood clot in the brain’s venous sinuses that leads to stroke-like symptoms (there have been 6 […]
The Letter was provided by Heath Harmon Director | Eagle County Public Health & Environment As many of you are already aware, Eagle County has begun to take registrations among the general public as Colorado will be opening up vaccinations in the very near future. Although this will officially begin on April 2, I think […]
5 Star certified businesses allowed operate in Level Blue March 22, 2021 – While Eagle County remains in Level Yellow on the state’s COVID-19 dial, local businesses that have completed the 5 Star certification process are now authorized to operate at Level Blue capacities. Information and restrictions for each level are available at&nb
