2025 Market Facts VRP - Flipbook - Page 7
2 | ECO NO MI C PRO FI L E & MA R K ET FACT S 2025
1 PUBLISHERS COLUMN
84 CANNABIS
Uncertainty dampens economic outlook
Cannabis sales, prices continue slump as psychedelics industry
emerges
4 REGIONAL OVERVIEW
87 EDUCATION
In the spotlight — Northern Front Range’s lifestyle, resources earn
world’s attention
Colleges, universities drive economies
90 ENERGY
Traditional, renewable sectors energize state
CITY PROFILES
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92 HEALTH CARE
BERTHOUD
BOULDER
BRIGHTON
BROOMFIELD
ERIE
ESTES PARK
EVANS
FIRESTONE
FORT COLLINS
FORT LUPTON
FREDERICK
GREELEY
JOHNSTOWN
LAFAYETTE
LOCHBUIE
LONGMONT
LOUISVILLE
LOVELAND
MILLIKEN
SEVERANCE
SUPERIOR
TIMNATH
WELLINGTON
WESTMINSTER
WINDSOR
Region’s health care providers expand to meet demand
94 NATURAL/ORGANIC
Boulder remains symbol of natural, organic industry as other
communities emerge
95 OUTDOOR INDUSTRY
Colorado’s outdoor-rec scene one nation’s most robust
98 REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION
Rollercoaster ride real-estate trends roll on
103 TECHNOLOGY
Diverse sectors make up tech economy
ADVERTISERS INDEX
BRIGHTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT................................... 37
BROOMFIELD ECONOMIC VITALITY OFFICE ........................... 39
CENTERRA ......................................................................................... 13
CITY OF FORT COLLINS DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC HEALTH ....................................................................... 47
EPS GROUP ......................................................................................... 13
FIRSTBANK.................................................................... BACK COVER
FIRSTIER BANK ................................................................................. 24
FMS BANK........................................................................................... 35
INDUSTRY PROFILES
FNBO...................................................................................................... 3
72 AEROSPACE
GREELEY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
HEALTH & HOUSING ....................................................................... 50
Region’s aerospace industry takes off
LONGMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP .... 57
74 AGRICULTURE
MM SOLUTIONS .........................................INSIDE FRONT COVER
Outlook mixed for agriculture sector
RENAISSANCE INSURANCE GROUP .............................................. 7
78 BIOSCIENCE
SOUTHSTATE BANK ........................................................................... 1
Research funding cuts loom large for life-sciences sector
TOWN OF WELLINGTON................................................................ 66
81 BREWING
UPSTATE COLORADO ...................................INSIDE BACK COVER
Costs, consumer choices, competition challenge craft brewers
VERUS BANK OF COMMERCE ....................................................... 23
On the cover: The Sugar Mill in Longmont with the Rocky Mountains in the
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