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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced the latest round of funding in its rural development program, which includes a $280,000 loan to an Eastern Plains nonprofit. The Prairie Family Center will receive the loan to purchase a building in Burlington for a thrift store, food bank, office and family resource programming serving Kit…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded nearly $2.3 million to 14 Colorado organizations that provide adaptive sports programming for disabled service members. Colorado’s award was part of a larger $14.8 million grant to 126 organizations nationally. The programs serve an estimated 11,000 veterans in total. Adaptive sports allow for modifications to physical activities that…

Gov. Jared Polis, joined by members of Gold Star families, broke ground on Monday for the Colorado Fallen Heroes Memorial, a project over a decade in the making that will sit in the shadow of the state Capitol. “This historic memorial will allow all those who visit from across our state, across our nation, and…

The Library of Congress wants to hear from Colorado’s veterans. The Veterans History Project is a collection of stories from members of the armed forces serving from World War I to the present. According to CPR, the library’s director, Karen Lloyd, received 3,400 veterans’ stories. Lloyd, who is herself a veteran, said that of Colorado’s…

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Vail Resorts and New Belgium Brewing are among the companies urging the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to hold co-op utilities to rigorous renewable energy goals. “Require wholesale co-ops to conduct a more thorough analysis of the cost of existing resources and alternatives to fossil fuels, including storage and renewable…

Fifteen years after Colorado voters instituted a mandate for utilities’ renewable energy generation, the companies appear close to meeting their targets. Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard, as originally passed, required the largest utilities to generate 3% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2007, and 10% by 2015. The General Assembly subsequently amended the targets, and…