This document is intended to provide summary economic data concerning the most flood-damaged counties in Colorado -- Boulder, Larimer, and Weld. Each county, described in turn, is distinctly different in terms of industrial base, key employers, and distribution of firm size and employment.

"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world. Here...

As Colorado communities around the state continue to confront different economic challenges, certain communities demonstrate a resiliency that others do not. While some communities bounce back quickly from downturns, others lag behind and sometimes never completely recover. A comprehensive, statewide analysis of factors that affect a community's resiliency is important because it will allow stakeholders to assist struggling communities better, while...