Innovation can be defined as a product, process, or service that generates new value in the market. The outcome of innovation could be a physical product, or something less tangible such as a new way of isolating proteins for genetic research. Innovation is difficult to measure directly, so we separately measure four key components of innovation: talent, ideas, capital, and entrepreneurship. The first three components are necessary to produce 'raw'...

Colorado counties are organized into 14 regions for general purpose planning, consistency of relationship, communications, process, and efficiencies to provide services. The State Demography Office compiles Region Profiles each year that include data on the economy, population and labor market highlights of each region and county, as well as Forecasting Worksheets which show the relationship of the job forecast to the population forecast. State...