Author: Dawn Thilmany
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Colorado State University is looking to pair economic research with communities around the state that need information in order to develop new economic engines.
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- December 2022
A cooperative is a business that is owned and controlled by the people who use its
In 2020, there were 25 farm cooperatives headquartered in Colorado with 20,000+ Many other types of coops also exist that serve the agricultural, farm, and food communities
Cooperatives represent an important form of business organization in Colorado, both in terms of number of members and net business volumes.…
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Wall Street Journal article featuring Dawn Thilmany.
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- November 16, 2022
What share of housing is affordable to CO teachers & middle-income households?
Given changing market conditions & interest rates, will the market correct ?
What % of owners are burdened by their rent, mortgaged, or property taxes?
How does that vary across Colorado?
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- April 2022
COVID accelerated the move to online sales platforms for food purchases
Delivery and curbside pickup of online food purchases have held steady or grown across all market channels during the pandemic
Adoption of online sales may persist among some buyers, while others will choose to return to stores and restaurants, offering food enterprises more options to market their products
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health and social distancing mandates caused unprecedented shifts and disruptions for local and regional food systems (LRFS).…
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- February 2018
Agritourism has been recognized as an entrepreneurial activity that has the potential to diversify agricultural businesses and stimulate rural development of surrounding communities
From 2007-2012, the number of farms and ranches with agritourism in the S. grew 42%, and grew 27% in Colorado
Most Colorado agritourism operations and counties with high agritourism revenues are located near natural capital and/or assets, such as those in the Rocky Mountain region, or near urban centers with a population drawn to natural amenities such as the Front Range
Agritourism is any recreational or educational activity on a working farm or ranch for which consumers pay.…
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- August 2019
The entry of additional food hubs in a county may cannibalize sales of incumbent
Food hubs require more potential buyers in a market than traditional merchant
Counties with a high level of social capital and that have small local food businesses may be able to lower the population threshold necessary for a food hub to be viable.…
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- December 2019
There are a number of competitive strategic positions emerging in the food manufacturing sector
Consumer trends and new competitive factors have resulted in a bimodal structure in a number of food and beverage subsectors, several of which are presented as case studies here
Such restructuring may provide market access and economic development opportunities
Consumers continue to show strong interest in locally-produced, niche and artisanal food brands, but even so, the level of consolidation in national food brands persists.…
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- December 2020
In 2018 Nourish Colorado’s Double Up Food Bucks program provided $167,911 of incentives that resulted in $452K of economic impact to Colorado’s economy
Fruit and vegetable incentive programs provide economy-wide benefits in addition to the health benefits for low-income families of more affordable produce
Food assistance programs take many forms.…
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- February 24, 2021
Colorado Humanities and the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University feature panelists Dr. Stephan Weiler, Elizabeth Garner, Kat Papenbrock, Dr. Michael Seman, and Greg Thomason discussing the challenges in economic innovation faced by rural Coloradans, never more so than during the COVID era. Moderated by Dr.…
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- March 23, 2021
Colorado Humanities and the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University feature panelists Sonja Chavez from the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Heather Knight from the Center for Collaborative Conservation, Wade Shelton from the Trust for Public Lands, and Mike Lester from the Colorado State Forest Service discussing natural resource assets, water headlands, and conservation efforts in Colorado.…
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This award is given annually to academic and industry economist who has provided outstanding analysis and service to the USDA in improving programs and policy.
