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Rare earth elements are a set of 17 silvery white metals with names mostly unknown to the general public, like neodymium and gadolinium. But the mining industry is spending millions of dollars looking for deposits throughout the Mountain West.
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The American Automobile Association predicts national travel will be back up to pre-pandemic levels, with 54.6 million people traveling more than 50 miles for the holiday.
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A new report shows rainy day funds in most states are reaching new highs, but the strength of those funds varies widely in the Mountain West.
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A union representing workers at both Kroger and Albertsons locations in Colorado and Wyoming, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, called the announcement “devastating." General council for the union Matt Shechter said he’s been getting calls from members worried about store consolidation, layoffs and rising food prices.
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Home prices increased significantly during the pandemic, and markets in the Mountain West saw some of the country's biggest hikes. But now, some cities in the region might see those prices come back to earth.
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National unemployment rates continue to go down, but county job numbers in the Mountain West are extremely mixed. For example, Idaho was the only state where every county had an increase in jobs between July 2019 and July 2022. And Nevada was one of very few where every county reported job losses.
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Paul Martin, an administrator for the Wyoming Department of Corrections, said it’s challenging for prisons to compete with other jobs that pay more.
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A federal student loan forgiveness plan could erase up to $20,000 of debt for many borrowers. Jason Gonzales from Chalkbeat Colorado explains how this will impact Coloradans.
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The COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project started as a way to help people facing eviction in the wake of the pandemic. It hopes to expand into helping those facing foreclosure or other consumer debt collection scenarios.
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JetBlue is asking Spirit Airlines to reject a proposed $2.9 billion acquisition by Denver-based Frontier Airlines.