Economy & Economic Development  January 16, 2026

Economic outlook improves, but headwinds persist

Richard Wobbekind
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After outlining significant challenges facing the local, state and national economies at BizWest’s Economic Forecast event Thursday, University of Colorado economist Rich Wobbekind closed with an AI-generated slide intended to signal optimism: a glowing mountain sunrise. Or was it a sunset?

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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