Northglenn Thornton Sentinel 111022

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Week of November 10, 2022

ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 59 | ISSUE 14

Colorado to follow Q3 national growth

LITTLE VISITOR

The politics of inflation BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN

teaued in the past several weeks. There are less than 900 cases across the state, down from surges in excess of 3,000 cases in June and more than 20,000 in January. Colorado is also far from the bed crises hospitals weathered during some of the worst months of the pandemic. In late October, roughly 3% of hospital beds were in use by coronavirus patients, according to Colorado Department of Public

Feeling more productive lately? You aren’t alone. The nation had an increase in production of goods and services over the summer that offset declines from earlier in the year. It swung into positive economic territory, according to the federal agency that measures the nation’s economic growth. Gross domestic product grew 0.6% in the third quarter or an annualized 2.6%, according to the estimate from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s thanks to the U.S. upping trade by increasing oil exports while consumers spent more on health care and other services though at a slower pace than before. The federal government raised defense spending. Wages were up. But you may not have even noticed that growth, which was adjusted for inflation. Economic sentiment was mixed because not everything grew. Residential investment fell 26.4%, with investment in nonresidential buildings declining 15.3%. The Associated Builders and Contractors calls it “the calm before the storm.” While there is still plenty of uncertainty, Colorado is likely to see a similar growth in GDP, said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado. They’ve been tracking Colorado’s GDP since 2005, and Colorado’s economic change has been very similar to the nation’s.

SEE COVID, P7

SEE ECONOMY, P9

A butterfly lands on the shoulder of Sophia Veryser, one of the 450 monarch butterflies released into Westminster’s Butterfly PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI Pavilion Nov. 1 to mark Dia de los Muertos. See more photos on page 5.

Less-obvious signs point to possible COVID-19 upsurge Omicron-targeted vaccines are available BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The omicron variant is causing milder illnesses than earlier variants of COVID-19, but Elizabeth Carlton implores Coloradans not to underestimate it. “It still killed a lot of people,”

said Carlton, an associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health. “So it’s no joke.” Coronavirus data watchers see signs of a possible upswing in COVID-19 cases in the coming months and are working to minimize the impact of upswing on Colorado’s health care system by imploring residents to stay up to date on vaccinations and to take prudent measures to protect others if they become ill. Reported COVID-19 cases pla-

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