Big parts of Colorado’s economy are looking lackluster — are we in a recession?

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Silent Recession series


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Construction in Denver’s Northfield neighborhood, north of Interstate 70..

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A homemade sign by someone panhandling for change is wedged between a couple of poles on Tower Road in Green Valley Ranch on Colorado’s Front Range.

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Closed doors on an empty loading dock at a massive commercial space up for lease in Green Valley Ranch on Colorado’s Front Range.

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New homes on the eastern side of Green Valley Ranch on Colorado’s Front Range.

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Scrapers at work prepping ground for yet more massive planned new developments in Aurora Highlands on Colorado’s Front Range.