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The Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder has published multiple papers on the economic and fiscal contributions of the oil and gas industry in Colorado, as well as forward-looking economic scenarios under varying policy outcomes. This summary, which updates a number of the oil and gas economic and fiscal metrics based on 2013 data, will be used as context for an update of alternative production...

This study examines the economic consequences of building the Black Hills Energy natural gas-fired power plant with a project labor agreement (PLA). The academic research on the costs of project labor agreements is discussed. The study also examines the economic impact on Pueblo County if the project were built with and without a PLA. The results of the study are summarized.