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🌱 Leeds' Confidence Index + Fentanyl Deaths Impacting Coroners Offices

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Good morning, Boulder! I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. In this issue, you'll learn about...

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  • CU's Leeds Business School's annual Confidence Index released.
  • County coroners across the state are overwhelmed by fentanyl deaths.

Tuesday's weather: Partly sunny. High: 67 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

  1. Leeds Business releases its annual Confidence Index. Colorado businesses are expressing pessimism for the 2022 Q4. The Leeds Business Confidence Index indicates that the negative outlook by the state's business leaders is driven by inflation, interest rates, lingering supply chain issues. (CU Leeds)
  2. CU Center of the American West's director allegedly "blurred line between work and private life." Patty Limerick, the now former director of CU's Center of the American West, is baffled by the University's decision to fire her from the program she spent decades developing. (CO Sun)
  3. Fentanyl deaths continue to overwhelm county coroner's offices. The ongoing fatal overdoses across the state have been supercharged by fentanyl and is wreaking havoc up and down the Front Range. The impacts on county medical examiners have been totally missed. (Westword)
  4. Vail Resorts claims there's more to town's opposition to affordable housing project. The town of Vail has been fighting against a proposed employee housing project by Vail Resorts. Resort officials said that the town's opposition "is less about protecting wildlife, and more about preventing affordable housing near the luxury homeowners." (Outthere)

Today in Boulder:

  • Wellness Tuesday Crafts: With Mental Health Partners. (4- 6 p.m.)
  • Paying for College: For Seniors and Parents. (6 p.m.)
  • CU Boulder: Fall Career Fair. (Oct. 4-Oct. 5)

From my notebook:

  • Dairy Center is hosting the 'Water is Life' exhibition. Check it out. (Yahoo!)
  • Check out all the things happening during the month of October in Downtown Boulder. (Downtown Boulder)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all Wednesday morning for another edition of the Boulder Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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