🌱 E-scooter Injuries Up + Meat Processors To Strike + NWC New Building

Hello again, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Denver Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now, including:

• National Western Center planning its next groundbreaking on the next phase of the $1B project.
• E-scooter riders are getting seriously hurt in Denver.
• Denver Meat Processing workers' union has voted to strike.

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Here are the top stories in Denver today:

1. New study shows a lot of e-scooter riders are getting seriously hurt. More than 2,500 riders have arrived at Denver Health's Emergency Department after crashing on a scooter. Injuries include everything from broken bones, fractured skulls and brain injuries, which are now considered to be a "common occurrence," from e-scooter crashes. (CO Sun)
2. Meat processing plant workers' union votes to strike. The union that represents workers at a Denver meat processing plant owned by Greeley-based JBS, has announced that workers have voted to strike. Negotiations appear to have broken down with the company and the union around what workers say are unfair labor practices at the Denver Processing meat plant. (Patch)
3. Arriving migrants are already searching for work. With hundreds of migrants arriving over the past month in Denver, there's no surprise that they're already looking for work. Many of them have come from Venezuela and have arrived in the U.S. without work permits or protected immigration status. (CBS4)
4. National Western Center getting ready to move forward with next round of construction. It's almost that time of year for the stock show to come to town, and the National Western Center will be breaking ground on their next building in Elyra-Swansea on the day before the 117 National Western Stock Show begins on Jan. 7. (9News)
5. Edgewater Echo launches a paper edition. In hopes of expanding the reach in the community, the Edgewater Echo has launched a weekly paper edition which will be available at local businesses and community gathering places on Friday mornings. (Edgewater Echo)

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Today in Denver:

• CWCC Mentorship Program: Colorado Women's Chamber. (7:30 a.m.)
• COGCC Commission general meeting: Colorado Department of Natural Resources. (9 a.m.)
• Heat Transfer Stocking Craft: Hudson Public Library. (11 a.m.)
• Multilingual Family Night: Gingerbread Houses. (5 p.m.)
• Twenty things to do for free in Denver: This Week. (Westword)

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From my notebook:

• Migrant sheltering efforts. Clothing donations can be dropped off at Iglesia Ciudad de Dios at 5255 W. Warren Ave., Denver. (Denver Ciudad Dedios)
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Mixer on Market. The chamber's annual holiday party is on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 4-6 p.m. Show up in your favorite holiday sweater and mix and mingle. Bring your business cards to enter to win prizes. (DMCC)
• How many of these new Denver Restaurants have you tried out? (Westword)

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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox Thursday morning with a brand-new edition of the Denver Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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