The last year has seen the world change faster and more dramatically than any period in our lifetimes. Some of the changes we have seen will fade away as we emerge from the dark tunnel…
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Its not the right time
In an earlier chapter of my life, I started the Ben & Jerry’s store on Pearl Street and owned it for eight years. After a few years away from downtown, I came back and served…

Looking Ahead to Life After Covid
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO We were all so excited for 2021 to arrive and put 2020 behind us. Well, here we are and I have to say that, so far,…

Boulder’s Last Frontier
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO As Boulder has grown up over the last 30+ years, most parts of the city have become well defined with “personalities” that will not change dramatically…

COVID-19’s Impacts on Boulder
Posted in The Daily Camera By SEAN MAHER | December 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Here we are in the homestretch of the holiday season. Most of us will celebrate in 2020 very differently than…

Aspen Snowmass Arts & Culture Impact Study
RRC Associates, in collaboration with University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business, worked to summarize the economic impacts of arts and culture in Aspen Snowmass during the 2019 calendar year. This study summarizes the…

Think Small This Holiday Season
By SEAN MAHER November 23, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Remember the early days of COVID when we thought things might be back to normal by Easter? Then we hoped for the Fourth of July and then…

Vacations shift into longer, seasonal stays and relocation
But when the dust settles, will these Covid-related impacts on mountain destinations remain? The pandemic has accelerated the exodus from dense, crowded urban areas to remote, unpopulated resort areas. This in-migration is traced back to…

Las Cruces to further consider return of commercial flights at airport
Las Cruces City Council moved to continue consideration for the return of commercial flights at Las Cruces International Airport Monday. A study from Airplanners, LLC and RRC Associates, a consumer research and consulting company, showed…

Survey reveals ski resort visitors’ top concerns for upcoming winter
More than 20,000 skiers and snowboarders responded, providing insights about the road ahead By Dave Belin, Director of Consulting at RRC Associates Brought to you by The Aspen Times, The Insights Collective and the Aspen Chamber Resort Association…