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Eight Colorado communities will receive free e-bikes. Fort Morgan is hopeful the bikes can benefit its low-income residents.

FEMA鈥檚 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program is in its third year of operation. Montana-based Headwaters Economics recently did an analysis of the most recent round of funded projects and found the 鈥済eographic distribution was very uneven.鈥� With some exceptions, many Western states missed out on substantial funding.

A draft report from Colorado鈥檚 EMS Sustainability Task Force found that emergency medical services are at risk of disappearing in many parts of the state. They鈥檙e facing a lack of funding, staffing shortages and declining volunteerism.

Entrepreneurship is thriving in the rural Mountain West, according to a new index released by the e-commerce company Shopify. The data comes as new business applications are on the rise nationwide.

More and more people are visiting and moving to cities and towns around the Mountain West, drawn by access to public lands and other natural amenities. That brings economic growth 鈥� and also growing pains. A new report aims to help communities address the challenges.

As natural disasters strike the Mountain West, rural communities face some barriers to recovery. But they can鈥檛 always get their hands on climate resilience funding.

Small towns in the Mountain West are leading the pack when it comes to economic success, according to a recent report by Heartland Forward.

Policymakers in Colorado envision a future with close to a million electric cars on the road by 2030. But before all those electric cars can hit the roadways, we鈥檒l need a way to charge them. That includes in rural areas, not typically electric vehicle hotbeds.

Local businesses are preparing for Small Business Saturday, an event to encourage holiday shopping at brick-and-mortar stores during one of the busiest times of the year.

Federal officials have announced another $759 million in funding for rural high-speed internet, including for states and tribes in our region. This is the third round of funding to build out internet access in rural areas. It finances projects in 24 states, three territories and tribal nations. In the Mountain West, that includes projects in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Wyoming and the Navajo Nation.