Browsing Tag economic impact
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Retirement Landscape 3
PERA Retirees Have a Big Effect on Colorado’s Economy
As the global economy continues to fluctuate in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, PERA members continue to inject over $4 billion into the state and local economies. The ...
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Investments 3
Pension Dollars: A Net Benefit to State and Local Economies
Retirees play a vital role in the economy. They purchase goods and services, serve in important volunteer and part-time roles, and pay taxes. Retirees who receive a pension ...
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Retirement Landscape 3
Why public pensions benefit everyone
For all the talk about how much public pensions cost state and local governments—and by extension, taxpayers who don’t work in the public service sector—the positive economic effects ...
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Innovation 17
PERA works for Colorado stakeholders
New research released last week by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) in partnership with NRTA, AARP’s Educator Community, provides a snapshot of the economic impact of ...
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Retirement Landscape 1
Colorado PERA Drives $6.1 Billion in Economic Output and Helps Sustain 32,800 Jobs
Distributions from Colorado PERA translate to $6.1 billion in economic output and help to sustain more than 32,800 Colorado jobs annually. These figures represent increases over the 2014 ...
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Retirement Landscape 0
Retiree spending boosts Colorado’s economy, sustains jobs
A report released by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) found total spending by retirees in the U.S. delivers over one trillion dollars in economic output and ...
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Innovation 2
Expanding to Serve You Better
The new Colorado PERA Lone Tree Office officially opened to serve PERA members and retirees in the south metro Denver area as business leaders, PERA Trustees and staff, ...
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Investments 0
Investing in Colorado, For Colorado
As profiled in a recent article in ColoradoBiz, Colorado PERA’s investment in a Boulder-based broadband company named Zayo paid off for the Colorado economy and investors. PERA invests ...
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Legislation 0
Poked, Prodded, and Perused: PERA Passes!
The studies have been completed and the results are in: PERA is the most cost effective, efficient retirement plan available, is on-track to achieve full funding, and has ...
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Investments 0
The Colorado Mile High Fund
Making the case for one of Colorado’s best investments. What makes Colorado PERA comfortable with the claim that it is “One of Colorado’s Best Investments?” Is it the ...
