By the numbers.

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$9 BILLION

Estimated economic contribution of the Colorado River-based recreation industry for 2014.

$9.3 MILLION

Vendor spending anticipated when production for Quentin Tarantino's next film, "The Hateful Eight," comes to Colorado, of which a sizeable share will likely be infused into Grand Junction's economy. Nearly 170 people are expected to work on the movie and stay in Telluride.

$8

Colorado's hourly minimum wage. The District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage, at $9.50. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 and has been in effect since 2009. The nation's first minimum wage was 25 cents, established in 1938.

$300 MILLION

The estimated cost to build the nation's first carbon-ion radiotherapy research and...