Notable numbers.

$82 MILLION

Amount Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach wants in state sales tax to fund a series of projects intended to attract more tourists.

$0.10

Boulder shoppers charged for paper or plastic bags when they fail to bring their own.

60.5

The third-quarter Leeds Business Confidence Index, an increase from 58.1 in the second quarter.

10

Percent of residential arid business electricity needs the sun could fulfill if Colorado makes regulatory changes to encourage 1 million solar power systems to be installed on rooftops by 2030.

21

Colorado's ranking among the 50 states for beer shipments in 2012. According to a report from...