Amid recession fears, tariffs uncertainty , slowing job growth and economic uncertainty, Colorado businesses said one challenge outweighs them all – a regulatory thicket that is driving up costs, stalling investment and pushing companies to look elsewhere in the country.
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In 2024, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce released its third annual report, which inspected the state’s regulatory environment and ranked Colorado as the sixth most regulated state for businesses.
In a news release that accompanied the report, Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman said, “Colorado’s regulations are consistently the top concern in every business survey we’ve conducted in recent years.”
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