Business experts say 2025 was a mixed bag for Colorado’s business climate.
Rankings from business leader surveys, state and federal organizations and news sites paint a murky picture for the region’s competitiveness as economic factors like housing affordability and excessive regulations on employers plummet. Now, business leaders are eyeing the upcoming legislative session as an opportunity to correct course.
According to the chamber’s Colorado Scorecard for 2025, a dashboard that annually tracks metrics related to the state’s economy and key industries, Colorado’s “best economy” ranking fell from fourth to sixth, pushing the state out of the top five in the nation.
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