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In the News: Colorado Chamber Press Roundup

Denver Post: Colorado Democrats propose tax reforms steering impact of federal tax cuts to families
But in the business community, people worry about the proposals hamstringing Colorado’s competitiveness with other states, Colorado Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Loren Furman said Tuesday. The chamber hasn’t taken a formal position yet, but Furman said it has “deep concerns” about the overall package.
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Colorado Politics: Democrats want to decouple Colorado from federal tax breaks
Rhonda Sparlin, Colorado partner-in-charge for tax and financial-consulting firm RubinBrown, earlier told The Sum and Substance, the news site of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, that the tax proposals could impact “future investments and future opportunities in the state.”
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Steamboat Pilot: Democrats propose bills to decouple Colorado businesses from new tax breaks, revive tax credit for low-income families
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has not yet taken a position on the bills, but President and CEO Loren Furman said in a statement Tuesday that the organization has “deep concerns about this tax package as whole on behalf of the business community.”
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Heart of the Rockies Radio: Deadline Today for Upper Arkansas Valley Students to Enter Civics Bee
Today is the final day for Upper Arkansas Valley middle school students to apply for the National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan competition organized locally by the League of Women Voters and the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce.
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Denver Gazette: Greeley-based Alquist emerges as leading 3D construction printing company
Although Colorado has experienced a bit of a reputational fallout nationally in attracting business — it was depicted as the sixth-most-regulated state in the U.S. by a 2024 report by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce— the state and the city of Greeley succeeded in drawing Alquist to Colorado.
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Roll Call: State politics color reception to Trump’s AI ‘framework’ order
Loren Furman is CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and represents industry in the working group negotiations. She said she hasn’t seen “a lot of attention paid” to the Trump administration order.
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