A new report from the Colorado Chamber Foundation suggests the state’s weakening competitiveness is driving businesses out of state. Companies are blaming factors like increasing regulations and cost of living for why they’re choosing to leave.
Roughly 98 companies relocated or moved business operations to other states between 2019 and 2025, resulting in the loss of over 13,600 jobs from Colorado, according to the Colorado Chamber Foundation’s Relocations Tracker. Twenty-seven of these occurred in 2025.
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