CBS: Hundreds of Colorado business leaders call for action as nearly 100 companies leave the state
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and, last year, more people moved out of Colorado than into the state.
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Axios Denver: Colorado is losing companies to rival states, report finds
Major companies are increasingly departing Colorado, shrinking their footprint or bypassing it altogether for expansion or relocation, a new report shows.
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The Center Square: Report says 98 businesses have left Colorado since 2019
The data was compiled as part of a reporttracking company relocations by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s foundation, which says the report “can be key to understanding Colorado’s risk factors when it comes to economic competitiveness, business growth and corporate attraction.”
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Rocky Mountain Voice: Colorado loses jobs as nearly 100 companies exit, business leaders demand change
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and, last year, more people moved out of Colorado than into the state.
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Aspen Times: Nearly 100 Colorado businesses have left or scaled back operations since 2019, report finds
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.
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Gazette: Make clean energy practical
By Cecil Courtney is business manager of Denver Pipefitters Local Union 208. Dave Davia is president & CEO of Colorado Concern. Meghan Dollar is senior vice president of governmental affairs and political operations for the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. Jennifer Gremmert is CEO of Energy Outreach Colorado.
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Gazette: EDITORIAL: Business HQs decamp from Colorado
The Centennial State is among 27 states with year-over-year job losses, but a new report from the Colorado Chamber Foundation indicates Colorado-specific trends are at play.
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The Center Square: Colorado Senate panel OKs bills on overregulation, electrical service, child care
Colorado has been criticized as an overregulated state in recent years, with a report by the Colorado Chamber Foundation finding the state to be the sixth-most regulated in the country.
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DBJ: Over 200 Colorado business leaders urge state to reverse tech exodus
Dozens of companies have been leaving Colorado or growing in other states, according to a Colorado Chamber of Commerce report. The report, which looked at the trend through 2025, was published after Palantir Technologies moved its headquarters from Denver to the Miami area in January without explanation.
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Denver Post: Tech companies fleeing Colorado have business leaders ringing alarm bells
According to a departure tracker recently made public by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 98 companies have relocated out of state since 2019, with 27 relocations last year. The state lost 13,600 jobs because of the decisions, when employment information was available and the base of public companies continues to shrink.
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Gazette: EDITORIAL: Southern Colorado speaks up for the state’s economy
As they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. The Southern Colorado Business Alliance will present a unified presence for industries and communities throughout the region. And it couldn’t come at a better time as metro Denver-based business community heavyweights — like the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Colorado Concern — are rallying to push back at anti-business regulation that’s bad for the economy.
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Colorado Sun: What’s Working: “Enough is enough!” Local tech and business leaders feel Colorado is losing its competitive edge
A new relocation report from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce wasn’t promoting the reasons companies should move to the state. It wasn’t an appeal for new members. And it certainly wasn’t about the weather.
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Axios: Colorado leaders warn of a “deteriorating” business climate
Days after a damning report about the state’s economic climate, a bipartisan coalition of local tech and business leaders issued an open letter to state officials warning that “the foundation of Colorado’s technology and business leadership is deteriorating.”
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Denver 7: Artemis II Watch Party Celebrates Splashdown
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Fox 31: Artemis II Splashdown Watch Party Celebrates Colorado’s Aerospace Industry
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Compete Colorado: House Bill 1326: Major changes proposed for Colorado PUC
The Colorado Chamber Energy and Environment Council met last month and voted to ask lawmakers that the bill be amended, saying it wanted to “ensure that the bill focuses on improvements to the PUC and does not create overreaching regulations for business.”
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Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest: Report Tracks Companies Lost to Other States
The Chamber’s 2025 Relocations Tracker, released April 6, chronicles corporate decisions to relocate or expand operations out of state, including full headquarters relocations, moving critical facilities, scaling back Colorado investment in favor of other states and missed site selection opportunities.
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Rocky Mountain Voice: Less Pay. Less Jobs. Businesses Blame Overregulation
In late 2024, before federal tariffs became a headline and before trade policy gave anyone a convenient explanation for rising costs, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce commissioned an independent survey of 169 Colorado business leaders.
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Pest Management Professional: Whitmore Pest takes first in Colorado workplace culture program
Denver, Colo-based Whitmore Pest and Wildlife Control, Inc. (Whitmore Pest), a family-owned provider of pest and wildlife control services, has been awarded first place in the Colorado Chamber’s 2026 Companies That Rock the Rockies program, recognizing employers that are setting the standard for workplace culture across the state.
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Pest Control Technology: Whitmore Places First in Companies That Rock the Rockies
Whitmore Pest and Wildlife Control has been awarded first place in the Colorado Chamber’s 2026 “Companies That Rock the Rockies,” program, recognizing employers that are setting the standard for workplace culture across the state.
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Colorado Politics: Colorado business leaders, Gov. Jared Polis send warning as companies pack their bags
Colorado Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman, who had added her own signature to the new letter, told The Denver Gazette that she hopes the governor would be working together with the chamber on issues that the organization has long flagged as harmful to continued growth.
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Ark Valley Voice: Ark Valley Civics Bee Competition to test Area Middle School Students’ Civic Skills
The top three regional finalists then have the chance to participate in the state-level competition hosted by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce in Denver on July 24, 2026.
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The Mountain Ear: The Great Colorado Exodus
A reported 98 companies relocated their business operations outside of Colorado between 2019 and 2025—54.5% of them separated entirely from the state—resulting in a loss of over 13,500 jobs.
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Fox 31: Relocation Tracker Finds 98 Companies Have Left Colorado
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Colorado: New Report Tracks Companies Leaving Colorado
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Fox 21: Colorado Chamber Foundation Releases 2025 Relocation Tracker
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