KOAA: High cost of living in Colorado? Blame housing
Colorado is the third most expensive state in the nation, according to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s “Colorado Scorecard,” which ranked the Centennial State 47th in cost of living.
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Arvada Press: Greater Arvada Chamber of Commerce earns grant to address childcare access in Jeffco
The Child Care Access Alliance is a statewide partnership launched by the Colorado Chamber Foundation, Gary Community Ventures and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC).
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Denver Gazette: EDITORIAL: Is Colorado creating an anti-innovation economy?
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce found that 98 companies left Colorado or decided against moving here, many in high-tech industries.
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Denver Gazette: Perspective: Colorado’s declining competitiveness
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce recently sounded an alarm over the number of firms choosing against Colorado for relocation and expansion projects. Their findings should not be dismissed as isolated anecdotes or partisan frustration. Increasingly, they align with a broader body of economic and demographic evidence suggesting Colorado’s momentum is slowing.
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KUNC: Colorado governor candidates pledge to improve state’s business climate
Business groups also had plenty to celebrate during the 2026 legislative session, which the Chamber itself called “a year in which business concerns were heard.” Colorado lawmakers approved a near-total repeal of a landmark consumer protection law concerning artificial intelligence deployment, killed bills that would have redirected business tax breaks to low-income families, passed a measure to require regular reviews of state regulatory burdens, and more.
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Colorado Newsline: Colorado governor candidates pledge to improve state’s business climate
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce says it has tracked 98 “relocations or lost opportunities to other states” since 2019, and in an 11-page report released this year it claimed Colorado has enacted an estimated 205,000 “business restrictions,” the sixth-highest total of any state in the country.
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