Among those paying sharpest attention to close margins on ballot measures still being tallied Wednesday were Colorado business leaders, focused intently on issues that have tax implications for residents and businesses.
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Loren Furman, president and CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, told The Denver Gazette that the issue could prove devastating for small businesses.
“We were strongly against (Amendment 87),” she said, adding that the measure amounted to a penalty for small business people for having secured additional revenues.
“We have been struggling in terms of competitiveness for some time,” Furman said. “We look at our national ranking as we continue to drop. The cost of living can be one reason why businesses could decide not to invest here, or to move out of state or just not come.”
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