Business Coalition Led by Colorado Chamber Secures Bipartisan Compromise For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement following the announcement of a $600 million proposal to replenish the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund (UITF). The legislation comes after months of negotiations between the […]
CNN: Fidelity will soon offer bitcoin as an option in 401(k)s
Fidelity Investments announced Tuesday that it will offer bitcoin as an investment option in its 401(k) plans by the middle of this year. It’s a big move given that Fidelity is the largest 401(k) plan provider in the United States, acting as custodian for 23,000 plans, which have 20.4 million participants. In total, those plans […]
Colorado Business Day 2022
Last week, the Colorado Chamber gathered together for its first in-person event in over two years! Colorado Business Day was a huge success, and special thanks to our keynote speaker Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers! View photos from the event below:
Chair’s Roundtable: Is Your Company Prepared for Cyber Threats?
This week the Colorado Chamber hosted its quarterly Chair’s Roundtable program with a panel of industry experts in cyber threats and security – a growing concern for businesses of all sizes and industries. The expert panelists included Bob Turner, the field chief information security officer at Fortinet; Brad Fugitt, the chief information and security officer […]
Caterpillar to Host Denver Job Fair
Chamber member Caterpillar is hiring in Denver! Details on the job fair are below: Date: April 30th, 2022 Time: 9AM to 3PM Location: 4705 E 48TH Ave, Denver, CO 80216 Positions start at $21/hour with a $1000 sign-on bonus and full benefits! More information on the job fair can be found here. You can view […]
Colorado Chamber Celebrates Manufacturers, Outlines Future-focused Vision at Colorado Business Day
First Annual “Coolest Thing in Colorado” Launched at Event For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today hosted Colorado Business Day, an annual event bringing together business leaders, local chambers and elected officials to discuss key economic priorities in Colorado. The Chamber also announced the launch […]
Encore Electric Celebrates New Prefabrication and Tool Center with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
April 11, 2022 – Aurora, CO — On Thursday, April 7, 2022, Encore Electric officially opened its new Prefabrication and Tool Center in Aurora, Colo. with a ribbon cutting ceremony. In attendance were City of Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman as well as other key representatives of the City of Aurora, Aurora Chamber of Commerce, customers, […]
Cost of Colorado’s fentanyl crisis rises to $11.1 billion
By Mallory Anderson for KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The monetary cost of Colorado’s fentanyl crisis has increased by 750 percent in just five years, according to an analysis by Common Sense Institute (CSI). On Monday, Colorado business leaders and law enforcement discussed how the deadly drug is leaving behind a paper trail in […]
Denver Post: Controversial workplace harassment reform collapses — again — at the Colorado legislature
By Alex Burness for The Denver Post A bill to combat workplace harassment in Colorado is dead for the second time since June. Sponsors of the Protecting Opportunities And Workers’ Rights Act, known as POWR, told The Denver Post they are abandoning their planned bill because they have no apparent path to pass it. They said they […]
Women-owned Business Feature: Industrial Screen and Maintenance Inc
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the Colorado Chamber is recognizing female business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, and job creators who have grown their businesses from the ground up and are core to our local Colorado communities. Today’s feature is Lindsey Robinson with Industrial Screen and Maintenance (ISM) Lindsey Robinson is the third-generation owner […]