Overview The results of the 2020 Election made it very clear that Colorado is an anomaly when compared to the rest of the nation. Once again, the voters in our state remained fiscally conservative on some ballot initiatives but voted to keep one party in control at the state capitol and in the U.S. Senate […]
State and Local Chambers Ask Gov. Polis for COVID-19 Assistance and Support
The Colorado Chamber today joined with the Association of Colorado Chambers of Commerce, Colorado Society of Association Executives, and local chambers across the state to urge Gov. Polis for support of our local chambers across the state. As 501 (c)(6) organizations, local chambers of commerce have been excluded from federal COVID-19 relief, which has devastated […]
National Support Your Local Chambers Day
October 21, 2020 is National #SupportYourLocalChamberofCommerce Day, and the Colorado Chamber recognizes local chambers serving communities throughout our state. In a year when businesses have persevered to keep their doors open and to keep paychecks coming to Colorado families, local chambers of commerce from the Logan County Chamber on the Eastern Plains to the Grand […]
CBS4 News Gives Prop 118 Ad a Reality Check
CBS4 News’ Shaun Boyd broke gave an ad from Proposition 118 supporters a reality check, finding that many of its assertions relating to cost and affordability are not based on facts. Watch the video on denver.cbslocal.com.
DBJ: What’s at stake for business in Colorado’s state Senate races
By Ed Sealover for the Denver Business Journal. Colorado’s House and Senate chambers, both held by Democrats the past two years, aren’t flipping to Republicans in the November election, political observers say. But the margin by which Democrats control them — particularly the Senate — could have a big impact on business issues. While a […]
Colorado Chamber Elects Rachel Nance as Board Chair
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today announced the election of Rachel Nance as 2020-21 Board Chair. Nance is director of strategic accounts for Xcel Energy. “The Colorado business community has taken extraordinary steps amid an unprecedented global crisis to adapt and weather the storm […]
FOX 31: Paid family and medical leave on the ballot for Colorado voters
The Colorado Chamber’s Loren Furman spoke with Fox 31 News about Prop 118 this week: “The way it’s proposed, through the ballot initiative, is not sustainable. This tax, the more people that use the program, the more expensive it becomes. That’s the dilemma, really, that proponents have right now,” Loren Furman of the Colorado Chamber […]
DENVER POST: Colorado Proposition 118 would create state-run paid family and medical leave
Employers and employees would split the cost On Nov. 3, voters will be asked to decide Proposition 118, a ballot measure that would create a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program for Colorado workers. The program would give employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave annually — a weekly maximum of $1,100 […]
Colorado Chamber Celebrates MFG Day
Happy National Manufacturing Day! MFG Day—organized nationally by The Manufacturing Institute—is manufacturing’s biggest annual opportunity to inspire the next generation about the industry and careers in modern manufacturing—and to say: “Creators Wanted.” Amid a global pandemic, events may look different, but these collective efforts are as important now as ever. Launched annually on the first […]
Colorado Chamber Statement on Colorado Manufacturing Month
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement from Chuck Berry, President of the Colorado Chamber, regarding Colorado Manufacturing Month: The manufacturing community it vital to the fabric of Colorado. It represents the men and women across the state who make things […]