I missed Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, when he spoke recently at a meeting with the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (The Colorado Chamber). But he graciously took a few minutes to chat by phone about the importance of manufacturing in Colorado, the federal governmentýs role in the sector ý and how Colorado natural gas is helping fuel domestic manufacturing in the United States.
Wage Theft Legislation Anticipated for 2013 Legislative Session
During the past week, The Colorado Chamber member Dan Block, an employment attorney with the Law Firm of Robinson, Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C., Larry Hudson, contract lobbyist for The Colorado Chamber, and Loren Furman, The Colorado Chamber, met with the sponsors and proponents of House Bill 1227 (Wage Theft), which died during the 2013 Legislative Session. […]
Business interests claim the state Legislature really gave them the business this year
The Colorado Statesman, Peter Marcus- The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry points out that the session was dominated by hot button, polarizing debates, including gun control, civil unions, election reform and marijuana.