A Colorado coalition of data center developers and operators is urging lawmakers to pass a proposal that offers tax breaks to attract large facilities, while calling a competing bill a major obstacle to new investment. Meanwhile, proponents of the latter proposal have maintained they don’t intend to ban, via regulation, the building of new data […]
Colorado Remains Sixth Most Regulated State in the Nation for 2025
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released its 2025 Regulatory Landscape Update, a follow-up report to its comprehensive 2024 study that brought widespread attention to the state’s growing regulatory burden last year. This analysis provides updated metrics for key findings from the original study one […]
ACTION ALERT: New Workplace Safety Bill is a Regulatory Nightmare for Business
A bill that would create a new, duplicative workplace safety enforcement system in Colorado will be heard in the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Thursday, February 26. House Bill 1054 would create a new state-level enforcement system for workplace health and safety violations on top of the federal OSHA system that already regulates […]
Black History Month Feature: Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
In honor of Black History Month, the Colorado Chamber is recognizing Black 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 Simone Ross with Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Simone D. Ross serves as chief executive officer […]
CPR: Approved but unfunded study on universal health care in Colorado finds financial support
Proponents of universal health care say they’ve raised the money needed to pay for a study about whether it’s doable, and what the tradeoffs might be, in Colorado. In May, the governor signed a law to have the Colorado School of Public Health analyze the potential impacts on stakeholders of legislation for a single-payer universal […]
CBS Colorado: Colorado Chamber Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Decision
Colorado Sun: Colorado has 12th highest median salary in help-wanted ads
And it comes out to $65,000, according to an analysis by Aspen Technology Labs and the Colorado Chamber Foundation. Aspen, which tracks job postings and how much they pay, said the pay rate ranked the state 12th in the nation for highest median salaries last year, up from 14th in 2024. The number of open […]
Colorado Sun: Colorado companies look at implications after US Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs
While the Supreme Court ruling Friday striking down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs is seen as a good thing for small businesses in Colorado, it is too soon to know whether the extra import fees they paid last year will be refunded. … Colorado Chamber of Commerce officials called the court’s decision “a good […]
Denver Gazette: Denver’s business community reacts to tariffs ruling
Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Trump administration’s tariffs, Denver and Colorado business leaders said the justices provided clarity, adding stability and predictability are essential to the American economy. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce expressed hope the ruling will offer some of its members relief. “Many of our members across […]
CPR: Colorado lawmakers encouraged by Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs, but there is still uncertainty looming over businesses
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. … The Colorado Chamber of […]