Denver 7: Colorado Chamber outlines 2026 priorities ahead of legislative session

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has released its legislative agenda for the upcoming session, outlining priorities it says are meant to improve the state’s business climate. The agenda focuses on reducing regulatory burdens, understanding costs, protecting the workforce and examining how new laws could impact businesses across Colorado. “The regulatory burdens are the top number […]

Gazette: EDITORIAL: Underlying Colorado’s rocky economic terrain — overregulation

Colorado’s robust economy has long established the state as one of the nation’s fastest growing. Originally built on tourism and outdoor recreation, the Centennial State has become a haven for high-tech industries like telecom, IT and aerospace — driving an extraordinary population boom and an enviable standard of living. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce […]

Colorado Sun: Colorado’s talent pipeline report identifies 163 “top jobs”

While recreational vehicle service technicians and manicurists dropped off because of the slower growth rate and not meeting the living-wage criteria. … Colorado Chamber of Commerce officials said it complements the organization’s own work with business members, partly because it gets government officials’ and educators’ attention. “It can set off some alarms as the state […]

Vail Daily: Colorado’s business competitiveness shows cracks as investment drifts out of state

Business experts say 2025 was a mixed bag for Colorado’s business climate. Rankings from business leader surveys, state and federal organizations and news sites paint a murky picture for the region’s competitiveness as economic factors like housing affordability and excessive regulations on employers plummet. Now, business leaders are eyeing the upcoming legislative session as an […]

Faces Behind the Chamber: Ben Picotte

The Colorado Chamber is recognizing members of our staff to highlight the hard work they do to be a unifying voice for business and champion a healthy economic climate to secure Colorado’s future. As the Communications and Advocacy Coordinator for the Colorado Chamber, Ben Picotte supports both the Chamber’s communications efforts and its governmental affairs work. He develops video […]

Gazette: EDITORIAL: Biting the hand that feeds the workforce

As if Colorado lawmakers haven’t done enough to hamstring the state’s employers — or scare off those seeking to locate here — one of the legislature’s ruling Democrats now wants to give job creators another kick in the shins. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s news service, the Sum & Substance, reports that Feret will […]

Colorado Chamber Releases 2026 Legislative Agenda

DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released its 2026 Legislative Agenda ahead of the upcoming state legislative session. The top priority of the agenda continues to be state-level regulatory reform, building on the Chamber’s work from the previous legislative session. “The priorities laid out in our 2026 Legislative Agenda highlight the Chamber’s continued commitment to […]

Colorado Sun: What’s Working: Sixth most regulated state but 11th best for business.

That’s according to the updated scorecard from the Colorado Chamber. Most of the rankings are from outside sources, like CNBC, US News and Aspen Technology Labs. But ranking as the sixth most regulated state comes from the Chamber’s own report in partnership with business analysis firm StratACUMEN. “The Chamber has conducted three annual business surveys […]

Denver Gazette: Colorado’s cost of living soars, ranks third-most expensive in the U.S.

Colorado is now the third most expensive state to live in, according to a new report by a business group. Released on Thursday, the Colorado Scorecard “presents a mixed outlook,” according to the state chamber’s president and CEO, Loren Furman. While Colorado saw improvements in many areas, including the cost of doing business, GDP and […]