Over 200 Colorado business leaders and Gov. Jared Polis sent an open letter to the state’s elected leaders Thursday night, urging them to create a friendlier business environment in the state, especially for the technology sector. … Dozens of companies have been leaving Colorado or growing in other states, according to a Colorado Chamber of […]
The Center Square: Colorado Senate panel OKs bills on overregulation, electrical service, child care
The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a series of bills Friday for the Senate to consider, including legislation on electrical service, child care and bureaucratic bloat. The bills aim to establish a cheaper energy program for low-income residents, simplify the state’s child care provider system and create more checks to minimize unnecessary regulations. … Colorado […]
Gazette: EDITORIAL: Business HQs decamp from Colorado
Grim news last week: For the first time since the pandemic, Colorado’s job market lost 11,700 jobs — contracting at an annual rate of -0.4%. The Centennial State is among 27 states with year-over-year job losses, but a new report from the Colorado Chamber Foundation indicates Colorado-specific trends are at play. And they’re making things […]
Gazette: Make clean energy practical
Colorado is at a crossroads: How do we meet our climate goals without worsening affordability, straining energy reliability, limiting our workforce, or driving up the cost of doing business? As members of the Colorado Energy Crossroads Coalition, a diverse statewide coalition of labor, business, utilities and consumer advocates, we share a commitment to meeting Colorado’s climate goals. But […]
Aspen Times: Nearly 100 Colorado businesses have left or scaled back operations since 2019, report finds
A new report from the Colorado Chamber Foundation suggests the state’s weakening competitiveness is driving businesses out of state. Companies are blaming factors like increasing regulations and cost of living for why they’re choosing to leave. Roughly 98 companies relocated or moved business operations to other states between 2019 and 2025, resulting in the loss […]
Rocky Mountain Voice: Colorado loses jobs as nearly 100 companies exit, business leaders demand change
Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate. Now, the ones who’ve stuck around are calling on state leaders to make changes before things get even worse. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and, last year, more people moved out of Colorado than into the state. […]
The Center Square: Report says 98 businesses have left Colorado since 2019
Colorado has lost 98 companies that have moved out of state since 2019, according to data from the state’s largest business group. The data was compiled as part of a report tracking company relocations by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s foundation, which says the report “can be key to understanding Colorado’s risk factors when it comes to economic competitiveness, […]
Axios Denver: Colorado is losing companies to rival states, report finds
Major companies are increasingly departing Colorado, shrinking their footprint or bypassing it altogether for expansion or relocation, a new report shows. Why it matters: The findings — from a recent Colorado Chamber Foundation study — are sounding an alarm about the state’s economic competitiveness and business environment. Read more here.
CBS: Hundreds of Colorado business leaders call for action as nearly 100 companies leave the state
Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate. Now, the ones who’ve stuck around are calling on state leaders to make changes before things get even worse. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been sounding an alarm for years about excessive regulation and, last year, more people moved out of Colorado than into […]
Rocky Mountain Voice: She moved her company to Colorado: Seven months later she decided to leave
Heather Florio didn’t move her company to Colorado for a short stay. When she arrived in early 2025, she thought she was putting down roots. “We came here… at the beginning of January, 2025 with anticipation of this being our permanent home.” … The Colorado Chamber Foundation’s 2025 Relocations Tracker documents 27 companies that left, […]