For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. EASTERN PLAINS, Colorado – Middle school students from Eastern Plains-area schools competed in the 2025 National Civics Bee® regional competition on March 29. The event was hosted by the Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Daniels Fund and the Civic Trust of the […]
Colorado Sun: Colorado utilities are trying to go green. Tariffs and geopolitical chaos are getting in the way.
Colorado electricity utilities — from the largest investor-owned corporation to rural electric cooperatives — are straining to meet reliability standards and state clean energy mandates as they face cost-spiraling economics and the threat of tariffs. … The signatories included the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, unions representing electrical workers and pipefitters, more than a dozen rural […]
Axios: Colorado braces for Trump tariff fallout
Colorado businesses, consumers and lawmakers are preparing for President Trump’s new tariffsto significantly damage the state’s economy. State of play: The state’s public companies lost about $44 billion in market value Friday, the Denver Post reports. And local business leaders are warning of further financial fallout. “Specifically for Colorado, which is already one of the […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado utilities voice concerns over accelerated carbon emissions reduction targets
Colorado utilities are concerned that they may struggle to meet the state’s carbon emissions reduction goals if the proposed bill, which has yet to be introduced, changes the current targets. The 2025 legislative session is nearing its final month. … Meghan Dollar of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce said that many of her members from […]
Denver Post: Gov. Polis, lawmakers consider plan to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy transition
Colorado lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis’ office are weighing legislation that would require 100% of the state’s energy to come from clean sources by 2040 — 10 years earlier than the current target. The proposal is still being drafted and has not yet been introduced in the state House; its details were described to The […]
Denver Gazette: Colorado leaders, businesses brace for fallout from Trump tariffs
Colorado business and political leaders are bracing for the fallout following President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs, expressing worries about higher prices and possible damage to the state’s economy, though some offered calibrated responses and noted robust sales in some areas as customers decide to buy goods now in anticipation of higher prices later. […]
Colorado Chamber Releases Statement on Tariffs
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement in response to tariffs unveiled this week by the federal government: “We’re concerned with any policy that disrupts predictability in the market or increases the cost of doing business – whether that comes from […]
Southern Regional Talent Summit Addresses Workforce Challenges in Key Industries
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. PUEBLO, Colorado – The Southern Colorado Economic Development District hosted the Southern Regional Talent Summit in partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce assisted in the coordination of industry group participation. The summit focused on addressing workforce challenges in […]
Colorado Sun: Future of union organizing in Colorado remains fuzzy as legislative session enters home stretch
After about three months of negotiations, the future of union organizing in Colorado remains fuzzy as the 2025 lawmaking term slowly winds down. At stake is a roughly 80-year-old requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that requires 75% of workers at a company to sign off before a union can begin discussions with an […]
Women’s History Month Feature: Maria Garcia Berry
In honor of Women’s History Month and the Chamber’s Women’s Forum, the Colorado Chamber is recognizing women business leaders, executives and job creators who are core to our local Colorado communities. Each of the women featured in the month of March were panelists for the Colorado Chamber’s Women’s Forum which happened on March 27. Today’s feature […]