On today’s episode of the Business Buzz, 9NEWS business expert Ryan Frazier and Colorado Chamber of Commerce vice president Ed Sealover break down two potential business-focused 2026 ballot initiatives that already are stirring debate. First, they look at the effort to replace Colorado’s flat 4.4% income-tax rate with a progressive income-tax system that would charge […]
Colorado Politics: Gov. Polis convenes new working group to address Colorado’s lingering AI law challenge
For the second time in as many years, Gov. Jared Polis has appointed a working group to address the issues around the state’s 2024 law on artificial intelligence. The law, which Polis signed despite major misgivings last year, is still not ready for prime time. … Loren Furman, president and CEO of the Colorado Chamber […]
Denver Post: For second time, Gov. Polis convenes group to rewrite Colorado’s AI regulations
For the second time in a little more than a year, a group of technology companies and consumer advocates will meet and try to land what has become the Colorado legislature’s white whale: a consensus on regulating artificial intelligence. … The working group, which will meet for the first time Thursday, will include 18 members […]
Colorado Chamber of Commerce Board Member Feature: Amy Sherman
The Colorado Chamber is recognizing members of our Board of Directors to highlight the work they do to advance our mission and champion a healthy economic climate to secure Colorado’s future. Amy Sherman has served on the Colorado Chamber board intermittently for more than two decades and is vice president of public affairs at Junior […]
Governor Polis Declares October as Colorado Manufacturing Month
Gov. Jared Polis has proclaimed the month of October 2025 as Colorado Manufacturing Month, which coincides with National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) on Friday, October 3. The governor’s proclamation recognizes Colorado’s manufacturing industry as a vital sector that fuels the economy, creates jobs and fosters innovation. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce is recognizing the state’s […]
Law Week Colorado: Colorado Supreme Court Narrows Limitations Period for Minimum Wage Claims
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled the two- to three-year statute of limitations under the Colorado Wage Claim Act applies to claims brought under the Colorado Minimum Wage Act. The unanimous decision in “By the Rockies LLC v. Perez” reverses an earlier appellate ruling that applied a six-year period for liquidated debts. Read more here.
K99: The 2025 ’10 Coolest Things Made in Colorado’
Just knowing that these 10 things were created in Colorado can make us all proud. We can show our pride by voting in the People’s Choice Awards for “The Coolest Thing Made in Colorado for 2025.” Since 2021, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been highlighting innovative products manufactured in the state; each fall they […]
CPR: Two Southern Colorado inventions are in the running for this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Colorado
Autonomous nano tractors known as ANTs can weed fields of beans, beets, potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, chilies, and organic feed crops like soybeans and corn. They’re made by La Junta-based Barn Owl Precision Agriculture. Meanwhile, InnovaFlex Arrays manufactured in Colorado Springs are complex electric systems with many uses–like the company’s Organ-on-a-Chip product, which helps researchers study […]
Retro 102.5: The 2025 ’10 Coolest Things Made in Colorado’
Just knowing that these 10 things were created in Colorado can make us all proud. We can show our pride by voting in the People’s Choice Awards for “The Coolest Thing Made in Colorado for 2025.” Since 2021, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has been highlighting innovative products manufactured in the state; each fall they […]
Fox 31: Ballot initiatives filed to redirect transit funds to Colorado roads
The 2026 midterm elections are still over a year away, but people are already preparing for them. Several ballot Initiatives have been filed in hopes of bringing them to voters next year. … The new proposal being introduced for a 2026 ballot initiative looks to make sure those fees go solely towards road improvements rather […]