Gazette: EDITORIAL: Bills would bust Colorado’s oil & gas industry As detailed by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Sum & Substance news service, the bills broadly purport to reduce emissions from a range of activities — from transportation to warehouses — but their true aim is to lower the boom on oil and gas exploration […]
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Chair’s Roundtable: What Every Leader Can Learn from Jake Jabs
This week, the Colorado Chamber hosted a Chair’s Roundtable at the American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) Headquarters where the group met and spoke with CEO Jake Jabs. In 1975, Jabs purchased a struggling one-location furniture business called American Furniture Company which he renamed American Furniture Warehouse. Under Jabs’ leadership, American Furniture Warehouse expanded into a sixteen-store […]
Colorado Chamber Celebrates One Year Anniversary of The Sum & Substance
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today celebrates the one-year anniversary of The Sum & Substance (TSS), a chamber-owned online publication that covers Colorado’s legislative and political news related to the business community. The Sum & Substance gives readers an insider’s perspective on the political […]
Black History Month Feature: African American Youth Leadership Conference
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 Dr. Ersaleen Hope with the African American Youth Leadership Conference Dr. Ersaleen Hope is the newly […]
Colorado Chamber Takes Positions on Environmental, Legal Reform and Technology Legislation
The Colorado Chamber’s policy councils and alliances have been busy this week with new positions on eight bills from the 2024 legislative session. The Energy & Environment Council, Legal Reform Alliance and Technology Alliance discussed major legislation impacting the business community and heard from key leaders on future proposals. Dominque Gomez, Deputy Director of the […]
What We’re Watching: Senate Bill 159
Environmental bills have taken a focus this week as Democrats in the legislature unveiled a series of proposals targeting the business community. While many of these bills would disrupt the energy industry, the Colorado Chamber is raising broader concerns for the statewide economy. One of these bills that the Colorado Chamber is aggressively working […]
Colorado Chamber CEO: Job-Killing Bills Threaten Colorado’s Competitiveness
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – Colorado Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman today responded to a series of bills filed in the legislature targeting the business community, declaring them “job killers.” Several of the bills were unveiled at a press conference held today by the bill sponsors. “We’re seeing […]
Colorado Chamber Announces Kodiak Building Partners as Lead Investor in Strategic Plan to Advance State Economy
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today announced Kodiak Building Partners, a nationally-recognized building materials distribution company, as a lead investor in Vision 2033. The 10-year strategic action plan seeks to foster long-term economic growth and elevate Colorado’s business climate. As a lead investor, Kodiak […]
Job-Killing Bills Are Coming: Take Action Now
The 2024 legislative session has seen an alarming influx in job-killing proposals and draft legislation that would deliver a significant blow to Colorado’s economy. Specifically, three new environmental bills collectively would threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs across the state. Most of these bills haven’t been formally filed yet, but the Colorado Chamber has seen […]
BHM Feature: Be A Good Person
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 Drick Bernstine with Be A Good Person Drick Bernstine, CEO of Be A Good Person (BAGP), […]