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 […]
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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, […]
Denver Gazette: Exit of corporate HQs cited in Colorado Chamber Foundation report
Against background worries that Colorado has lost its edge in competing for businesses, the Colorado Chamber Foundation has issued a report tracking companies that are relocating out of state. “While Colorado has significant strengths as a state, we are also becoming increasingly vulnerable in our competitiveness and are seeing a slow burn of companies looking […]
DBJ: Growing fintech company moves HQ out of Denver
A growing financial technology company has moved back to its San Francisco Bay Area headquarters after nearly a decade of being based in Denver. … According to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, Xero is one of dozens of firms that have chosen to leave Colorado since 2019 The Chamber cites regulatory burdens and other […]
Fox 21: Colorado Chamber Foundation Report Finds 98 Companies Have Relocated Since 2019
The Business Times: GJ Chamber backs bill to regularly review regulations
As Colorado businesses continue to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, a bipartisan effort at the State Capitol is gaining traction with strong support from business leaders across the state, including the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. … Colorado currently ranks as the sixth most-regulated state in the nation. According to recent analysis from […]