In honor of National Small Business Week, the Colorado Chamber is celebrating Colorado small businesses and recognizing the contributions of small business owners, entrepreneurs, and their employees to our local communities. Learn more about Small Business Week here! Today’s feature is John Gibson with Secret Creek Following a career spanning over 30 years of leadership in […]
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Chamber Members listed as Best Places to Work in 2023
The Denver Business Journal recently released their list of Best Places to Work. The 2023 list includes 70 companies from across the Denver metropolitan area that go above and beyond for their employees. Quantum Workplace and the DBJ teamed up to survey employees to assess the realities of working at each company, using factors like […]
Bloomberg: Cigna Is Giving Customers a Clearer View on Drug Pricing After Scrutiny
Cigna Group is offering clients a clearer view of how much they pay for drugs through its prescription plans, as the industry responds to rising Washington scrutiny and competition from smaller rivals touting greater transparency. The insurance giant’s pharmacy-benefit management unit will market a “fully transparent” option charging a flat monthly fee for each member, […]
Chamber Member Encore Electric Recognized Among America’s Safest Contractors
Encore Electric proudly celebrates being recognized as a 2022 Construction Safety Excellence Award (CSEA) first place winner! The Willis Towers Watson Associated General Contractors (AGC) Construction Safety Excellence Awards are an opportunity for AGC members from across the country to gather to share successes and challenges while demonstrating their dedication to safety. CSEA award […]
Westword: Restaurateurs Feel Forked by Fair Workweek Proposal
On January 24, HB23-1118: Fair Workweek Employment Standards landed like a stink bomb on the local restaurant industry when it was introduced in the Colorado Legislature. This early in the process, the current language is subject to change, but the meat of the proposal would require retail and food and beverage establishments with more than 250 […]
Chamber Member Pinnacol Invests in Paid Training as a Way Into the Workforce
“An apprenticeship will change your life,” said Navarro, now 21. “As a high schooler, I didn’t think insurance sounded that interesting, but look at all I’ve done. I’m learning so much, and now I know there is much more to the job than I thought.” Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance is looked at nationally — the U.S. […]
Chamber Member Rocky Mountain Tooling and Machining Association Set to Host National Robotics League Competition
Chamber member Rocky Mountain Tooling and Machining Association is hosting a National Robotics League Competition on April 15. The event will take place at Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial and will include students from 6 schools from the Denver Metro and Northern Colorado regions. This yearly event is designed to engage students in a […]
Chamber Member Fidelity Investments Launches Invest In My Education (ME)
As part of its long-standing commitment to financial education and inclusion, Fidelity Investments today announced a $250 million commitment that will provide access to education and support for up to 50,000 Black, Latinx, and historically underserved students through the launch of its Invest in My Education (ME)℠ program. The social impact initiative is the latest […]
DBJ: Colorado employers are reinventing their hiring and retention strategies
When Covid-19 hit and most of the world shut down, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies ramped up. The Lakewood-headquartered blood-technologies company was the first in the U.S. to offer FDA-approved, life-saving treatment regarding convalescent plasma, and it hired 400 people by July 2020. One year later, however, as the rest of the world began to […]
Chamber Member Fidelity to Offer Fully Funded Undergraduate Degrees to Many Entry-Level Employees
Fidelity Investments today announced that it will offer fully funded undergraduate degrees to many of its employees, providing access to education for early-career customer service representativesi. The program will fully pay for tuition, books, fees, and taxes, providing a truly debt-free education for select four- and two-year programs. Fidelity, which hired over 16,000 people in […]