For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber today released its 2024 Annual Report, providing an overview of the biggest victories and policy issues facing the business community. The report also charts the progress and status of key issues addressed in the Colorado Chamber’s 2024 Legislative Agenda which was guided by Vision […]
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Colorado Chamber Announces Primary Election Endorsements
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today announced endorsements of state legislative candidates for the Republican and Democratic primary elections to be held on June 25, 2024. “Engagement in primary elections is a critical tool to influencing policy and improving our overall business climate,” […]
Colorado Chamber Statement on Veto of Wage Theft Legislation
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement from President and CEO Loren Furman on the veto of House Bill 1008, which would have strained the construction labor market and threatened jobs: “HB 1008 was extremely problematic for the business community and would have […]
Colorado Middle School Students Compete in National Civics Bee State Finals
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today hosted the 2024 National Civics Bee Colorado State Finals in partnership with the Daniels Fund and the Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Seventeen middle school students from across the state flexed their civics comprehension for a chance to win recognition and […]
Statement from Colorado Chamber on Conclusion of 2024 Legislative Session
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today highlighted the victories for business achieved with the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session. The Chamber played a key role in the defeat of a series of “job killing” bills in front of the state legislature and was instrumental in […]
Defeat of Job Killers is a Victory for Colorado Business Community
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today celebrated the defeat of HB 1330 and HB 1339, two bills on the organization’s “Job Killers” list announced earlier this session. The bills remained on the calendar in the House Appropriations Committee beyond the May 6 deadline to be heard, […]
Colorado Chamber Supports Property Tax Package and Other Measures to Improve Cost of Living for Coloradans
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today applauded a series of bills that would improve Colorado’s cost of living, including a comprehensive property tax proposal that emerged from a special task force. Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman served as a commissioner on the task force representing […]
Compromise Reached by Business and Medical Groups on Noneconomic Damage, Wrongful Death Caps
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), and Coloradans Protecting Patients Access (CPPA) today announced a legislative compromise that will lead to the withdrawal of several pending ballot initiatives that would have removed noneconomic damage and wrongful death caps […]
Colorado Chamber Celebrates Finalists for 2024 National Civics Bee® Competition
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER — Middle school students across Colorado competed in the 2024 National Civics Bee® regional competitions throughout the state in recent weeks, with finalists advancing to the state-level competition hosted by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation in partnership with the Daniels Fund and the Civic Trust of the […]
Windsor-area Middle School Students Compete in National Civics Bee® Competition
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. WINDSOR, Colorado – Middle school students from Windsor-area schools competed in the second annual 2024 National Civics Bee® regional competition on April 24. The event was hosted by the Windsor Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the Daniels Fund and the Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce […]