Colorado school named one of seven NASA State Hubs aimed at boosting workforce
The federal government has designated a Colorado college to be one of just seven NASA Space Hubs, awarding it $1.3 million over the next three…
Economic Development
Colorado slips in yet another national ranking, though there are bright spots too
Fresh off its precipitous drop to the middle of the pack in one major ranking of state business atmospheres, Colorado learned this week that it…
Policy platforms give insight to what progressive wave may mean for businesses
What could progressive legislators’ wins in Democratic primaries mean for business? The simple answer: Another push to upend the Labor Peace Act, efforts to fine…
Colorado drops significantly in national business rankings
As business leaders warn of an eroding atmosphere, Colorado has plummeted to its lowest spot in the 20-year history of CNBC’s Top States for Business…
Nuanced differences on business issues separate Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls
Both men seeking the Democratic nomination to be Colorado governor are emphasizing that the state’s next top elected official must do something to improve the…
Where Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial candidates stand on business issues
The race to be Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nominee pits a state senator with decades of experience in government against a two-term state representative who’s tried…
New laws extend tax credits for business expansion, childcare contributions
Budget shortfall be damned, Gov. Jared Polis signed two tax-credit extensions into law last week to continue Colorado’s best economic-development tool and the best help…
2026 Colorado legislative analysis: A year in which business concerns were heard
At a time when “do no harm” has become the bar for success set by Colorado business leaders each legislative session, even that goal seemed…
Legislators give bipartisan backing to extending Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
Even in the midst of another significant budget shortfall, legislators overwhelmingly took the first step Monday to approving an extension of a corporate income-tax credit…
Bill would mandate coal-community employers give hiring preferences to workers losing jobs
A number of private employers in coal-transition communities would have to give hiring preferences to coal workers losing their jobs at local facilities under a…