Tag: Denver Metro Chamber Of Commerce
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The frontrunners? | 2023 DENVER MAYOR’S RACE
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising reports offered a glimpse into the viability of the two dozen or so candidates hoping to succeed Mayor Michael Hancock, but the race remains incredibly difficult to handicap, including who might be leading the pack, longtime political observers say. …
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Metro Moves: OEDIT welcomes new executive director
The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
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Who are the frontrunners in Denver mayor’s money race?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Roughly a dozen candidates have begun to separate themselves from the crowded pack in the race for Denver mayor — at least based on money raised. While not the sole measure of a serious candidacy, robust fundraising points to a person’s viability as a candidate…
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Metro Moves: Denver Metro Chamber welcomes new VP of Sales
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to savannah.mehrtens@denvergazette.com. RE-HIRE Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced Cayti Stein as the new vice president of sales and investor strategy, according to a news release. Stein…
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Out-of-state business location specialists critique metro Denver
Out-of-state specialists helping companies find good locations in which to relocate or expand spent the past three days combing over the metro Denver area, then presented feedback to a room full of business and government leaders Friday morning. The 18th Annual Metro Denver Site Selection Conference and Consultant Feedback event drew heaps of praise for…
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Denver Metro Chamber leaders blast possible EPA rules that would hike gas prices
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officials and business leaders on Thursday singled out the biggest issues impacting businesses in 2022, including “economically damaging” Environmental Protection Agency rules that will come down on Colorado soon over air quality standards, construction defect laws that business leaders say are ineffective and don’t prevent lawsuits in condominium developments and…
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Confusion swirls as Colorado imposes new retail delivery fee, catching businesses by surprise
Colorado consumers will start noticing a 27-cent fee on receipts for almost everything that gets delivered to them, including restaurant food, after Colorado’s new “retail delivery fee” took effect July 1. The fee must be collected and paid to the state by retailers “on all deliveries by motor vehicle to a location in Colorado with…
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Denver business mogul Joe Blake dies
Former Colorado State University chancellor and president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Joe Blake died of cancer Tuesday. He was 86. Blake, a Denver native, grew up in the Park Hill neighborhood and graduated from East High School, before graduating from Dartmouth College. He returned to Colorado and graduated with a…
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Denver metro leaders celebrate economic recovery, set sights on homelessness in State of the City
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of regional business leaders from the Denver metro region celebrated economic recovery and discussed ongoing challenges at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 State of the City address. Politicians and business professionals told the group homelessness and housing costs remain barriers for the…