Tag: Denver Metro Chamber Of Commerce
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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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Colorado minimum wage to increase by $1.09 in 2023
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment hiked the state’s hourly minimum wage rate $1.09 to $13.65 starting Jan. 1, according to a news release. The department, with the state’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, raised the existing $12.56 minimum wage 8.68% according to a formula laid out by the state’s Constitution. The minimum…
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Denver Metro Chamber celebrates previous year accomplishments with Stanley Cup
The Denver Metro Chamber’s annual meeting Wednesday included several firsts. It was the first time in 137 years of the event it was held at the Gaylord Rockies Hotel and Convention Center in Aurora, as opposed to a traditional downtown Denver venue. And it was the first time attendees got to see Lord Stanley’s Cup.…
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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 leaders applaud unemployment insurance relief
More than 900 business leaders and government officials applauded loudly Thursday when Gov. Jared Polis said the legislature had provided $600 million to offset unemployment insurance loans the state had to take to cover the massive spike in jobless numbers during the pandemic. It was likely a grateful acknowledgement the money wouldn’t have to come…
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Developers have doubts about Denver’s plan to boost affordable housing
As housing prices soar in the Denver area, a City Council committee is expected to discuss a proposal that supporters say would build and maintain more affordable units. The proposed program would ensure that developers create affordable units along with market rate condos and apartments. Builders and Realtors, however, have doubts whether those plans will help or…
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Metro Moves: Rachel Beck named executive director of Colorado Competitive Council
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 [email protected]. New hires The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce hired Rachel Beck as its new senior director of government affairs and executive director of the Colorado…
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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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Colorado lawmakers discuss economic recovery during legislative preview event
Colorado legislators on Monday spoke about improving the availability of affordable housing, bolstering the state’s education levels and helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the ninth annual Business Legislative Preview by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg and Speaker of the House Alec Garnett represented Democrats, while Senate Minority…