Tag: Loren Furman
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New Colorado Chamber of Commerce report identifies possible business roadblocks
Colorado business leaders expressed concerns about Colorado’s regulatory landscape, increasing “wages and benefit affordability,” and high cost of living for employees due to housing affordability here. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The report, produced with Dietrich Partners, a Colorado-based business consulting firm, focused on the economic landscape…
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‘Do no harm,’ Colorado chamber tells legislators ahead of 2023 session
Preventing “new mandates and regulatory burdens” sits atop the legislative priorities of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, which urged policymakers to “do no harm” when they convene for the new legislative session next month. The chamber said its agenda for next year — which outlines its short and long-term policy positions on labor and employment,…
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Lawmakers roll out payback for unemployment insurance trust fund
Federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars will play a major role in paying back a $1 billion federal loan the state had to take out to cover unemployment insurance checks during the pandemic. Senate Bill 234, if signed into law, will take $600 million in pandemic relief funds to allow the state to pay back…
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Colorado Chamber of Commerce celebrates manufacturing industry
Colorado Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Loren Furman said the organization won’t wait for the general election in November and plans to step up policy efforts earlier. “We’re not going to limit ourselves anymore to just our process in the general election,” Furman told the crowd gathered for the chamber’s Colorado Business Day event…