Author: Savannah Mehrtens
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Colorado launches mediation program for consumers, businesses
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the creation of a new consumer complaint referral program that seeks to resolve issues between consumers and businesses through informal negotiations. Weiser’s office said the Consumer Mediation Program stemmed out of a one-year pilot program developed by student interns and recent graduate fellows that has so far resolved 65 disputes…
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Denver’s ‘affordable’ units ordinance, building permits delays drive frustrations, costs
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Developers who plan to erect apartments in Denver must add a year to that process to account for a bureaucratic step – a delay in building permitting they say is costing them money and exacerbating the city’s housing woes. On top of that, they also fear that an ordinance requiring builders to set aside certain units…
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Wine sales in Colorado grocery, convenience stores begin this week
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Colorado groceries and convenience stores that added full-strength beer to their shelves in 2019 are about to pop the cork on wine sales. Beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Safeway, Walmart, King Soopers, 7-Eleven and others can begin to sell wine – the result of Proposition 125, a hard-fought ballot measure that was narrowly approved by…
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Denver’s realtors group grills mayoral candidates on rental home licensure, inspection ordinance
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The Denver Metro Association of Realtors on Thursday grilled seven Denver mayoral candidates about the city’s new rental home registration ordinance, some of whom argued that the new rule has been a disaster and should be repealed. The ordinance, which took effect this year, requires landlords to get a residential rental property license – after…
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Find out where mayoral candidates stand on Denver’s rental licensure rule, housing, public safety
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Several candidates for Denver’s top post descrbed The Denver Metro Association of Realtors Thursday brought together seven candidates to discuss issues important to their members. Mayoral candidates Kelly Brough, Chris Hansen, Debbie Ortega, Mike Johnston, Leslie Herod, Andy Rougeot and Kwame Spearman discussed issues related to housing and public safety to the real estate community…
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Over $10 million in economic incentives approved for companies to grow in Colorado
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The Colorado Economic Development Commission Thursday approved more than $10 in economic incentives to three companies that are considering moving to, or expanding in, Colorado, according to a news release from the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). The commission uses code names for the companies to protect privacy during negotiations. Colorado’s aerospace industry…
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Colorado Chamber establishes Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Task Force
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In an effort to find common ground between regulations that support environmental sustainability versus business success, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce recently started the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Task Force. “There’s got to be a better way,” President and CEO Loren Furman said. “The progress between healthy status of the environment and economic growth, they’re…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
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Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado marijuana sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the marijuana industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, marijuana industry officials are seeing the other side of the pandemic “bump,” according to Ricardo Baca, founder and CEO at…
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Coalition of business, industry groups seek to stop ‘Fair Workweek’ bill
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A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up – even when they did not do any work because there’s not enough work that day. For workers, the situation could mean losing a day’s pay – and supporters say that puts an “an…
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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
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The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division and Colorado Secretary…
