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Colorado House passed a bill raising threshold for agriculture overtime by one vote

Updated 2 days ago

The bill that would raise the overtime threshold for overtime pay for certain agricultural workers won the narrowest of votes Thursday in the Colorado House....

Colorado awards $26M in tax incentives to keep aerospace company in state

Updated 2 days ago

A technology company in the aerospace and defense industry is looking to expand and could bring 1,250 jobs to Colorado if it chooses to continue...

RTD lays off two dozen managers in operations ‘realignment’

Updated 3 days ago

More than two dozen managers at the Regional Transportation District learned in March that their jobs would be eliminated, with their last day of work...

Colorado business leaders, Gov. Jared Polis send warning as companies pack their bags

Updated 4 days ago

Is Colorado scaring away corporate expansions and entrepreneurs that had once made the state a magnet for high-tech business growth? That’s the assertion of a...

Colorado saw job losses for the first time since pandemic

Updated 5 days ago

Exit of corporate HQs cited in Colorado Chamber Foundation report

Updated 1 week ago

Newly formed PAC promises a stronger voice for southern Colorado businesses

Updated 3 weeks ago

Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Updated 3 weeks ago

CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways

Updated 4 weeks ago

Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though

Updated 4 weeks ago

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 4 weeks ago

Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR

Updated 1 month ago

Democrats want to bar use of consumer data to set Colorado prices, employee wages

Updated 1 month ago

Proposal to levy new fees on alcohol products in Colorado dies

Updated 1 month ago

The proposal to collect millions in new fees on alcohol products — dollars to be earmarked for Colorado programs aimed at addressing the behavioral and...

Red flags raised for Colorado’s economy in national ranking, but it remains in top 10

Updated 1 month ago

A new report on economic competitiveness by a Greenwood Village-based research institute ranks Colorado seventh among U.S. states for overall economic performance. But the report...

Colorado’s Polis joins coalition of governors urging Congress to reject Trump tariffs

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has joined 18 other governors in writing a letter to members of Congress, urging them to reject President Donald Trump’s efforts...

U.S. energy secretary warns Colorado’s energy policies could drive up prices, deter businesses

Updated 1 month ago

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday warned that Colorado’s energy policies could lead to higher electricity prices and deter businesses, such as data centers,...

Colorado Democrats pass union fee bill, even after Polis signals another veto

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Attorney General, environmental groups challenge EPA rejection of state’s haze plan

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado’s outdoor economy slowing down

Updated 1 month ago

Protecting satellites in space, on the ground a priority for Colorado companies

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado lawmakers mull competing bills on data centers

Updated 2 months ago

CU Boulder, state launch economic research in coal-transition areas

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order

Updated 2 months ago

More people are now leaving Colorado than moving here from other states | Vince Bzdek

Updated 3 months ago

Xcel gets an earful from public for power shutoffs in Colorado

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado hit a population milestone in 2025; numbers ‘don’t lie,’ but what do they say?

Updated 3 months ago

Gov. Polis highlights Colorado’s business climate and affordability during annual gathering

Updated 3 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis used his annual meeting with Colorado business leaders on Wednesday to take stock of his time in office, highlighting the state’s pandemic...

Colorado’s unemployment rate fell again in December

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in December, according to new data released Tuesday. The rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point, following a monthslong...

Colorado Democrats introduce bills on pricing, data privacy

Updated 3 months ago

Democratic lawmakers have introduced a trio of bills dealing with data privacy and the retail and wholesale prices of goods. Sponsors said the bills would...

PUC schedules virtual hearing on proposed rules for public safety power shutoffs

Updated 3 months ago

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a virtual public comment hearing to gather input on proposed new rules for Public Safety Power Shutoff events,...