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Sports betting company looking to create 800 jobs in Denver
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Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved more than $15 million worth of incentives to three companies looking to locate operations here, including a sports betting app and an aerospace company. Part of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, the commission voted to approve the job growth incentive tax credits to the companies,…
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OEDIT welcomes new executive director
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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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Eve Lieberman to lead Office of Economic Development and International Trade
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Gov. Jared Polis tapped his chief policy advisor Eve Lieberman to be executive director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Lieberman’s new role begins on Jan. 1, leading the office responsible for advancing Colorado’s economy by supporting local and regional business development. Lieberman has served as the governor’s chief policy advisor and…
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Colorado tries luring Australian green energy company
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Colorado’s Economic Development Commission on Thursday approved almost $9.4 million in incentives to try to lure four companies to the state, including an Australian “green energy” company. The companies could create nearly 1,100 local jobs, officials said. The biggest package would go to a company that the state is calling “Project Chamomile,” which it described as…
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Small employers must now provide accrued sick leave based on 2020 law
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A major change to the state-mandated sick leave policy resulting from legislation passed in 2020 is now in effect, according to an announcement from the state Department of Labor and Employment. Senate Bill 20-205, known as the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, went into effect on Jan. 1 and mandates every employer provide employees with paid sick…
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Gov. Jared Polis announces launch of tax credit to help employee-owned businesses
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Gov. Jared Polis, joined by some of the employee-owners of Hercules Industries in Denver, announced the state’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade will start accepting applications for a new tax credit in the new year. The credit is intended to help Colorado-headquartered businesses that want to convert to an employee ownership model cover…
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Now on tap: A plan to brew more employee-owned companies
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State House Democrats believe Colorado could be on the crest of a new wave in the business marketplace: employee-owned companies. While the concept has been around a long time – and occasionally has been put into practice – it seems to hold new allure amid the uncertainties of the rapidly changing, 21st century economy. It also draws inspiration from…
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Intel exec tapped to lead Colorado’s strategy to expand rural broadband
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday named Tony Neal-Graves, a former vice president of Intel Corporation, as executive director in charge of Colorado’s Broadband Office, the governor’s office announced. Neal-Graves will be responsible for steering expanded availability of broadband internet capabilities by leveraging relationships with public and private entities in communities across the state, the…
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Wasden and Golden: Legislature needs to work with business instead of against it
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Dear members of the Colorado General Assembly: Please, pump the breaks. Take a breath and do what we were all taught in elementary school and “just say no.” The onslaught of anti-business bills being run this year, many borne out of election-year politicking, is threatening the Colorado so many know and love. During the recent…
