Chamber Takes Action Against Rail Strike Why should businesses care about a rail strike? The worst-case scenario for the U.S. this holiday season would have been a nationwide rail strike, which would have cost at least $2 billion per day in lost economic output throughout the country. A stoppage would also have ripple effects throughout the … Read Post
Determination and creativity are baked right into the heart of SoJo Kitchen & Co. That, plus a whole lot of “luv”. Freshly fourteen years old, eight grader Sohan Jhaveri is the founder and chief executive baker of SoJo Kitchen & Company and the youngest member (with his mother’s full support, of course!) of the Denver … Read Post
What Do Colorado’s Election Results Mean for Business? The 2022 Mid-Term Elections are (mostly) over and the Chamber’s Government Affairs team has been diligently following outcomes to formulate a broader legislative strategy based on results. The predicted red wave that never materialized has kept the levers of power mostly intact in Colorado, with Democrats largely … Read Post
The rulemaking process occurs when state agencies take broad policies passed by the legislature or voters and operationalize them. While it may not be the most exciting part of the policy process, it’s important. The decisions made during rulemaking affect the cost and ease with which you run your business. In recent years, we’ve seen the legislature delegate more and … Read Post
Advocating for our members is at the forefront of the Denver Metro Chamber’s work. The business community recently gathered to hear from candidates for statewide office at the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s 2022 Candidate Forum. We also held a committee meeting to hear from candidates running for Congressional Districts 7 and 8. The Colorado … Read Post
THE CANDIDATE FORUM CENTERED ON ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY View photos from the event, courtesy of Dave Anderson at InSync Photography DENVER—Oct. 12, Nearly 200 business leaders, community members and students gathered for the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s (Leadership Foundation) 2022 Candidate Forum at the University of Denver. The Forum featured candidates … Read Post
Stein Comes to the Chamber with Strong Experience in Member Engagement, Business Marketing, Community Growth and Economic Development DENVER—The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce has named Cayti Stein as its new vice president of sales and investor strategy, she will begin her role in Jan. 2023. In this role, Stein will ensure that the Chamber … Read Post
