by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 6, 2020 | Economy, Government & Policy
The Chamber is recommending a ‘no’ vote on State Proposition 118, Paid Family and Medical Leave. This would be a major new $1.3 billion state-run insurance benefit program. Proposition 118: Provides up to 12 – 16 weeks of paid time off would be provided to workers to...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 22, 2020 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Last week the Chamber announced its annual Talent Summit. It will be Wednesday, September 30. We quickly got over 50 registrations. What’s with that? Aren’t we in a Covid-19 induced recession? The answer can be found in an editorial on the 13th by the Editorial Board...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Feb 25, 2020 | Economy, Government & Policy
Last week I wrote about the state legislature renewing consideration of a major new mandate on businesses in the form of paid family and medical leave. Since then, the board of the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA) has reviewed the draft and took the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 21, 2020 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
As a function of my job, I am a professional talker. Several times a month I speak to local groups about the economy and key trends in the area. A few gems from a recent presentation: 27 percent of our two-county workforce commutes here everyday from the Denver area...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 22, 2019 | Economy, Elections
During the 2019 Legislative Session, Democratic state leaders referred Proposition CC to the fall ballot. Proposition CC would override the part of the provision in the state constitution in the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) that requires the state to reimburse...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 24, 2019 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Work in Northern Colorado (aka Talent 2.0) is a major initiative of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce. In broad terms, it is focused on three major things: putting tools in the hands of human resource staff and recruiters to help with their talent recruitment...
