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Chris Wright CEO of Liberty Energy on Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
Chris Wright is CEO of Liberty Energy: Energy CEO Fights Climate Science. And LinkedIn. North Face, Too. (WSJ.com) Liberty Energy boss Chris Wright rails against what he says is an alarmist call for a transition away from fossil fuels YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK OUT CHRIS'...
‘I’m recruiting you now:’ Polis urges business leaders to run for school board seats
The governor says that businesses need to be more proactive in ensuring that local graduates have the skills they need. Read full article
Will Colorado legislative efforts to ease worker shortages make any difference?
Legislators seek to cut credentialing red tape and other barriers to entry. But some business leaders say their effects will be incremental at best. Read Full Article on Denver Business Journal
‘Tax it, and you’ll get less of it’
The January Consumer Price Index saw the U.S. inflation rate jump to 7.5% in urban areas in the past 12 months, and the Denver metro rate was 7.9%. Fueled by supply and labor shortages, irresponsible government spending, and rising demand, inflation is eroding...
SOTU – Colorado Business Response
Interview of Debbie Brown, President, Colorado Business Roundtable with Brian Sanders, Denver7 News on March 2, 2022. https://youtu.be/pR1HT9cJeHw
Polis pledges to save businesses money during recovery
In his final State of the State address of the year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told members and guests of the Colorado Business Roundtable on Thursday of his office’s ongoing efforts to reduce fees and regulations for businesses, increase the talent pipeline with...
‘We are Still Recoving’ Business Leaders Ask Colorado Legislature for Restraint
SETH MCCONNELL | DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL With potential regulations regarding employee car travel and workplace harassment lawsuits on tap, organizations are seeking minimal action. And they want the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund replenished. CLICK HERE TO READ...
Common Sense Institute Holds Inaugural Free Enterprise Summit
BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On December 14, the Common Sense Institute (CSI) held its first annual Free Enterprise Summit in the third-floor dome of the AMG National Trust Bank in Greenwood Village. AMG President and CEO Earl Wright, who is also co-founder...
GUEST COLUMN: Saudi Arabia’s ‘desert is blooming’ — for Colorado
Saudi Arabia wasn’t on my bucket list of places to visit for business or pleasure; it should have been. Colossal economic changes are transforming the once oil-dependent nation into a high-tech, diversified economy under the direction of Vision 2030, the nation’s...
Colorado Business Roundtable seats new board members
The Colorado Business Roundtable has named five new board members to lead the think tank and advocacy organization. Mark Kennedy, president of the University of Colorado System, joins fellow board newcomers: Lloyd Lewis, president of Arc Thrift Stores Kenneth Monfort,...