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COBRT this week signed onto a letter of support to Governor Hickenlooper in continued progress for transportation funding. Other statewide organizations include Fix I-25 North, Ft. Collins Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Springs Business Alliance, Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Pueblo Chamber, South Metro Denver Chamber, Loveland Chamber of Commerce, Progressive 15, Greeley Chamber of Commerce, Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance and Club 20... Read More
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The Business Roundtable Q4 2015 CEO Economic Outlook Survey, released December 1, reports that regulation is cited as CEOs' top cost pressure. The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index - a composite of CEO projections for sales and plans for capital spending and hiring over the next six months, had its third consecutive quarterly decline. This brought the Index to its lowest level in three years... Read More
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For a recap of World Trade Center Denver's fair and balanced unveiling of the TPP, please click on the image above. Six days after the full text of the agreement was unveiled, WTC-D co-sponsored with the Posner Center an event to present various views on this monumental (and controversial) trade agreement... Watch Online
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| FEATURED PARTNER NEWS - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade has scheduled roll-out dates for the new Rural Jump-Start program. The program will start accepting applications from designated institutes of higher education for participation and zone creation on Dec. 15, 2015 at noon. Applications from new businesses will be accepted starting on Jan. 19, 2016. Given that the Rural Jump-Start program is limited by statute to only three zones in 2016, applicants are encouraged to apply early... Read More
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The Minister of Northern Development and Mines for the Province of Ontario, Canada, Michael Gravelle, wrote about its vast mineral resources, investor-friendliness and educated workforce in our "Business Around the Globe" edition released last month. Read more in the latest issue of ICOSA Magazine
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As expected, the Broncos victory over the Patriots was the main topic of discussion the next day at work. Well, the main topic besides actual work. Yet, the two blend so easily - a discussion about the challenges and successes of an underdog win applies to business as well as it does to professional football. Some of our colleagues weighed-in about how the Broncos win reminds them of business wins... Read More
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Nominate a Brave Leader for our radio show; partner on or share an event; write for the magazine or newsletter. Don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you... Please fill out this form.
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Business Roundtable announced that Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., has been named Chairman. He will serve a two-year term from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
Oberhelman joined Business Roundtable in 2010. He will succeed Randall Stephenson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Inc., after the completion of Stephenson's two-year term... Read More
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The southern and southeastern area of Colorado comprises 15 counties and nearly 26% of the state's total area. Government and health care are the region's top employment sectors, but business and government leaders are working to diversify the economy.
The articles in Issue 4 of the Colorado Business Review, published by CU Leeds School of Business, Business Research Division, focus on recent developments, including the manufacture of tiny homes, the installation of utility-scale solar energy, the development of mountain bike trails, and innovation in the potato industry... Read More
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OUR RADIO SHOW & PODCASTS
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Tune in to radio KNUS 710 AM
Saturday, Dec. 5
1:00 p.m.
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On Connect & Collaborate Radio, we are continuing the conversation from the 2015 STEM Summit. This week, we discuss the education concerns surrounding STEM Development. We will talk with Everett Freeman, President of the Community College of Denver and David Greenberg, Vice Chancellor of Institutional partnerships at DU about options for certification or degrees in STEM, as well as with Archuleta Schools Superintendent Linda Reed and Dan McMinimee, Superintendent of JeffCo schools on the challenges of preparing students in K-12 in STEM. Finally, we'll speak with Jon Bellum, Provost for CSU Global about factors regarding the adult workforce and re-careering. Listen to COBRT Radio Archives Online.
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