- December 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
As we go on 21 months of economic unrest since the start of the coronavirus, Colorado’s economy is looking less competitive relative to other struggling states.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise on the heels of new state and local regulatory burdens heaped on employers. From a costly family-leave mandate imposed through the ballot; to minimum-wage hikes decreed in the state’s largest city; to the regulatory assault on a cornerstone of the state’s economy, the oil and gas industry — dubious policies are burdening the state’s job creators and scaring off others.
This week, the Gazette reported the Metro Denver Economic Development Council’s latest study is a mixed bag. The report’s 30 core economic indicators show although Colorado achieved a top-10 ranking for 14 of the 30 indicators, the state’s rank relative…
