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Business filings from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office serve as a barometer of the health of the economy. The latest Secretary of State Indicators quarterly report showed continued growth in business filings and an overall positive outlook for the state economy despite slower growth. Download the Colorado Business and...

The Q3 2016 quarterly indicators report prepared by the Business Research Division for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams confirms that Colorado is likely to see continued, moderate employment growth. Download The Current CO SOS Q3 2016 Report

Colorado Business Optimism Decreases Until 2017 According to CU Leeds Business Confidence Index Download The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q4 2016 The Leeds Business Confidence Index reflected a less positive outlook for Q4 2016 but expectations for Q1 2017 recorded a notable uptick. Read/Download the LBCI Q4 2016

The comprehensive education system is not only one of the largest industries in the state, employing thousands of teachers in the public and private K–12 and higher education systems, but it is also a critical component of the future of our state’s diverse economy and quality of life.

The Q2 2016 quarterly indicators report prepared by the Business Research Division for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams shows that new business filings and existing entity renewals declined from the previous quarter, but increased versus the prior year. Download The Current CO SOS Q2 2016 Report

RA quarterly indicators report prepared by the Business Research Division for Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams shows that even with a slowdown in new business filings in Colorado during the fourth quarter of 2015, employment in the state is expected to expand during the first half of 2016. Download...

Download The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q3 2015 Business leaders surveyed in the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) notched expectations downward ahead of Q3 2015, marking the largest decrease in confidence since Q2 2013. Read/Download the LBCI Q3 2015 The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q3 2015 PRESS COVERAGE:...

Download The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q4 2015 The panel of business leaders surveyed in the Leeds Business Confidence Index notched expectations downward ahead of Q4 2015, marking two consecutive quarters of a decrease in confidence. However, the index remains in positive territory (above 50) for all metrics except...

Download The Colorado Business Review, Issue 1, 2015 As presented at the 50th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum in December, employment growth is forecast in both goods- and services-producing sectors in the state in 2015. Summaries of the day’s events, including the keynote address by Dan Caruso, co-founder, chairman,...

Download The Colorado Business Review, Issue 4, 2014 Colorado’s Western Slope represents 38% of the state’s total square miles, including premier ski resorts, national monuments, and parks, yet only 10% of its population. The region is seeing an emergence of high-tech companies and growth in outdoor industry manufacturing companies. Read/Download...