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LEADERSHIP. REACH. RESULTS.
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On Wednesday, August 3 COBRT was joined by U.S. Representative Jared Polis and other leaders in industry, government and education at CAP Logistics for the Reason for Reform campaign's National Day of Action with Partnership for a New American Economy (PNAE).
This day of action for immigration reform was led by a coalition of business and community leaders who together held 62 events in all 50 states. Each event featured the release of a new, state-specific research report with the latest data on the economic contributions of immigrants to each state.
Some highlights from the report on immigrants' contributions to Colorado's economy:
- Immigrant-owned businesses generated half a billion dollars in business income in 2014. More than 83,000 people in Colorado are employed at firms owned by immigrants.
- In 2014, immigrants in Colorado earned $14.1 Billion. After taxes, that left them with $10.8 B in remaining spending power.
- Undocumented immigrants in Colorado earned $3.0 Billion in 2014. $114.1 M went to state and local taxes, and $199.6 M went to federal taxes... Leaving them with $2.7 B in remaining spending power.
Learn more, see pics, get the report and listen to the podcast
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Podcasts Available from All Connect and Collaborate Shows Including These Recently Added
August 4 - Anna Ewing and Erik Mitisek, COIN
August 5 - Peter Moore, VITAL for Colorado
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August 8 - Pat Maley, Vistage
August 9 - Rebecca Laurie, DORA
August 10 - Curtis Esquibel, Latino Leadership Institute DU
August 11 - Edgar Johansson, Colorado Space Advocate
August 12 - Kristen Muzzy, Leading2Lean
Listen at KDMT 1690 AM Denver's Money Talk from 4-5 p.m. Monday through Friday or live stream
live stream
online. Podcasts are available at www.cobrt.com/radio and on your favorite podcast app the day after live airing.
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New State Website Celebrates Companies That Have Chosen Colorado
"Before we began the process of developing a new website, we conducted a survey of business executives both in and out of state to learn about their impressions of Colorado and where there might be opportunities for our marketing efforts," said Liz Cahill, chief marketing officer for OEDIT. "We learned that more than half of the respondents had positive feelings associated with the state including confidence in the business climate, emboldened by a smart workforce, and inspired by our location. Our issue was that our website didn't communicate any of these optimistic outlooks..."
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South Metro Denver Chamber's Women in Business are excited to announce that they will be honoring four women at this year's conference: a "Next Wave" Leader, an "Outstanding Philanthropic" Leader, a "Champion of Change" Leader and a "Legacy of Leadership" Leader. They invite you to send in your nominations of outstanding female business leaders for these four awards from within the Chamber Community and the greater South Metro Denver Region. Neither you nor your nominee are required to be current SMDC members for most awards.
Award applications are due by Tuesday, August 9. Final Selections will be made by the Award Selection Committee by Friday, August 19. Winners will be presented at
the Annual Women in Business Conference on
Thursday, September 8 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
at Infinity Park Event Center in Glendale. Nominate and register
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August 2 celebrated the official launch of the
Engage Cuba
Colorado State Council. Pictured here are Maria Garcia-Berry,
CRL Associates, Inc.
; Hikmet Ersek, President and CEO,
Western Union
; Don Shawcroft, President,
Colorado Farm Bureau
; Barry Biffle, President and CEO,
Frontier Airlines
;
Senator Michael Bennet
; Luke Albee, Senior Advisor, Engage Cuba Coalition; and Karen Gerwitz, President,
World Trade Center Denver.
Engage Cuba is the leading coalition of private companies and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba. As a 501(c)(4) bipartisan non-profit whose funds are entirely dedicated to advocacy efforts, Engage Cuba is the only organization whose focus is U.S.-Cuba legislative advocacy. Engage Cuba is also committed to supporting the Cuban people and helping organizations and businesses navigate Cuban and U.S. regulations. The organization has the largest bipartisan lobbying operation working on U.S.-Cuba policy. Together with the Engage Cuba Policy Council of renowned experts, Engage Cuba provides timely updates on opportunities for U.S. business in Cuba, regulations, and market analysis.
Learn more
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A
proposed rule by federal financial regulators
to restrict incentive-based compensation is overly prescriptive, creates tax compliance difficulties and would make U.S. financial institutions less globally competitive, Business Roundtable
said in
an official comment letter
. "The proposed rule will also make it difficult for the institutions that pump capital through the U.S. and global economies to attract top talent," wrote John Hayes of Ball Corporation, Chair of BRT's Corporate Governance Committee. In addition, he wrote, the proposed rule would add burdens for record keeping and corporate governance. BRT outlined four approaches for improving the rule, which was proposed under the Dodd-Frank Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and five other financial regulatory agencies.
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CEA continues its educational campaign called
"Know the Value" focused on educating Coloradans on the central role that energy plays in their everyday lives and the industries and activities that rely on energy costs. As part of the campaign, CEA is releasing a series of ads and videos highlighting industries directly benefit for Colorado energy every day, including agriculture, education, breweries, and medical devices.
Learn more
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The 2017 STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards will be the fifth anniversary of STEP Ahead, a national honor designed to showcase manufacturing women who exemplify leadership within their companies. This prestigious award identifies the best of the best women in the manufacturing industry, and further encourages women to mentor and support the next generation of female talent to pursue manufacturing careers.
In 2017, the Manufacturing Institute will honor 100 women and 30 Emerging Leaders, a category to honor women under the age of 30 who have achieved unique accomplishments at the start of their careers.
Please spread the word to your partners in manufacturing. Nominations will close October 7, 2016.
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The Space Foundation has had a busy and successful season. In July, they celebrated having 100,000 visitors to the Space Foundation Discovery Center in Colorado Springs. In June, they exceeded the design capacity of the Discovery Center (40,000 per year), in the fourth year of operation -- four years ahead of schedule. Learn more
Also in July, the Space Foundation rolled out the 2016 update of its annual report on global space activity The Space Report. Read the report and learn more about Capitol Hill happenings here.
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