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Colorado’s economy is growing, but slowing, according to a new report from Leeds and the Colorado secretary of state.

Colorado’s business leaders have maintained a gloomy outlook throughout the uneven road back from the pandemic-driven recession.

A busy quarter for company formation is another data point supporting Colorado’s economic strength emerging from the pandemic.

Download Colorado Business Review, Issue 1, 2023 With arguably the worst of the pandemic in the rearview mirror, consumers and businesses have moved on to new economic crises—lingering supply-chain shortages, rapid inflation and rising interest rates. We present the midyear review of the Colorado economy, evaluating the observed data halfway...

Familiar challenges are keeping the state’s business community awake at night, according to quarterly report. ​​ The sun rises behind the Denver skyline. While the economy is improving both locally and nationally, Colorado's business community remains pessimistic about the near-term outlook, according to the first-quarter Leeds Business Confidence Index. Below...

Download The Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI) Q1 2023 Two decades ago, the Leeds Business Confidence Index first reported results ahead of Q2 2003 as Colorado was entrenched in a long recovery from the tech-led recession. Twenty years later, as the index enters 2023, despite a notably better current economy,...

The state remains a leader on employment, but recovery remains uneven. ​​ Like so much else in this uneven economic recovery, the latest report from Leeds’ Business Research Division and the Colorado secretary of state’s office is a case of stepping sideways, as opposed to forward or back. For instance,...

The economy continues to take sideways steps emerging from the pandemic. For every bit of good news—like the state's persistent jobs recovery or better-than-expected record of new entities forming—there remain stubborn headwinds related to inflation, rising interest rates and more. Report summary Download full report Business Research Division

Here's a preview of what to expect at the Business Economic Outlook Forum on Dec. 5 in Denver.

The CU system has an outsized impact on Colorado's economy, one that touches every county and most industry categories.