Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum
Please join us for a special update at our next member luncheon (open to all) when we hear from Boulder Mayor Matt Appelbaum and Councilwoman K.C. Becker about the City Council’s 2012 goals.
This will be only days after the Council’s official goal-setting retreat. You’ll have the chance to ask questions and hear details about the policies and projects that will shape much of the activity affecting Boulder’s economy this year.
Here is an overview of business issues you are likely to recall – or want to forget – from the past year. We’ll be working on more presentations to keep you informed and help you engage in the big business issues of 2012. Stay tuned for our next membership meeting announcement!
Top 2011 Business Stories from:
Economist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business: “We’ll continue to add jobs in a wide array of sectors, but not at the dramatic rate that is necessary to significantly lower the unemployment rate.”
One-third of Colorado companies surveyed plan on hiring more employees this quarter and Wobbekind expects the GDP to increase 2.5 percent. Watch a video of Dr. Wobbekind giving an overview of the report and more details here>>>.
Both Issues 2B and 2C – a new tax and permission to create a city-run electric utility, respectively – passed on November 1st. By slim margins 51% of the voters approved what will become a legal battle with Xcel to determine the value of the infrastructure Boulder must purchase. Continue reading
We’ve seen the pro-municipalization crowd stoop to a new low. As the Boulder Weekly reports this bogus document includes a proposal to fund various opposition efforts including those by Boulder Tomorrow.
The analysis of Boulder Ballot Issues 2C and 2B continues to draw opposition as business leaders review the scope of the authority and accountability – or lack thereof – of the measures. The BCBR nailed it with their grasp of … Continue reading
For the first time in its 100+ year history the Boulder Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Boulder City Council candidates. This is a bold move that shows the business community and people wanting Boulder’s economy to thrive who are the most likely civic leaders to do so.
The Chamber endorsed Dan King, George Karakehian, Ken Wilson and Fenno Hoffman. Bravo! Read more here.
