Policy Programs
Business Community Appeal: Preserve NOAA’s National Network of Cooperative Institutes and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Business Community Appeal: Preserve NOAA’s National Network of Cooperative Institutes and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research April 30, 2025 Howard W. Lutnick Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert Clark Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Dear Secretary Lutnick, As members of the business community in Colorado, we write…
Read MoreTayer: Ballot Issue Whack-A-Mole: Are You Kidding?
Tayer: Ballot Issue Whack-A-Mole: Are You Kidding? April 25, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, April 24, 2025. The silly season is almost underway in Boulder and it’s shaping up to be the ultimate game of Whack-A-Mole. My response: Are you kidding? For those who are uninitiated, the classic Whack-a-Mole arcade game entails the act of…
Read MoreA Letter to City Council: City of Boulder Homelessness Strategy
A Letter to City Council: City of Boulder Homelessness Strategy Boulder Chamber – CO February 18, 2025 Dear Mayor Brockett and Members of the Boulder City Council, The Boulder Chamber of Commerce appreciates the opportunity to respond to the February 13 Study Session memorandum addressing homelessness strategies. As the foundation for our comments, we acknowledge…
Read More2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review
2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review December 6, 2024 As the year draws to a close, the Boulder Chamber remains committed to building a strong community by supporting for-profit and nonprofit local businesses, advocating for a healthy business environment, and fostering economic vitality. In 2024, we made meaningful progress in serving our business community, guided…
Read MoreTayer: Keep Calm and Carry On, Locally
Tayer: Keep Calm and Carry On, Locally November 1, 2024 Published by BizWest, November 1, 2024 This is a hard column to write … I’m trying not to obsess over the elections and the direction of our country. Yet, like the urge to stare at an imminent train wreck, I can’t look away. The temperature…
Read MoreDefend Transit Funding: Support the RTD’s TABOR Override Measure
Defend Transit Funding: Support the RTD’s TABOR Override Measure September 25, 2024 Written by John Tayer, President and CEO. For six years, from 2007 to early 2013, I served on the Regional Transportation District’s Board of Directors. There, I said it, and I wouldn’t blame you for thinking I’m part of the problem. Rest…
Read MoreBoulder County Takes Input on Bikeway Overpass Design
Boulder County Takes Input on Bikeway Overpass Design September 16, 2024 By Dana Cadey, Daily Camera Bikers, drivers and pedestrians came together on Tuesday to give feedback on the planned bikeway overpass along Colo. 119 between Boulder and Longmont, also known as the Diagonal Highway. The Colo. 119 Safety, Mobility and Bikeway Project is a…
Read MoreMeasure Twice on Consequences of Proposed Moratorium on Large Houses
Measure Twice on Consequences of Proposed Moratorium on Large Houses September 16, 2024 Daily Camera Guest Opinion The Boulder County Commission is set to hold a public hearing on placing a six-month moratorium on building larger homes on Sept. 17. While this seems like a modest proposal, the Commissioners need to weigh the serious unintended…
Read MoreThe Northwest Chamber Alliance Supports the TABOR Override Measure for RTD
The Northwest Chamber Alliance Supports the TABOR Override Measure for RTD September 5, 2024 The Northwest Chamber Alliance wants to keep Colorado moving by exempting RTD from the TABOR cap on voter approved funding for regional transit services. BOULDER, Colo. – Today, the Northwest Chamber Alliance announced its support of the November ballot measure that…
Read MoreTayer: When You Really Care, Do No Harm
Tayer: When You Really Care, Do No Harm The Boulder Chamber Christopher Woods/BizWest August 28, 2024 Originally published by BizWest on August 28, 2024. “First, do no harm” is typically referenced as a sacred oath of the medical profession. The concept is generally meant to imply that doctors should avoid harming patients in their administration…
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