By Bernadette Berdychowski | Denver Gazette
For two years, state business leaders reported feeling pessimistic about the direction of Colorado’s economy.
It started when inflation was high. And to tame it, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates making it more costly to borrow money for business loans or mortgages.
But for the first time since 2022, business confidence in the state turned positive, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index — a measurement of Colorado business leader’s economic sentiment from the University of Colorado Boulder released Tuesday.