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Advocacy

The Arvada Chamber is dedicated to fostering a healthy business environment through the promotion of business-friendly policies. By connecting businesses to regulatory issues, advocating for pro-business legislation, and streamlining processes, the Chamber aims to protect and enhance the interests of local businesses.

Bob Fifer, Arvada District 4 Councilmember

“I appreciate the fact that the Chamber has come here and talked on your behalf. They do represent the businesses in our community. It’s a collaboration between all of us: the government, the Chamber, the businesses, and the development community to solve a problem.”

Arvada Chamber Provides Marshall Pointe Apartments Letter of Support at City Council Meeting

Lisa Steven, Hope House Colorado

“The information put out by the Chamber is invaluable and supports business decisions regularly, from guidance through Covid, to current information on the state of the economy, legislative activity and bills that impact business, workplace trends and more.”

Jeffco Commissioner Rachel Zenzinger (District 1)

“The value of connecting the community members and the businesses with elected officials is that it gives us a hands-on applied understanding of how that business operates within our community. That makes us better at our jobs. When we can learn what it takes for a business to be successful here—the barriers and some of the advantages of operating within Arvada—then you can be better partners.”

Arvada Chamber of Commerce Hosts Inaugural “Candidate and Elected Official Bootcamp”

Our Advocacy Work

A coordinated regional approacH

  • Advocacy KAPS Council
  • Jefferson County Business Lobby
  • Advocacy Network: Sign up to receive updates!
    A local network of business and non-profit leaders who have passion, interest, and perspective on advocacy initiatives. The network receives emailed updates, data, stories of impact and opportunities to provide feedback and attend programs related to this critical area of the Arvada Chamber.

Policy leader engagement with the business community

Local and State Legislation Resources

The Latest News

5 Key Issues from the 2019 Legislative Session

5 Key Issues from the 2019 Legislative Session

by | May 22, 2019 | ,

On Friday, May 17th, the Arvada Chamber of Commerce hosted a Community Impact Breakfast to discuss “Our Impression on the Session.” A panel including Scott Chase of Politicalworks, Senator Rachel Zenzinger for Colorado, State Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp, Senator Brittany Pettersen, State Representative Monica Duran, and Senator Tammy Story provided an overview of the 2019 legislative session. “This was one of the most significant sessions in recent memory – especially for the business community,” said Scott Chase in his keynote overview. In the 2019 session, 598 bills were introduced, carrying major weight in matters related to business, employment and education.

See our B.O.L.D. 2026 Investors

B.O.L.D. 2026 Goals

1

Grow Your Talent

Grow our talent to meet the needs of employers and job seekers.

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2

Increase Stock of Workforce Housing

Increase the stock of workforce housing to ensure workers can attain housing within reasonable proximity to their jobs.

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3

Increase Childcare Capacity

Increase Childcare Capacity to enable caregivers to join / rejoin the workforce and give children the quality early learning experience they need to thrive.

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4

Strengthen Business Environment: Advocacy

Ensure elected leaders effectively represent business interests in legislative and policy matters at the local, regional, state and national levels.

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5

Strengthen Business Environment: Entrepreneurship

Increase our ability to provide direct one-on-one support and broader collective resources to all businesses.

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B.O.L.D. 2026 Accomplishments to Date

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