With an increase in business filings in Colorado through the first quarter of 2015 -- including new and renewing entities and trade names -- employment in the state is expected to keep growing during the second and third quarters of the year, according to a University of Colorado Boulder report released today by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams.
The quarterly indicators report, prepared by CU-Boulder鈥檚 at the Leeds School of Business, uses data from the secretary of state鈥檚 central business registry.
During the first quarter of 2015 a total of 28,115 new businesses formed, up from 26,523 during the same period in 2014.
鈥淐oloradans continue to drive our economy upward by adding their ideas to the marketplace,鈥� said Williams. 鈥淥ur small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities and their growth is encouraging.鈥�
Colorado recorded 103,719 new entities during the 12-month period ending in March, up from 102,127 new entities recorded in the 12-month period ending in December 2014.
鈥淒espite a drop in employment in Colorado from February to March, other indicators continue to point to a very healthy economy,鈥� said economist Richard Wobbekind, executive director of CU-Boulder鈥檚 Business Research Division. 鈥淲hile new business filings remain impressive, the employment outlook is dampening slightly for 2015.鈥�
Existing entity renewals spiked in the first quarter of 2015 at a record 126,282, up from 107,848 in the fourth quarter of last year. Domestic limited liability companies represented the greatest increase in renewals among existing entities.
The number of Colorado entities in good standing went up in the first quarter to 571,386, a 7 percent increase compared with the same time in 2014.听
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Contact:
Richard Wobbekind, Leeds School, 303-492-1147
richard.wobbekind@colorado.edu
Brian Lewandowski, Leeds School, 303-492-3307
brian.lewandowski@colorado.edu
Elizabeth Lock, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-492-3117
elizabeth.lock@colorado.edu
Tim Griesmer, Colo. Dept. of State, 303-860-6903
tim.griesmer@sos.state.co.us
(Photo by the University of Colorado)
