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Top business stories of 2016: A busy year in Colorado business will likely reverberate into the future

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As in any year, Colorado’s businesses won some and lost some in 2016. And there was much that stayed the same.

The  and economists are already predicting  Housing prices continued to rise, with  most of the year for home price appreciation. And more companies announced they were moving their headquarters to Denver — including , Swiss asset manager and, more recently, .

Supporters of raising Colorado's minimum wage demonstrate at the state Capitol on Aug. 3, 2006. That year, voters, chose to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.85 and adjust it annually to the Consumer Price Index. Amendment 70 on this year's state ballot would raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
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Supporters of raising Colorado's minimum wage demonstrate at the state Capitol on Aug. 3, 2006. That year, voters, chose to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.85 and adjust it annually to the Consumer Price Index. Amendment 70 on this year's state ballot would raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
But other singular events are likely to reverberate within their industries for years. The oil and gas industry saw its first public offering in two years and that came from Denver’s Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. While native retailer Sports Authority called it quits this summer, Colorado welcomed its first physical presence of Amazon, which also began adding sales tax to consumer purchases in February.

As busy as 2016 was for Colorado companies and consumers, the new year promises even more twists and turns.

Read the top business stories of 2016

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