Bills target business climate change

DENVER — For a state with a reputation for being business-friendly, Colorado officials and lawmakers feel they lack the financial incentives and assistance programs many other states can offer companies.

In the next four months, legislators in the Colorado General Assembly will attempt to change that.

The assembly opened its 2013 session Jan. 9 and is to adjourn May 8. Among the scores of bills submitted during its opening days are some that lawmakers believe would improve Colorado’s business climate.

The current climate isn’t bad —…