Index: Colorado business leaders bullish on 2015

BOULDER – The confidence of Colorado business leaders has increased slightly entering the New Year according to the latest index released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

The Leeds School releases the index each quarter, with expectations measuring positive at 50 or higher.

Entering the first quarter of 2015, the Leeds Business Confidence Index registered an overall mark of 60.8, up from 59.5 last quarter. Expectations were positive for all of the metrics measured, including national economy, state economy, industry profits, capital expenditures and hiring plans.

The state’s business leaders were most enthusiastic about the state’s economy, with…