The Gazette Editorial Board examines Colorado’s 14-spot fall on CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business list, from 11th to 25th, the state’s largest single-year drop on record. The editorial points to cost of doing business, cost of living and a newly weighted infrastructure and permitting category as key drivers. It cites Colorado Business Roundtable survey findings showing regulation is executives’ top concern, followed by an anti-business climate. Technology and innovation remains the state’s strongest category, improving to sixth in the nation.