Leadership Denver Class of 2013

Leadership Denver is now accepting applications for the Class of 2013. The Flagship 11-month program is for civic-minded individuals that emphasizes learning through...

The new Union Station will be Denver’s centerpiece for all things transportation, and a lot more

By Stephen Titus

The redevelopment of downtown Denver has seen several landmark projects that draw...

Denver Business Journal

Denver Business Journal by Dennis Huspeni, Reporter

Trader Joe's has signed a letter of intent to open its first Denver store...

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Colorado Chapter Launches the inaugural Colorado’s Finest Young Professionals Campaign

Sponsored by Barefoot Wine and Bubbly

Local Fundraiser Part of...

Denver Business Journal by Dennis Huspeni, Reporter

Rents at metro Denver apartments jumped 4.5 percent in the first quarter...

Colorado’s craft brewing industry produces an annual economic impact of $446 million, according to a study released Tuesday that is the first that attempts to quantify what the growing industry...

The “Airport City Denver” plan plots out potential uses for some 9,400 acres of DIA property not needed for airport expansion over the next 30 to 50 years.

The plan designates sites flanking airport...

The good news is that the U.S. economy is in growth mode; the bad news is that it’s the weakest economic expansion since the 1940’s.  Landing a new job in today’s market will require more...

According to a survey by OI Partners-Innovative Career Consulting, a global coaching and leadership development and consulting firm in Denver, two out of three employers are implementing programs to...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign a bill Thursday that aims to boost the state’s commercial spaceflight industry.

Senate Bill 35, sponsored by Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, grants limited...

Colorado officials announced today the launch of a $130 million broadband project that will help provide high-speed Internet access for schools, libraries, healthcare facilities and government...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2012
Contacts:
Ira Johnson: (303) 818-0926
Dan Kobler: (303) 725-5141

2^ND ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT OCTOBER 19-20
Denver-based Mile High Young...

Colorado's non-farm payroll jobs rose 2.2 percent in February from a year earlier, with only five states scoring a higher one-year job growth rate, according to U.S. Labor Department data released...

The MHYP Intramural Sports have started their spring session with Soccer and Volleyball.

In our second year, we are looking to add more teams and players.  Soccer is being played on Wednesday nights...

The Denver Metro Small Business Development Center (SBDC) this week was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the 2012 Small Business Development Center Excellence & Innovation...

A federal court has struck down Colorado’s so-called “Amazon tax” that tried to apply state use taxes to the online affiliate sales of out-of-state companies.

Colorado legislators created the tax in...

by Julie Gutman, owner of Simplify Me, LLC

In February, I had the privilege of presenting for the MHYP Education Event. This particular day happened to start with a snowstorm and since the education...

U.S. Bancorp    — parent of U.S. Bank   , one of the Denver area's largest — considers Colorado one of its five top growth markets nationwide, president and CEORichard Davis said.

In an interview...

IMA Financial Group will break ground next month on its new $32 million headquarters, the first building to be constructed as part of the redevelopment of Denver’s historic Union Station and...

Bloomberg Businessweek awarded higher scores to undergraduate business programs at two Colorado universities.

The magazine's measure of the best programs includes student satisfaction, academic...

The metro Denver employment outlook for the second quarter is the fifth best in the nation, according to the latest regional employment survey, released Tuesday, byManpowerGroup, a workforce...

DaVita Inc. said Thursday it will enter the China market to provide kidney dialysis treatments under a new joint venture.

It’s the latest move in a recent overseas expansion push by Denver-based...

Congratulations to the Forty Under 40 class of 2012! More information on the celebration luncheon is available here.

Jonathan Barnett
Oxi Fresh Franchising Company

Damon Barry
CSG Systems

Jeremy Bloom
...

Denver Restaurant Week is a two-week celebration- from February 25 through March 9- of the culinary scene in Denver. Participating restaurants will offer a multi-course dinner for the fixed price of...

Ten women will be inducted into Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony on March 8, International Women’s Day. The new inductees include six contemporary women and four historical inductees who...

Fodor’s, the iconic guide for travelers, has included Denver in its Top 10 Places to Travel This Spring, along with New York City, Mallorca, Tuscany, and Prague, among others. Fodor’s Denver spring...

From the Denver Post:

Some 350 business and civic leaders were in attendance at the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Urban Leadership Symposium Wednesday to hear presentations on how a thriving downtown...

More than 300 individuals vied for the Denver Business Journal’s 2012 Forty under 40 honors.

That’s an increase of more than 100 over last year for this 16th annual event.

After being judged on their...

Love Hope Strength (LHS), the world's leading Rock 'n Roll cancer foundation, has partnered with Red Rocks Amphitheatre for three years and has broken new ground in cancer care by registering concert...

Metro Denver ranked 69th among 100 large metro areas in the rate of private-sector job growth in 2011 from the previous year, and Colorado Springs was second to last, according to an analysis of...

Denver ranks as the fifth-best convention city in the United States, according to the largest biannual survey of meeting planners in the country.

That ranking is the highest Denver has achieved in...

Heather Draper
Reporter - Denver Business Journal

While 2012 won’t be a boom year in Colorado, economic experts said they’re seeing “a light at the end of the tunnel” and they expect slow but steady...

Travelocity has picked Denver as one of its top 10 New Year’s Eve travel destinations.

Denver is ranked No. 6 on the list of North American places where travelers can celebrate the New Year, which...

WestWord, By Patricia Calhoun Tuesday, Nov 22 2011

From this state's start, manufactured messages designed to draw people here have not worked out particularly well. The "Pikes Peak or Bust" slogan...

Denver Business Journal by Mark Harden, New Media Editor

Colorado ranks as the nation’s fifth-best state for business and careers in the latest annual report by Forbes, posted Tuesday.

That’s down a...

An article posted by The Brookings Institution this week ranks the Denver metro area as the top place to which young adults ages 25-34 relocated during 2008-2010, a drastic change from Denver’s...

Steamboat Springs — The career-minded and eager young people participating in the inaugural Rocky Mountain Young Professionals Summit likely left the daylong event with a stack of business cards.

University of Colorado economist Richard Wobbekind said Monday that Colorado will see job growth of as many as 25,000 jobs this year, more than double the forecast from just three months ago.

Mayor Michael Hancock announced the choice for this year’s “One Book One Denver” at the Denver Animal Shelter Thursday morning. The location was chosen because the book is about a dog named “Enzo.”...

Denver is tied for the 10^th most social city in America, according to a ranking released Tuesday by NetProspex, a sales and marketing database company.  Denver tied with Oakland, Calif., while...

This week the U.S. Department of Labor released their annual time-use survey for 2010. Based on annual research that has been conducted over many years, this site provides a rich repository of...

Source: Denver Business Journal, Heather Draper

Forty-two percent of Colorado companies plan to hire workers in 2011 to fill vacancies, and 24 percent say they will create and hire for new...

This is the first in our series of articles by our members.  Thanks to Anthony for sharing his story.

by Anthony Lambatos

Co-Owner, Footers Catering

I grew up thinking that I would never be in the...

Mile High Young Professionals is happy to announce that The University of Denver and Footers Catering will be sponsoring our Education Series for 2011.  We are planning to bring you 7 education...

April Fullom is Co-Owner and COO of Footers Catering; a full service off-premise event catering company specializing in Corporate Events, Social Functions, Non-Profit Fundraisers, and Weddings....

Denver is one of America's "top 10 cities for young entrepreneurs," according to a ranking by the website Under30CEO.

"Denver is a bustling city high in the Rocky Mountains. The city has a lot to...

Alex Cole Bio

Alex is the owner of Cole Insurance Agency in Littleton, an exclusive agency of Allstate that is now in its 25^th year of existence. He and his team focus on providing insurance advisory...

We are very excited to have our official website up and running!  If you are reading this, you have already seen some of the work that has been done. 

Our website is a place for Denver's young...

Nicole is a freelance writer and social media strategist currently living in Denver, CO.

A graduate of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Nicole holds a B.A. in Cultural Studies and...

University valedictorians, overachievers and would-be entrepreneurs across the country graduated this month into a bleak economic landscape. Faced with 9.5% national unemployment, even the most...