Hello Everyone,
Summer is finally here! After so much rain this spring, I can't wait to get outside and enjoy the great Colorado outdoors! I hope this letter finds you all in high...
Read MoreNow more than ever, we are witnessing the importance of leadership in Colorado. We have seen how we can rally together to respond to a crisis, and it’s inspiring to see our leaders...
Read MoreIn response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the stay-at-home order, Mile High Young Professionals is moving all of our events virtual! During these challenging times, we want to be...
Read MoreMHYP has been monitoring the coverage and guidance from public health and elected officials, as COVID-19 continues to spread within Colorado. To protect the health of high-risk...
Read MoreDUI Defense Matters, Colorado DUI charges defense attorneys, proudly announces our partnership with Mile High Young Professionals group as a Silver Sponsor. Mile High Young...
Read MoreThe Denver Business Journal ranked the fastest-growing private companies in the Denver area. MHYP Member Lindsay Leins is business development manager for Greystone Technology,...
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/feature/fastest-growing-private-companies.html
Read MoreDenver, which achieved a full employment recovery in the first quarter, continued to add jobs in the second, according to a study released Wednesday.
The Mountain Monitor report,...
Read MoreThe Table of Ten Series featured Frank Coyne, who has been on the forefront of education reform, founded Denver Green School which was one of the first Denver Innovation...
Read MoreMHYP Member Lindsey Leins' company Greystone Technology Group, Inc....
Read MoreThe Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is leading the way in promoting renewable energy by next month launching a system that will power its LoDo headquarters with electricity...
Read MoreJuly's Table of Ten Series featured Brett Mosley. MHYP members enjoyed a great conversation on risk mitigation, how to treat people, and how to run a business. Brett’s 6 top tips:...
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Read MoreEconomist Richard Wobbekind of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Leeds School of Business Tuesday said Colorado’s economy is growing faster in 2013 than previously expected....
Click here to read coverage at the Denver Post.
Read MoreCable channel CNBC has completed its annual ranking of the best states for business, and Colorado has moved up to the No. 7 spot.
Colorado was No. 8 last year.
CNBC looked at 51...
Click here for more coverage at the Denver Business Journal
Read MoreCool Planet Energy Systems confirmed Wednesday that it will relocate its headquarters to Greenwood Village and build a manufacturing plant, likely in Aurora, that will convert...
Click here for coverage at the Denver Post.
Read MoreA record 13.6 million visitors came to Denver in 2012 and spent a record $3.6 billion in the city, according to a study commissioned for Visit Denver that the organization released...
Click here to read the full article at the Denver Business Journal.
Read MorePlease join MHYP for our June social event at Galvanize, 1062 Delaware Street, from 5.30p-7.30p. Galvanize was recently recognized by the Downtown Denver Partnership at their 52nd...
Please visit our events page for more information.
Read Morehe Downtown Denver Partnership Wednesday honored 6 businesses, nonprofits, projects and initiatives that had a significant impact in 2012. The recipients: Boettcher Foundation;...
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Read MoreDenver’s economy is on fire! Denver's chief economist today reported significant growth in employment, retail sales and construction, plus a surging housing market. Denver is...
Read MoreVolunteer at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival!
We will be selling Festival Merchandise for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in order to raise funds for this amazing non-profit.
More information is available here.
Read MoreGov. John Hickenlooper signed the only two bills extending state tax credits to come out of the 2013 General Assembly. In the afternoon, he signed the measure that expands...
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Read MoreGoodwill’s nextgen is a group of young professionals dedicated to making a difference through Goodwill’s Youth Services Program. They are currently accepting applications for the...
Read MoreOn Wednesday May 29th American Red Cross Mile High Region will launch Behind The Red - a new group which brings together active professionals in and around Denver to support the...
For more information or to RSVP, click here.
Read MoreJoin the Denver Coworks alliance as they bring together independent workers, startups and city organizations to help educate people on how coworking is benefitting the 21st century...
Full schedule is available at Denvercoworks.org
Read MoreMile High Young Professionals congratulate MHYP board member April Lambatos on winning the 2013 Small Business of the Year award through the South Metro Chamber of Commerce....
Read MoreHome prices in metro Denver rose 9.9 percent in February, marking the 14th straight month of year-over-year gains, according to theStandard & Poor's/Case Shiller home-price index ...
Click here for more coverage at the Denver Post Online.
Read MoreGoodwill’s nextgen group is sponsoring a lunch hour volunteer opportunity for young professionals at Aurora Central High School (11700 E. 11th Ave, Aurora) on May 10th.
nextgen...
Read MoreColorado Youth at Risk is looking for available, enthusiastic professionals representing diverse vocations, skills, expertise and backgrounds to talk informally and share their...
For more invormation, visit CYAR's website.
Read MoreIra Johnson has put a lot of energy into his work with Happy Llama. But his heart also lies with Mile High Young Professionals (MHYP), where he serves as events director.
...
Click here for full coverage at the Denver Business Journal online.
Read MoreColorado added just 500 new payroll jobs in March, a much smaller gain than the previous month, while the state's unemployment rate eased to 7.1 percent, the lowest since January...
Click here for full coverage at the Denver Business Journal Online.
Read MoreJunior Achievement Rocky Mountain has announced an opening for a Company Advisor Volunteer for their Business Week event, which runs between June 9- 14, 2013.
JA Business Week is a...
Read MoreMHYP Member Nathan Fielder is launching his new company, COcentric, with a red carpet launch party at Spill Lounge in downtown Denver.
Spill Lounge will be inveiling drink specials...
More information on the event is available here.
Read MoreThe Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Colorado recognizes that there are many outstanding young professionals in the state who exemplify leadership qualities, are active in their...
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Read MoreColorado community banks increased their small-business lending by more than $214 million over their baselines using capital from the federal Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF),...
Click here to read complete coverage at the Denver Business Journal online.
Read MoreColorado added 10,800 payroll jobs in February, and the state's unemployment rate edged down to 7.2 percent, the lowest level in four years, the Colorado Department of Labor and...
Click here to read the full coverage at The Denver Business Journal.
Read MorePlans for a new upscale hotel and conference center across from the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora were announced Wednesday, a project that could jump-start development near the...
Click here to read coverage at the Denver Post Online.
Read MoreTEDxMileHigh is excited to announce that early-bird tickets are now on sale for their 2013 flagship event!
We are excited to offer another year of showcasing big ideas and...
Visit TEDxMileHigh for more information.
Read MoreMile High Young Professionals congratulates The Denver Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Winners, announced today at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center.
Every accomplished...
Click here for the Denver Business Journal article and slideshow.
Read MoreDenver is better than both Chicago and Seattle in at least one respect, according to a ranking of the best cities for young entrepreneurs.
The ranking, which put Denver at No. 8 on...
Click here for full coverage at the Denver Business Journal Online.
Read MoreThe Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has released state employment information for January 13.
According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased...
Read MoreThe fifth annual State of DIA event held Tuesday at the Denver Performing Arts Complex focused on two things: flights and finances.
Denver International Airport's manager of...
Click here to read coverage at The Denver Post.
Read MoreIn an interview with reporters today at the Venture Capital In The Rockies event in Beaver Creek, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper revealed that the state will be partnering...
Click here to read the full article at TechCrunch.
Read MoreThe People’s Fair is an annual large-scale arts & crafts and music festival held the first weekend of June. Their goal is to provide family friendly entertainment for the community...
More information on People's Fair and their volunteer program is available here.
Read MoreCongratulations to April Lambatos for her recent coverage in the Denver Business Journal!
Many Mile High Young Professional members know April as our talented Membership Director,...
Click here to read April's profile at DBJ Online.
Read MoreThe Denver Business Journal announces the honorees for the 2013 Forty under 40 awards.
Denver’s young, dynamic, up-and-coming leaders under age 40 are being recognized for their...
Please visit the DBJ online for more information.
Read MoreA report to be released today by the Denver Office of Economic Development details 2012 as the most successful year for the city’s Business Incentive Fund, which helped attract or...
Click here for The Denver Post's coverage.
Read MoreCongratulations to the following Mile High Young Professionals Members for being nominated for the Denver Business Journal's 40 Under 40!
April Lambatos
Will McCollum
Julia Gentry
...
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Read MoreSince their launch five months ago, Uber has made great strides in creating a convenient, efficient, and classy transportation alternative in Denver. Uber’s technology platform has...
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Read MoreAbout 2,400 nonfarm payroll jobs were lost in Colorado between November and December, but economists said Friday that the loss was just a blip in an ongoing job recovery.
The...
Read more at the Denver Post online.
Read MoreGov. John Hickenlooper gave a wide-ranging State of the State address Thursday, calling on lawmakers to implement background checks on all gun sales, pass legislation allowing...
Click here to read the Denver Post's coverage
Read MoreThe Denver Metro Chamber and Mile High Young Professionals will announce a new partnership and debut a combined young professionals group January 8, 2013 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at...
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Forbes magazine announced Wednesday that Colorado ranks as the fifth-best state for business.
The magazine’s annual ranking of the Best States For...
Click here to view the full list at Forbes.com.
Read MoreKaiser Permanente Inc. announced Thursday it will open an information technology campus in Greenwood Village that will employ about 500 people by 2015. The new IT office is due to...
Click here to read the full article at the Denver Post online
Read MoreDenver area home prices in September reached their highest level in nearly five years, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index, released Tuesday.
Metro Denver...
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Read MoreTuesday's news that the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo won't seek a move from Denver may have struck many as a foregone conclusion after the collapse of a deal to relocate the...
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Read MoreDenver Mayor Michael Hancock’s office said Monday that he and leaders of theNational Western Stock Show will “make an important announcement regarding the future of the Stock Show...
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Read MoreOtterBox, the Fort Collins-based company that is the nation’s leading cellphone casemaker, is bringing jobs back to the U.S. from China, moving 15% to 20% of its volume back to the...
Click here to read the full article at The Denver Post
Read MoreAfter a controversial four-month battle, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Tuesday it will not be part of the redevelopment project at 9th and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, the site...
Click here to read coverage on the Denver Post
Read MoreHitachi Data Systems will open a new office in the Meridian Corporate Center in Douglas County, creating hundreds of jobs over the next five years, Gov. John Hickenlooper and...
Click here to read the full coverage at the Denver Business Journal online.
Read MoreThe Project C.U.R.E. Junior Board is in the process of recruiting young professional members for our 2013 Board
PROJECT C.U.R.E. is an international nonprofit, humanitarian relief...
More information and Application
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Contacts:
Ira Johnson (303) 818-0926
Dan Kobler (303) 725-5141
October 4th, 2012, Denver. CO – Preparing for the future is one of the best investments a young...
Rocky Mountain YP Summit Website
Read MoreApplications are now available for the Impact Denver Class of 2013! Impact Denver was developed seven years ago to provide emerging leaders in the metro area with the...
Click here to access the 2013 Impact Denver application
Read MoreFor more than a decade, the Mayor of Denver has been reader-in-chief in heading up a city-wide book club. Sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, the book selected annually...
Read MoreA monthly index of expected business activity in Colorado from Denver economist Ernie Goss jumped more than nine percentage points in August, helped by rising construction...
Click here to read the full article at the Denver Business Journal online.
Read MoreMetro Denver is landing 74 new jobs as Gart Capital Partners relocates its Magellan's Travel Supplies affiliate to the Denver area.
Magellan's merged with Gart's Colorado Bag'n...
Click here to read the full article at the Denver Post.
Read MoreDenver ranks third among large U.S. metropolitan areas for job growth over the 12 months ending in July, according to an analysis by an Arizona State University business professor....
Click here for full coverage on Denver Business Journal's site.
Read MoreDowntown Denver will get a jolt of prestige and economic benefit as the site of a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The office, whose location was announced Wednesday, will be...
Please visit the Denver Post for their full coverage.
Read MoreColorado has landed 138 companies on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private firms, posted Tuesday.
That comes after the business magazine last week published...
Click here to read the Denver Business Journal's coverage.
Read MoreFourteen Colorado businesses have landed on Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 500” list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies for 2012, two of them among the top 100.
The list appears...
Click here to view this article on Denver Business Journal's website
Read MoreTwo Denver-area companies -- Denver'sReadyTalk and Louisville's Natural Habitat Adventures -- rank Nos. 1 and 2 on Outside magazine's latest list of the nation's 100 best places to...
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Read MoreAbout $10 million worth of solar power systems will be put on 387 affordable-housing buildings in Denver through a 2.5 megawatt, 20-year power purchase agreement signed by...
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Read MoreDenver will implement programs to increase capital lending for small companies and to streamline business licensing in the next six months as part of its goal to become a “21st...
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Read MoreDatalogix, a Westminster company that helps large companies like Wal-Mart and Kroger mine data, plans to add 322 high-paying jobs over the next five years and could receive $1.4...
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Read MoreBroadcast media across Colorado are joining forces for a live fundraiser on Wednesday, July 11, to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief efforts in Colorado and to benefit the...
Read MoreThe Denver Post Sunday announced that Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Jose have been selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce as sights for the three satellite locations for...
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Read MoreOur thoughts are with all of those affected by the outbreak of Colorado wildfires in recent weeks. Below are some resources for those who would like to assist with the wildfire...
Read MoreIn the wake of the tragic news surrounding the loss of Denver Police Officer Celena Hollis at last week's City Park Jazz concert, we provide some information on how City Park Jazz...
Read MoreFrontier Airlines
on Saturday began nonstop flights between Denver International Airport and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic -- the first nonstops between DIA and the Caribbean.The...
Click here to view the article on the Denver Business Journal website.
Read MoreMinneapolis-based Target is looking at downtown Denver for one of its City Target locations, The Denver Post reports.
Target isn't saying anything about plans for Denver, but the...
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Read MoreThe website Mobile Cuisine is conducting a survey to determine which of 15 food trucks has the best graphic design. Biker Jim's, which sells gourmet hot dogs from its wildly...
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Read MoreToday I’m proud to announce that Denver has secured the first-ever nonstop flight from Denver to Asia!
United Airlines will begin service from Denver to Tokyo on its 787...
Denver Business Journal by Mark Harden, New Media Editor
Southwest Airlines, one of Denver International Airport's top three carriers, is rated the world's most generous airline...
Leadership Denver is now accepting applications for the Class of 2013. The Flagship 11-month program is for civic-minded individuals that emphasizes...
Leadership Denver 2013 Application
Read MoreThe redevelopment of downtown Denver has seen several landmark...
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The number of small businesses offering health insurance to employees in Colorado declined by 7 percent last year, the state Division of Insurance...
Trader Joe's has signed a letter of intent to open its...
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Read MoreRents at metro Denver apartments jumped 4.5 percent in...
Read MoreColorado’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...
Read MoreThe “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...
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Read MoreColorado 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,...
Read MoreColorado officials announced today the launch of a $130 million broadband project that will help provide high-speed Internet access for schools, libraries, healthcare facilities...
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2012
Contacts:
Ira Johnson: (303) 818-0926
Dan Kobler: (303) 725-5141
Rocky Mountain Young Professional Summit
Read MoreColorado'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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Click here to read the entire press release on the Denver SBDC website.
Read MoreU.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.
... Read MoreIMA 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...
Click here to read the Denver Post article
Read MoreCongratulations 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...
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...
Click here for more information and a list of participating restaurants.
Read MoreTen 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...
Read MoreFodor’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....
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