http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/ Metro Denver EDC News en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:59:39 GMT Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:59:39 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/rss/ Imulus Central 2.0 http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MarketWatch-study.html Metro Denver ranked as the third-best metro area for business in 2008, according to a study released Dec. 2, 2008 by MarketWatch, a division of Dow Jones’ Consumer Media Group. Minneapolis-St. Paul and Boston took the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively.MarketWatch evaluated the 50 largest metro areas, ... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MarketWatch-study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IPS-financing.html Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a leader in the development and commercialization of solid-state, rechargeable thin-film batteries, announced on Dec. 3, 2008 the completion of its Series B round of financing—raising $13 million in new capital to fund the ramp to volume production of its new TH... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IPS-financing.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIG-2.html More than $8 million in grants have been given to local organizations developing talent for the region's high-demand jobs The Metro Denver WIRED Initiative announced award recipients for its second Workforce Innovation Grant. In this round of grants, WIRED awarded approximately $1.2 million to six ... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIG-2.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Northwest-Parkway-solar.html Tech-Western, Inc. has initiated the process to convert the Northwest Parkway facilities to an environmentally sound operation functioning exclusively on solar power. Approximately thirty individual systems will be built across the Parkway at a total project cost of approximately sixteen million dol... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Northwest-Parkway-solar.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Lockheed-GOES-R.html The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced it has selected Lockheed Martin for award of a contract to build the next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series, known as GOES-R, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bas... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Lockheed-GOES-R.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/GEO-2008.html Colorado's Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) released its first annual report for Fiscal Year 2008, including details of the office’s programs, budget and accomplishments. "The programs at the energy office have advanced many renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, businesses and installa... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/GEO-2008.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-plant.html With the spark from a high intensity road flare, engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory lit its new, smoke-free Renewable Fuels Heating Plant on Nov. 20, 2008. The $3.3 million project is the Laboratory's latest step toward operating as a net-zero energy f... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-plant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Commerce-City-ED-director.html With input from local business and citizens, Commerce City has named Brittany Morris as the new director of economic development. Morris will join the city on Dec. 15 as a member of the city’s executive staff, according to City Manager Jerry Flannery. "I was extremely pleased with the pool of appl... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Commerce-City-ED-director.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/nobel-laureate-tom-cech-returns-to-cu.html Howard Hughes Medical Institute President and University of Colorado at Boulder Distinguished Professor Tom Cech announced today that he will step down as the top HHMI administrator and return to CU in spring 2009 to resume his research and teaching. Cech, who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in chemis... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/nobel-laureate-tom-cech-returns-to-cu.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/john-collar-CBSA.html John Collar, Chief Operating Officer of Westminster-based Matrilinex, a start up mitochondrial DNA testing lab company, has been named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), effective December 8, 2008. The announcement is made by Jack Wheeler, CBSA Board Chair, who says Co... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/john-collar-CBSA.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/frame-Denver.html ABC News’ Good Morning America has selected Denver to be one of three cities featured in the window of their Times Square studio, offering the Mile High City an unprecedented opportunity for national publicity to millions of viewers and New Yorkers. Ten cities competed for the opportunity with ... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/frame-Denver.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/retail-forecast.html      Patty Silverstein Business Leaders Confidence Index Shopping Contact Patty Written by Patty Silverstein, chief economist for the Metro Denver EDC, this section identifies major issues affecting the economy and answers frequently asked questions. ‘Tis the season... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/retail-forecast.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/business-financing.html Denver Office of Economic Development convenes panel discussion on business/developer financing The Denver Office of Economic Development invites businesses, entrepreneurs and developers to a business financing forum, Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Invesco Field at Mile High... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/business-financing.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-panels-Capitol.html Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien today announced the continued greening of the Colorado's State Capitol with the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the historical building. "Today's installation shows that Colorado state government is leading by example in the creation of Colorado's New E... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-panels-Capitol.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-brilliant10.html Popular Science magazine has named University of Colorado at Boulder chemical and biological engineering Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth as one of its "Brilliant 10" for 2008, honoring her as one of the nation's top young scientists. Anseth, 40, a faculty member in the College of Engineering ... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-brilliant10.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Gov-Asia-Mission.html Gov. Bill Ritter and a delegation of Colorado business, economic development and university officials wrapped up a 10-day trade mission to Asia today, meeting with private companies, government officials and business organizations such as the American Chamber of Commerce. The delegation returns to ... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Gov-Asia-Mission.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-NSF-grant.html Colorado State University's Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory is the lead institution of a $12.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematics and Science Partnership program to create a dynamic teacher development program targeted at middle school and high school teachers in th... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-NSF-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/8th-continent-aerospace-incubator.html The nation’s first aerospace business incubator opened it doors Nov. 19 at the Colorado School of Mines, positioning the state as a global economic center for the commercialization of space-derived technologies. With primary funding from the Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC), the 8th C... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/8th-continent-aerospace-incubator.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-water-engineering.html Saudi Arabia honored Chih Ted Yang, a civil engineering professor at Colorado State University, with an international prize for water engineering - one of most prestigious awards for water-related subjects in the world. Yang is the recipient of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize fo... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-water-engineering.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-energy-symposium.html The CU-Boulder Energy Initiative, in partnership with regional federal labs, hosted an Energy Research Symposium on November 17, 2008 at the University Memorial Center on the CU-Boulder Campus. The symposium began with a keynote address by Daniel Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources ... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-energy-symposium.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Envirofit-Rolex.html Today, Envirofit International, a leader in creating sustainable, scalable business models to solve global health and environmental problems, announced that Tim Bauer, company co-founder and vice president of operations, will be honored as one of ten winners of the prestigious 2008 Rolex Awards for ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Envirofit-Rolex.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/visit-denver.html For 99 years, the city’s convention and tourism marketing agency has gone by a variety of names, everything from the Denver Tourist and Publicity Bureau to the most recent Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. "It’s a mouthful of a name that everyone from the Mayor to our own Board of Directors... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/visit-denver.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UC-Denver-anonymous-gift.html At a time when mental health services are shrinking, Colorado communities served by specially educated mental health nurses just received significant reassurance that this incredibly important care provided by advanced practice nurses will continue. The College of Nursing at the University of Colora... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UC-Denver-anonymous-gift.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Solix-series-A.html Solix Biofuels, a Fort Collins-based alternative energy technology firm focused on algae-based intermediates for fuel and chemical production, announced it has raised $10.5 million in its first round of outside funding, and has reached an agreement with investors for an additional commitment of $5 m... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Solix-series-A.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ecodevoplan-nov-dec.html Gov. Bill Ritter announced a series of aggressive economic-development initiatives that will be launched in November and December to keep Coloradans working and the state's economy strong amid the national downturn. "Around the country and around the globe, we are facing unprecedented economic circ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ecodevoplan-nov-dec.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Asia-mission.html Gov. Bill Ritter today opened a Colorado economic development and trade mission to Asia, meeting in Tokyo with officials from All Nippon Airways, a Japanese vice minister for foreign affairs and U.S. trade and embassy officials.  "Colorado is very focused on building an economy around 21st cen... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Asia-mission.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/culture-study.html People may consider theaters, museums and other arts, cultural and scientific nonprofits to be "organizations" or "institutions." But in actuality, they are businesses. They employ operations and marketing professionals, accountants, managers, executives and the like in addition to artists. As is th... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/culture-study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NCAA-Division-I-Final-Four.html NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four to be held in Denver in 2012 The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee announced on Nov. 14, 2008 that Denver will be the host city of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four. It marks the first time Denver will serve as host of the... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NCAA-Division-I-Final-Four.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/gov--ritter-and-business-leaders-announce-asia-mission.html Gov. Bill Ritter announced today that 40 Colorado business, economic-development and research leaders will travel with him to Japan and China later this month to encourage new business and investment opportunities that will bring long-term benefits to Colorado's economy. "With the national and inte... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/gov--ritter-and-business-leaders-announce-asia-mission.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/dia-record-traffic.html A total of 4,017,761 passengers used Denver International Airport in September, a 1.7 percent increase over the 3,951,172 travelers recorded at the facility in the same month last year. It was the first time in the history of the Denver airport that the September passenger count exceeded 4 million, ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/dia-record-traffic.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-awards-08.html The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) released winners of its 2008 Awards Program.  The announcement was made by Christine Shapard, CBSA Interim Executive Director, who says the CBSA awards program showcases and honors those individuals and companies making a significant difference to Colo... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-awards-08.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/emerging-trends-report.html Denver was the only non-costal city ranked in the top tier of national cities to watch in the recently released Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2009 Report by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Nationally, 2009 is expected to be a challenging year for the commercial real estate indu... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/emerging-trends-report.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-clean-energy-forum.html The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) convened its most successful clean energy investment forum to date October 28-30. The 21st Clean Energy Industry Growth Forum attracted about 500 investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policymakers. This year's Forum, oc... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-clean-energy-forum.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Ritter-budget-09-10.html Gov. Bill Ritter unveiled a lean budget for fiscal 2009-10, a proposal that will hold spending well below the state's growth limit, stimulate Colorado's economy and ensure that state government is able to continue providing essential public safety, health and education services. "The national and i... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Ritter-budget-09-10.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/2009-agenda-EDCC.html Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter previewed his economic agenda for 2009 during the annual meeting of the Economic Developers Council of Colorado in Colorado Springs on October 29. He said while Colorado has the “eighth strongest” economy among all states, it is “not immune from the national and internatio... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/2009-agenda-EDCC.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-CIMB-gift.html The University of Colorado announced a $5 million endowment gift from former Myogen CEO and local entrepreneur Bill Freytag and his wife, Janet, in support of the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, or CIMB, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The endowment will support interdisci... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-CIMB-gift.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/exercising-fiscal-fitness.html Conference to explain how companies can benefit from a healthy workforce Colorado is the nation's skinniest state. Can that positively affect a business' bottom line? On October 28 at the Colorado Convention Center, the second annual Colorado Culture of Health conference, Exercising Fiscal Fit... Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/exercising-fiscal-fitness.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/new-market-tax-credits.html The Colorado Growth and Revitalization Fund, LLC (CGR Fund), a partnership between the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), the City and County of Denver, and the Colorado Enterprise Fund, was awarded $35 million in New Market Tax Credits by the U.S. Treasury Department earlier today. New ... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/new-market-tax-credits.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-bioscience.html The University of Colorado Foundation on Oct. 20, 2008 announced a $2 million pledge by Jack (Hist '64, MA '70) and Jeannie Thompson (Zool '64) of Boulder to fund the new Vaccine Development Laboratory in CU-Boulder's Systems Biotechnology Building, slated for groundbreaking in 2... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-bioscience.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/capitol-LEED.html Gov. Bill Ritter announced on October 16, 2008 that the Colorado state Capitol has become the first Capitol in the nation to obtain a prestigious certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings for energy efficiency upgrades made over the past four ye... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/capitol-LEED.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/dnc-impact.html Denver releases comprehensive report analyzing economic impacts and other community benefits While the Democratic National Convention ended just seven weeks ago, the economic and community benefits of hosting the historic event will be felt in Metro Denver for many years to come. Denver Mayor ... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/dnc-impact.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-finalists.html New therapeutic drugs for life threatening disease and trauma; devices made of new materials that work with the body; a highly-sensitive detector of trace amounts of biological and chemical agents in real time; new DNA immunotherapies for HIV infection; high-protein, low-cost fish food; and, new mat... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-finalists.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-registration.html General registration is now open for the Rocky Mountain Region’s Premier Bioscience Conference and Expo, BioWest 2008. More than 700 industry leaders will convene November 13 & 14 for the sixth annual BioWest event, held again this year at the Grand Hyatt, 1750 Welton, in Denver. The announcement i... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-registration.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-Industry-Growth.html The U. S. Department Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Colorado CleanTech Initiative announce participation of the following Colorado CEOs in the 21st NREL Industry Growth Forum, Oct. 28-30, at the Renaissance Denver Hotel: AMPULSE, Steve Hane Solix Biofuels, Douglas Henston... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-Industry-Growth.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/COLABS-12-new-solar.html The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP) is launching 12 novel solar research projects totaling more than $1.1 million in its inaugural round of research and development funding. CRSP is the newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory. The center concentra... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/COLABS-12-new-solar.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Bolder-Bio-NIH.html Bolder BioTechnology, Inc. announced October 15 that it has been awarded a $1.6 million Phase II Continuing Renewal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, entitled "Long-Acting Beta Interferon for Multiple Sclerosis", from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Bolder-Bio-NIH.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Packard-Fellowship.html Pieter Johnson, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has won a highly prestigious David and Lucille Packard Fellowship, a five-year award that will support his study of emerging diseases in changing environments. Johnson will use the $... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Packard-Fellowship.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/fourth-edition-of-competitiveness-study-released.html Annual benchmark study examines competitive factors related to economic growth In the fourth edition of Toward a More Competitive Colorado, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) today reports its annual benchmarking of Colorado’s strengths, challenges, and opportuniti... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/fourth-edition-of-competitiveness-study-released.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Denver-STP.html Mayor John Hickenlooper joined Deputy Mayor/Public Works Manager Guillermo "Bill" Vidal in announcing the completion of Denver’s Strategic Transportation Plan (STP), a comprehensive document that addresses the current and future transportation needs of the Mile High City. The STP provides a proactiv... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Denver-STP.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Denver-solar-test.html CH2M HILL has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help 25 American cities accelerate the adoption of solar energy. The contract is an important strategic component of The Solar America Initiative, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) effort to make solar electricity from photovoltai... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Denver-solar-test.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/fitz-econ-impact.html Fitzsimons ultimately is expected to produce an $11.5 billion annual economic boost to Colorado's economy, according to an updated report released in September 2008. About $100 million worth of buildings will be constructed in the technology park during the next 18 months, said Jim Chrisman, vice p... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/fitz-econ-impact.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-brain-cell-grant.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-brain-cell-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/RMI-CSU.html The prestigious Rocky Mountain Institute in Snowmass has selected Colorado State University for a national study on best practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on college and university campuses. Colorado State is the only university selected in the Rocky Mountain West and one of a dozen inst... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/RMI-CSU.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SkyFuel.html SkyFuel, Inc. secured its position as a leader in the rapidly growing concentrating solar power (CSP) industry by unveiling the SkyTrough(TM): the highest performance, lowest cost utility-scale solar power system of any kind for generating electricity. With glass-free mirrors, a highly engineered sp... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SkyFuel.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SolarTAC.html Six public and private sector entities, all with a keen interest in advancing and accelerating the commercialization of solar technology, have joined forces and signed an agreement to develop one of the world's largest solar test and evaluation facilities. Leveraging the exceptional solar resources ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SolarTAC.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-BioRelix.html New Haven, Conn.-based BioRelix Inc. has signed an exclusive license agreement with the University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office for technology developed at the university. The riboswitch technology, developed by Robert Batey, an associate professor in CU's chemistry and biochemistry depar... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-BioRelix.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UCDenver-NIH.html The University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) has been awarded more than $26 million to participate in the National Institutes of Health's comprehensive study on the interaction of genes and the environment on children's health. At a briefing today, National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials nam... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UCDenver-NIH.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-poll-event.html The Metro Denver WIRED Initiative is hosting a Career Polling Event October 23 at the Denver Newspaper Agency. Dr. David Hill, director of Hill Research Consultants, will unveil findings from the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative's poll of parents, students, teachers, guidance counselors, and job see... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-poll-event.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-energy-leadership.html The University of Colorado at Boulder's Energy Initiative, created in 2006 to help meet the world's sustainable and renewable energy needs, announced on October 2, 2008 a group of corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, advisers, scientists, policymakers and academics as members of its newly fo... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-energy-leadership.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DigitalGlobe.html DigitalGlobe, a leading global content provider of high-resolution world imagery solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. for a multi-year contract under which DigitalGlobe will provide Microsoft’s Virtual Earth with its premium, high-resolution satellite and a... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DigitalGlobe.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/global-energy-program.html The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved a new Master of Science degree on October 7, 2008 for the University of Colorado Denver Business School. As a master's degree located within the largest accredited graduate school of business in the state, the focus of the Global Energy ... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/global-energy-program.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-Shell-Oil.html Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources announced today that it will receive $950,000 in the form of a research grant from Shell Oil Company to study revegetation practices on one of three research, development and demonstration leases on federal land in the Piceance Basin in... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-Shell-Oil.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/management-NREL.html A new management team takes charge at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today. The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC was awarded a five-year contract to manage and operate the Laboratory on July 29. The new equally-owned management entity pairs two non-pr... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/management-NREL.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/poison-pills-pulled.html As labor unions agreed Thursday to pull four, economy-killing initiatives from the November ballot, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Coloradans for Responsible Reform (CFRR) applauded the decision. CFRR, the Chamber’s ballot issues committee, was reactivated in March with the specific purpo... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/poison-pills-pulled.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NoCo-jobs.html Despite a declining U.S. economy, northern Colorado is projected to add more than 4,000 new jobs in 2009, according to a report released today by two Colorado State University economists. The 1.9 percent projected job growth rate in Larimer and Weld Counties, however, is expected to be about the sa... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NoCo-jobs.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/abengoa-solar-awarded--14-million-by-u-s--doe.html On October 1, 2008, Abengoa Solar announced the award of two R&D projects in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) by the U.S. Department of Energy that total over $14 million. The goal of the DOE R&D program, working in collaboration with partners such as Abengoa Solar, is to develop C.S.P. ... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/abengoa-solar-awarded--14-million-by-u-s--doe.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Komen-grant.html Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC) have been awarded a $599,999 grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure to investigate whether using a common diabetes drug can stop tumor growth in breast cancer. “We’re beginning to explore the relationship between pre-di... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Komen-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ProLogis-energy-study.html ProLogis, the world's largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced today that it will participate in a new, national study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to speed market adoption of current technologies and design solutions that yield significant, meas... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ProLogis-energy-study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Rockefeller.html The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $1 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to establish a new worldwide consortium to help link decision-makers in developing and industrialized countries with institutes, government agencies and individuals to collectively share their clima... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-Rockefeller.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Mines-CU-NSF.html Gov. Bill Ritter today joined officials and researchers from the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines to announce $16.5 million in six-year National Science Foundation research grants through NSF's Materials Research Science and Engineering Center program. The School of Mines... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Mines-CU-NSF.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NetSuite-Centennial.html NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for mid-market enterprises and divisions of large companies, announced August 19 the details of its expansion in the Denver metro area, including the opening of a new sales and services facility in the city ... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NetSuite-Centennial.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-down-syndrome.html Anna and John J. Sie have high hopes for their granddaughter Sophia, born five years ago with Down syndrome. Today, through the largest private contribution dedicated to people with Down syndrome, the family is determined to significantly enhance the lives of all people with Down syndrome. The ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-down-syndrome.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Mines-gift.html Devon Energy Corporation announced a $500,000 gift to the Colorado School of Mines Foundation to provide funding for a laboratory in a new petroleum engineering facility planned for the Mines campus. The Devon Energy Drilling Fluids Laboratory will enhance the school's world-class petroleum engine... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Mines-gift.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/PDC-Denver-headquarters.html Petroleum Development Corporation (PDC) announced September 17 that it is changing the official corporate headquarters to Denver effective March 1, 2009. Richard W. McCullough, PDC's President and Chief Executive Officer noted, "This action is based on our successful efforts in recent years to expa... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/PDC-Denver-headquarters.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-mars-mission.html In the largest research contract ever awarded to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics has been selected by NASA to lead a $485 million orbiting space mission slated to launch in 2013 to probe the past climate of Mars, including its potential for har... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-mars-mission.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-carbon-neutral.html Colorado State University aims to be carbon neutral - reducing its greenhouse gas emissions through conservation and alternative energy sources - by 2020, President Larry Edward Penley said in his annual Fall Address September 11. The goal is part of Colorado State's leadership as the "Green Univer... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-carbon-neutral.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/balanced-energy-economy-series.html The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Energy Coalition are introducing a quarterly series on the latest information regarding the fast-changing energy industry with the Balanced Energy Economy Series. Panels of subject matter experts will explore and explain how this dynamic ind... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/balanced-energy-economy-series.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IKEA-colorado.html IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, announced September 10 it is submitting plans to the City of Centennial for a store that would increase the Swedish retailer’s presence in the western United States. Submitting an application to the City marks the beginning of the governmental app... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IKEA-colorado.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-5M-passengers.html Denver International Airport recorded 5,000,505 passengers in July, the first time that monthly traffic at the Denver airport has topped the 5 million mark. The July total was 3.7 percent higher than the 4,821,082 passengers recorded during the same month last year. July marked the 19th straight mo... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-5M-passengers.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-biofuels-grant.html The biofuels industry in Colorado and around the nation has grown so complex that the next generation of scientists need to know all its angles - from the chemistry of making it to the economics of selling it, said Colorado State University Professor Ken Reardon, the recipient of a $3 million Nation... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-biofuels-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/forest-city-CSTP.html Developer Forest City Science + Technology Group broke ground September 4 at a noon event at the Colorado Science + Technology Park at Fitzsimons, a 184-acre business park dedicated to life science focused companies, by demolishing the old Fitzsimons smokestack to make way for new, state-of-the-art ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/forest-city-CSTP.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CBSA-venture-competition.html What do Apoplogic Pharmaceuticals, Inviragen and ValveXchange have in common? All three have been past winners of the BioWest Venture Showcase award. Rick Duke, Dan Stinchcomb and Ivan Vesely all report that winning the award provided them with local and national exposure that would normally be impo... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CBSA-venture-competition.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-research-expenditures.html Colorado State University's commitment to research helped push the university's research expenditures to nearly $303 million in fiscal year 2008 - a new record for the university at a time when competition for federal funding is at an all-time high. Year Total R&D 2003 $202 mil... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-research-expenditures.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Lignol-Colorado.html Lignol Energy Corporation (Lignol), a leading technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, announced August 28 that its U.S. subsidiary, Lignol Innovations Inc., is moving forward with its previously announced plan to construct a commercial demonstration cellulosic ethanol pl... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Lignol-Colorado.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Vestas-DNC.html Major political leaders from Colorado joined Vestas at a press conference held today at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Against the backdrop of a 131-foot wind turbine blade from Vestas' factory in Windsor, Colorado, the participants discussed the company's rapid expansion in... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Vestas-DNC.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-marketing.html The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) is using some "unconventional" marketing to reach over 15,000 national and international media attending this week's 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver. The Metro Denver EDC is a $250,000 corporate sponsor of the D... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-marketing.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/carbon-calculator.html The Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) today unveiled an industry-leading tool to help green conventions, the first Carbon Calculator and Offset Program to be housed on a city's convention and visitor web site. Convention guests, event planners and other visitors can go online at visi... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/carbon-calculator.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/economic-profile.html The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) today launched an online version of its 2008-2009 Metro Denver Economic Profile. This marketing piece provides the most concise and accurate data available anywhere for doing business in Metro Denver and Northern Colorado. "With D... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/economic-profile.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-zero-waste.html In an aggressive effort to recycle, eliminate waste and cut even more carbon emissions, the University of Colorado at Boulder announced August 5 the "Ralphie's Green Stampede" zero-waste and carbon-reduction program at Folsom Field. The goal is to move toward zero-waste at Folsom Field during the f... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-zero-waste.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/healthiest-community.html Despite recent headlines announcing that Colorado ranks lowest in the nation for obesity rates, the state's populace continues to tip the scales at a rising rate. The Metro Denver Health & Wellness Commission (MDHWC) and members of the Metro Mayors Caucus (Caucus) are taking strides to reverse this ... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/healthiest-community.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/monthly-summary.html While commercial real estate in Metro Denver is not immune to nationwide financial woes, the region's markets remain highly competitive, according to data compiled by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) in its Monthly Economic Summary for August 2008. Many companies... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/monthly-summary.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/public-INVESCO.html The City and County of Denver announced August 4 details of the public viewing area/demonstration zone to be available on the final day of the Democratic National Convention – Thursday, August 28, 2008 – for the general public to express views within sight and sound of delegates entering INVESC... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/public-INVESCO.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DOCA-DialogCity.html The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs will present Dialog:City: An Event Converging Art, Democracy and Digital Media, an official public program of the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, August 21 through August 29. World-renowned artists, ranging from a MacArthur Fellow to a leading “green” de... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DOCA-DialogCity.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/chamber-top-company.html The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce July 31 was named one of the best companies to work for in Colorado by the Colorado State Council of the Society of Human Resources, Jobing.com, and ColoradoBiz Magazine. Forty Colorado-based companies received honors at a luncheon at the Seawell Ballroom, which... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/chamber-top-company.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-events.html Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper launched a regional marketing campaign July 31 promoting the diverse list of events, programs and festivals that will be taking place around the 2008 Democratic National Convention. From viewing an original copy of the Declaration of Independence to world-class art to... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-events.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/aaia-acquires-former-adam-aircraft--details-ops-plan.html AAI Acquisition, Inc. (AAIA), a U.S. company and the successor to the former Adam Aircraft Industries, announced on July 31, 2008 that significant steps have been made in its plan to resume operations. Key to the comeback is the naming of veteran aviation executive Jack Braly as the n... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/aaia-acquires-former-adam-aircraft--details-ops-plan.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Colorado-cancer-research.html Two of the nation's top cancer research centers recently celebrated a 20-year research collaboration that has resulted in breakthroughs in cancer treatment. For the past two decades, scientists from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado have partnered on human and animal cancer re... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Colorado-cancer-research.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-alliance.html The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, selected July 29 by the U.S. Department of Energy as the next management contractor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., includes the University of Colorado at Boulder as a major university partner. Led by the Midwest Research Institute ... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-alliance.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-parade-route.html The City and County of Denver announced July 28 details of the Designated Parade Route to be available on the final day of the Democratic National Convention – Thursday, August 28, 2008 - for groups seeking to march toward INVESCO Field at Mile High. Details of additional transportation impacts for ... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-parade-route.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-fleet.html The U.S. Department of Energy and NREL hosted a rally of 18 advanced vehicles from eight manufacturers on July 25. The cars and trucks offered an impressive preview of "Test Fleet NREL" — a variety of vehicles that will be cruising around the national laboratory's campus in the coming months and ser... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-fleet.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/brookings.html The southern Intermountain West region of the nation is experiencing rapid changes that may soon make it the "New American Heartland," according to a report released July 22 by Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Five states—Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah—currently hold some of t... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/brookings.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-environment-school.html Colorado State University unveiled plans on July 22 for the state's first School of Global Environmental Sustainability to streamline the university's internationally recognized environmental research and to prepare students for the growing "green" workforce. The School of Global Environmental Sust... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-environment-school.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-commuting.html After extensive preparation and work with local, state and federal transportation and security officials to meet Democratic National Convention needs while keeping downtown Denver open and accessible, the City and County of Denver provided information Wednesday about local mobility and access during... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-commuting.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/FAA-DIA-funding.html The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its intention to give $28 million to Denver International Airport for ground capacity enhancing projects. "This is money well spent," said Robert A. Sturgell, the FAA's acting administrator. "It's a boost for De... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/FAA-DIA-funding.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ritter-climate-change.html Following July's G8 Summit, during which world leaders addressed the pressing issue of global warming, Gov. Bill Ritter announced he is embarking on a weeklong climate-change expedition to the Norwegian Arctic. The expedition, which runs through July 19, was organized and is being hosted by th... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ritter-climate-change.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/nano-summit.html The NanoBusiness Alliance, the world's leading nanotechnology trade association and the Colorado Nanotechnology Alliance announced that it is launching a new conference, The Nano Renewable Energy Summit, to be held in Denver, Colorado from July 20 – 22, 2008. The Nano Renewable Energy Summit is a g... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/nano-summit.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/colorado-best-business-state.html Gov. Bill Ritter praised a new report that names Colorado to CNBC's prestigious annual list of America's Top States for Business, which ranks Colorado No. 5 and specifically cites the state's New Energy Economy. CNBC analyzed 40 factors in 10 broad categories. Colorado's highest rankings came in th... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/colorado-best-business-state.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Ritter-Spain.html Gov. Bill Ritter, Energy Office Director Tom Plant, and Economic Development Director Don Elliman went to Spain on an overseas investment mission focused on renewable energy. They visited Madrid July 7 through July 9, meeting with several renewable energy companies that visited Colorado in February.... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Ritter-Spain.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/clearskiessolar.html Clear Skies Solar, Inc., a leading developer of solar energy products and a full-service solar power integration provider, announced April 1 that the company will open a new office in Golden, Colorado to provide operations in the entire Colorado region and ultimately deliver engineering support to t... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/clearskiessolar.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/boettcher-webb-cu.html Colorado's medical research industry will receive a boost of up to $40 million by the creation of a grant program aimed at advancing medical research. The program is the result of an innovative agreement among the Boettcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Institute for Biomedical Research and the Univer... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/boettcher-webb-cu.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ConocoPhillips-C2B2.html ConocoPhillips announced July 1 it has signed a $5 million, multiyear sponsored research agreement with the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, a research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to develop new ways to convert biomass into low-carbon transportation fuels. Th... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ConocoPhillips-C2B2.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/unCONVENTIONally.html Beginning June 30th, Downtown Denver employees who typically drive to work alone will be offered an incentive to leave their cars at home during the month of August in exchange for using transit, walking, bicycling or carpooling. The program will reward participants with a $100 VISA gift card if the... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/unCONVENTIONally.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Cybercities.html AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, released Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-Technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities, on June 24, 2008, ranking Boulder second in the nation for tech-worker concentration.... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Cybercities.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UCD-NIH-grant.html The University of Colorado Denver announced on May 29, 2008 that it has received a $76 million, five-year grant to speed biomedical discoveries from laboratories to the lives of citizens. The grant from the National Institutes of Health is the largest research and training award in the sta... Wed, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/UCD-NIH-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/tourism-2007.html A report released by the Colorado Tourism Office says a record 28 million people visited Colorado last year. Figures released Tuesday also indicate tourism contributed more than $9.8 billion to the state's economy in 2007, a 10 percent increase from 2006. The state tourism office says that these num... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/tourism-2007.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Milken-index.html Massachusetts ranks first in the Milken Institute’s 2008 State Technology and Science Index, followed by Maryland, Colorado, and California. According to the report, regional competition for technology industries has increased since the last release of the Index in 2004. Not only are states vying wi... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Milken-index.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ConocoPhillips-location.html ConocoPhillips wants its new Colorado campus to be able to handle at least 7,000 workers within the next 20 years, which could put it on track to become one of the five largest employers in the Denver area. The Houston-based oil giant plans to transform the site in Louisville, just northwest of Den... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ConocoPhillips-location.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/xcel-wind.html The 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions will be powered with clean, renewable wind and solar energy, Xcel Energy announced on June 9, 2008. This is also the first time the same electric utility will serve both conventions in separate cities in the same year. The DNC takes place Aug. ... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/xcel-wind.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BIO2008.html Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will attend BIO 2008 in San Diego, California, June 18, 2008, marketing the State's bioscience sector to more than 20,000 bioscience company executives, researchers, economic development agencies and service providers attending the four-day event. A Colorado Pavilion, o... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BIO2008.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/constant-contact.html Constant Contact Inc. (NasdaqGM: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing and online surveys for small organizations, announced plans on June 4, 2008 to open a second office in Loveland, Colo., which marks the company’s first expansion beyond its current corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massac... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/constant-contact.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/siemens-wind.html Siemens Energy announced on June 4, 2008 that it will establish its U.S. wind turbine R&D competence center in Boulder. The facility is expected to employ an estimated 50 people and will focus on atmospheric science research, aerodynamic blade design, structural dynamics, and wind turbine dispatch p... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/siemens-wind.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-wind.html The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced projects on June 3, 2008 that will enhance the nation’s ability to realize the full potential of wind power across the United States. NREL is located in Golden, Colo. The projects include: a new wind turbine ... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NREL-wind.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NMI.html The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) today launched a new initiative, aimed at strengthening business districts and their surrounding neighborhoods citywide. Mayor John Hickenlooper, City Council members and community and business leaders celebrated the launch of the Denver Neighborhood M... Thu, 01 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NMI.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/drivingchange.html Driving Change, the world’s first vehicular greenhouse gas (GHG) management and reduction pilot program, launched March 12 at an event led by Denver Mayor John W. Hickenlooper and Driving Change developers, stakeholders, and participants. In an effort to identify new ways for drivers to address GHG ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/drivingchange.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/business-legislation.html On April 24, 2008, the Colorado Senate released a landmark package of economic development bills designed to invest in local businesses and bring financial security and new prosperity to Colorado. “We are creating a new energy economy to lead us in to the 21st century,” said Senate President ... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/business-legislation.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/HB-1001.html Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law a measure that will provide $26.5 million to expand Colorado's bioscience industry April 24. The bill will expedite the transfer of research from the lab to the marketplace. House Bill 1001, sponsored by Rep. Jim Riesberg and Sen. Bob Bacon, establishes the Colorado... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/HB-1001.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-research-center.html The newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory aims to find ways to directly convert the sun's energy to low-cost electricity and fuels. The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP), announced on April 21, 2008 by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, U.S. Sen.... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-research-center.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSC-website.html The Colorado Space Coalition (CSC) launched its new Web site, www.spacecolorado.org, on April 8, 2008 as the country's top aerospace leaders gathered in Colorado Springs for the 24th National Space Symposium (NSS). Over 7,500 people will attend the NSS, including senior aerospace executive leadersh... Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSC-website.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-america.html U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced that DOE will make available up to $2.4 million to 12 cities across the country selected as Solar America Cities, chosen for their commitment and comprehensive approach to the deployment of solar technologies and the development of... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/solar-america.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/RES-americas.html Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc. (RES-Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of renewable wind energy, announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to Broomfield. Business operations commenced at the new site on March 24, 2008. The company was based ... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/RES-americas.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-cenergy.html Colorado State University announced March 20 an innovative model to rapidly move the university's clean energy research into the global marketplace, creating new companies and jobs that enhance the state's economy while improving lives throughout the world. "Through its leadership as a green univer... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-cenergy.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSC-briefing.html Colorado is well-positioned to remain a leader in the aerospace and aeronautics industries, members of Colorado’s congressional delegation said March 17, 2008. United States Senator Ken Salazar and Representative Mark Udall spoke to members of the Colorado Space Coalition (CSC), assuring the group ... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSC-briefing.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/smart-grid.html Boulder, Colo., to be fully integrated smart electricity city Xcel Energy announced on March 12, 2008 that it will put in motion its vision to make Boulder, Colo. the nation’s first fully integrated Smart Grid City. The advanced, smart grid system – when fully implemented over the next f... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/smart-grid.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-astronaut.html NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will be carrying a former University of Colorado at Boulder postdoctoral researcher, a campus-built biomedical payload and two CU educational experiments when it blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on Tuesday, March 11. Takao Doi, who conducted postdoctoral work at CU... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-astronaut.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/vestas-plant.html WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) - The world's largest wind-turbine maker officially opened its first U.S. manufacturing plant March 6, 2008 on Colorado's northern plains, where it expects to produce blades for 600 turbines a year. Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems will eventually employ about 650 wor... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/vestas-plant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/bio-boost.html The Colorado House gave a big boost to a critical economic development project on Tuesday. A bill expanding Colorado's much lauded Bioscience Discoveries Grant Program passed the House by an initial voice vote. House Bill 1001 – sponsored by State Representative Jim Riesberg (D-Greeley) – will make ... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/bio-boost.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NASA-CU.html NASA has awarded the University of Colorado at Boulder $1 million to lead the study of a space observatory to find Earth-like planets in distant solar systems and open the search for life outside our solar system. A second proposal from the Naval Research Laboratory involving CU-Boulder also was se... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/NASA-CU.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/conocophillips.html Metro Denver’s burgeoning energy economy got another boost when Houston-based ConocoPhillips announced plans on February 20, 2008 to establish a new Global Technology and Corporate Learning Center at the former Storage Technology campus in Louisville, CO. ConocoPhillips, the country’s third-largest... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/conocophillips.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/cochlear.html Cochlear Americas, the world’s leader in advanced hearing solutions, announced that it has signed a long-term lease agreement to relocate its U.S. headquarters to Creekside at Cherry Creek office park in the city of Centennial, Colorado. As the anchor tenant, Cochlear Americas will occupy more than... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/cochlear.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIAL.html With the official consolidation of the former DIA Partnership into the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) on January 1, 2008, the newly formed DIA Leadership Committee (DIAL) is working to advance the economic potential of Denver International Airport (DIA) as well as t... Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIAL.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ascent-solar.html Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, thinfilm photovoltaic modules, announced in February 2008 the purchase of a large-scale manufacturing facility expected to house the company’s new world headquarters and planned commercial manufacturing operati... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ascent-solar.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/transportation-report.html Gov. Bill Ritter today presented his Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel’s final report – "A Report to the People" – to the legislature's joint Transportation Caucus. Gov. Ritter praised the 32-member Transportation Panel, including co-chairs Bob Tointon, State Treasurer Cary Kennedy and Colorado Tran... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/transportation-report.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-traffic.html A total of 49,863,352 passengers used Denver International Airport (DIA) in 2007, shattering the previous record that was set just the year before. The 2007 total was 5.4 percent higher than the 47,326,506 travelers recorded at DIA in 2006.    The 2007 total was helped by a reco... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-traffic.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDM-tradeshow.html Representatives from the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) and six of the state’s economic development entities marketed Colorado as a desirable medical device manufacturing hub at the 24th annual Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M) West Expo. More than 16,000 product development profess... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDM-tradeshow.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-grants.html The Metro Denver WIRED Initiative announced award recipients for its Workforce Innovation Grant program on Jan. 24, 2008. WIRED has awarded approximately $2.5 million to 10 area partnerships proposing innovative talent-development solutions to address industry workforce shortages in the nine-county ... Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-grants.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/2008-forecast.html Today, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) presented the 2008 Economic Forecast for Metro Denver at Vectra Bank's 15th Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast. Chief Economist Patty Silverstein and Executive Vice President Tom Clark presented 2008 economic projections and... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/2008-forecast.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-hotel.html Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced the selection of Westin Hotels & Resorts to build a 500-room luxury hotel at Denver International Airport (DIA). Westin is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. "A Westin hotel at DIA will strengthen its standing as a world-class airport and enha... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-hotel.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SWA-flights.html Southwest Airlines announced that it is refining its schedule beginning May 10, 2008. Through the elimination of 57 existing roundtrip flights from its May flight schedule, Southwest will add 40 roundtrip flights in key growth markets including Denver. “These additional flights to the area ar... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/SWA-flights.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Competitiveness-Study.html Annual benchmark study examines competitive factors related to economic growth In the third edition of Toward a More Competitive Colorado released January 7, 2008, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) released its annual benchmarking of Colorado’s strengths, challeng... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Competitiveness-Study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/exceed-fundraising.html Creating jobs, promoting mobility, and marketing Metro Denver top goals The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) has surpassed its BreakThrough! Denver campaign target of $12.5 million, raising $13.3 million. The $13.3 million is combined cash and in-kind donations from... Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/exceed-fundraising.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IBM.html IBM Corp. announced in June 2007 a $86 million data center expansion that will add an additional 80,000 square feet of data center space to its Boulder facility. IBM will use state-of-the-art technology to build a "green data center" to help IBM and its clients reduce energy costs. IBM... Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IBM.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULI.html The Urban Land Institute (ULI) hosted its largest meeting in history last week bringing in over 6,000 of the nation's most influential land-use experts. The convention kicked off its forum of special interest tours, information sessions, and prominent guest speakers on a snowy Tuesday morning. Tom ... Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULI.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/corenet-global.html More than 2,500 corporate real estate industry executives are expected to gather in downtown Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, April 29 – May 2, 2007 for the "Super Bowl" of corporate and commercial real estate – the CoreNet Global Summit. "The CoreNet Global Summit has been described as th... Thu, 25 May 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/corenet-global.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/denver-munich.html Yearly economic impact of Munich flight estimated at $108 million Lufthansa joined Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver International Airport (DIA), the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) to ann... Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/denver-munich.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/sport-accord.html Metro Denver Sports Commission to host international sports conference for 2009 The Metro Denver Sports Commission (MDSC) announced on April 30, 2007 that Denver has been selected to host SportAccord 2009, the 7th annual International Sports Convention that brings together International Sports Fed... Tue, 08 May 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/sport-accord.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/aerospace-economy.html The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) released its 2007 Aerospace Industry Cluster Profile on September 19, 2007, which reported that Colorado’s aerospace economy has propelled to the nation’s No. 2 position for private aerospace employment. With 26,650 people employ... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/aerospace-economy.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/creative-vitality.html First Creative Vitality Index (CVI) released The economic vitality of Denver's creative sector, or Creative Vitality Index (CVI), is almost three times greater than the national average, according to results of a study commissioned by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA). The CVI is a weigh... Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/creative-vitality.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-workforce-study.html The Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative – a partnership among workforce development, economic development, education, and industry – today revealed its first Workforce Study, designed to understand the human resource needs of Metro Denver’s fastest-growing indust... Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-workforce-study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC-report.html Increasing obesity rates spark need for healthy eating and active living initiatives The Metro Denver Health & Wellness Commission (MDHWC) released Metro Denver 2007: A Report on the Health & Wellness of Our Community on July 23, 2007, which shows that Metro Denver residents boast the best average... Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC-report.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC-plan.html Plan to make Metro Denver 'America's Healthiest Community' will fight obesity in schools, worksites, and communities Despite having miles of trails, proximity to mountain recreation areas and a nationwide reputation for fitness, residents in the Metro Denver area are not as lean as some might thin... Fri, 18 May 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC-plan.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-2008.html More than 700 industry leaders will convene November 13 & 14 for the sixth annual BioWest event at the Grand Hyatt in Denver. "The BioWest Conference and Expo is the region’s preferred venue for visiting with researchers about their newest discoveries and meeting founders of the area’s most innova... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/BioWest-2008.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Colorado-Culture-of-Health-Day.html Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien announced October 28, 2008 as Colorado Culture of Health Day at the Colorado Culture of Health: Exercising Fiscal Fitness Conference in Denver. O’Brien presented the School, Community and Worksite Wellness Recognition Awards to three individuals who have been... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Colorado-Culture-of-Health-Day.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/vestas.html Deal brings 400 jobs, will 'catalyze' the region's renewable energy industry Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Randers, Denmark announced today that it will establish its first U.S.-based blade production facility at a 100-acre site in the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor. Vestas company offici... Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/vestas.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/state-honor-roll.html State earns top marks in national economic assessment Colorado not only has strong businesses, but it is well-positioned for future growth, according to a comprehensive assessment of state economies released in January 2007. The 20th Development Report Card for the States, released by the nonprofi... Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/state-honor-roll.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Northern-Colorado-colleges-universities-join-forces.html Aims Community College, Colorado State University, Front Range Community College, and the University of Northern Colorado are collaborating on a joint venture to more effectively and efficiently develop and train the region’s workforce for today’s global economy. The institutions enhance regional ... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Northern-Colorado-colleges-universities-join-forces.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULA-COSMO3.html A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, on behalf of Boeing Launch Services, successfully launched the third Italian-built Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation or COSMO-SkyMed 3 satellite at 7:28 p.m., October 24. ULA successfully launched the first two Cosmo satel... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULA-COSMO3.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULA.html Partnership could bring 800 new aerospace jobs to Metro Denver HQ In December 2006, Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced the official completion of an agreement to combine the companies' expendable launch vehicle business under a 50/50 joint venture coined the United Launch Alliance (ULA). The ne... Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/ULA.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/denver-c-change.html Rocky Mountain News - December 23, 2006 A "new set of eyes" on your community often reveals sea changes that have occurred so subtly that you missed them. In some ways, 2006 may have been one of those years where the external perception of Denver and Colorado changed but went unnoticed by those of... Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/denver-c-change.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-NSF-computer-grant.html University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Alexander Repenning has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for his work on the IDREAMS project, aimed at engaging students in computer science through game design and ultimately encouraging them to pursue careers in the ... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CU-NSF-computer-grant.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DU-business-ranking.html The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business newspapers, based in London, ranked the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business Executive MBA Program as one of the top EMBA programs in the world. According to the Financial Times 2008 EMBA rankings released today, Daniels is ranke... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DU-business-ranking.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/energy-coalition.html Coalition unites energy players to promote Metro Denver as the "Balanced Energy Capital of the West" The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) on December 13, 2006 announced the launch of the Colorado Energy Coalition (CEC) – a consortium of leaders and stakeholders in Co... Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/energy-coalition.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/T-REX.html $1.67 billion project completed under budget and two years ahead of schedule The long-awaited T-REX Project (Transportation Expansion Project) opened in November 2006. Construction began in 2001 and completed under budget and nearly two years ahead of schedule. The T-REX project added 19 miles of ... Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/T-REX.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IBM-Amgen.html IBM Corp. inked a five-year, $500 million contract to provide information systems infrastructure services to Amgen Inc., the biotech giant disclosed October 23. IBM’s work will span services such as networks, help desk support, servers hosting applications and electronic messaging systems under the... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/IBM-Amgen.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Qwest-veterans-affairs.html The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected Qwest Communications International Inc. as its contractor for the delivery of voice and data services valued at approximately $60 million to connect the VA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and nearly 1,300 hospitals, regional offices and o... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/Qwest-veterans-affairs.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/housing-study.html The nation's housing scene is undeniably in a state of flux with many cities experiencing sluggish sales in the existing and new homes market and declining new home construction. Also, foreclosure rates have grown across the country. Metro Denver is not immune to the impacts of the national housing... Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/housing-study.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DAM.html Complex now includes Daniel Libeskind’s new Frederic C. Hamilton building The Denver Art Museum's enlarged campus opened to the public on October 7, 2006. The Museum, founded in 1893 and one of the largest art museums between Chicago and the West Coast, nearly doubles its facilities with the additi... Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DAM.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-Gates.html Colorado State University announced today that it received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support an innovated global health research project conducted by Brian Foy, professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/CSU-Gates.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-career-poll.html A new poll commissioned by the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative - a partnership among workforce development, economic development, education, and industry - shows that misinformation and lack of information might be discouraging some from attempting to pursue careers in certain industries.The poll of 8... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/WIRED-career-poll.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/greenprint-denver.html An economic and environmental action plan for Denver's future In his State of the City address on July 12, 2006, Mayor Hickenlooper announced a long-term, citywide initiative called Greenprint Denver to promote the importance of sustainable development and ecologically-friendly practices throughout... Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/greenprint-denver.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/new-web.html The address is the same, but when users of www.metrodenver.org visit today, they'll find an entirely redesigned Web site with a host of new features and a vastly enhanced user experience. The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) officially launched its new Web site today... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/new-web.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/airport-impact.html The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Division of Aeronautics, released the results of its latest economic impact study for commercial and general aviation airports on May 22. The 2008 Economic Impact Study concluded that on-airport businesses, aviation services and spending by visitors ... Thu, 22 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/airport-impact.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-solar-dedicated.html A two megawatt (MW) solar energy system was dedicated on August 19, 2008 at Denver International Airport (DIA). The solar photovoltaic system, spanning seven and a half acres at the airport's entrance, will generate over three million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean electricity annually, demonstr... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DIA-solar-dedicated.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-speech.html After extensive preparation and work with local, state and federal transportation and security officials to meet Democratic National Convention needs while keeping Denver open and accessible, the City and County of Denver provided information today about local mobility and access for the last day of... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/DNC-speech.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/kp.html The state’s job market will get a healthy boost in 2009 as Kaiser Permanente plans to bring a national customer service division to the region. It is anticipated that as many as 200 new positions could be available. Kaiser Permanente Colorado, ranked by Colorado Parent Magazine as one of the top p... Thu, 22 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/kp.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/gov--ritter-announces-2008-ed-agenda.html Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced a comprehensive economic development package on Aug. 25 to enhance the competitiveness of Colorado and its top industries. The package includes key business legislation to be considered by the 2008 Colorado General Assembly. “I’m committed to making Colorado bus... Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/gov--ritter-announces-2008-ed-agenda.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC.html Region endeavors to become America's healthiest In an endeavor to make Metro Denver America’s healthiest community, a group of healthcare, government, and business leaders launched the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission (MDHWC) in June 2006. The Commission’s first charge will be drafting a... Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/MDHWC.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/world-series-impact.html Denver’s first appearance in the World Series will have a major impact on the city’s tourism industry, according to Richard Scharf, president & CEO of the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. “A study from previous World Series has shown the economic impact is somewhere in the neighborhood of... Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/world-series-impact.html http://beta.metrodenver.org/news-center/metro-denver-news/tri-state-xcel.html Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and Xcel Energy will jointly pursue transmission projects