KUSA – Four Colorado cities made Bicycling magazine’s annual list of the top 50 cycling cities in the U.S. – and two of them made the top 10. Perennial cycling powerhouse Boulder came in at No. 6, followed by Fort Collins at No. 9. Denver came in at No. 12, and Colorado Springs ranked 45th. New York was this year’s top city for biking, with Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland and Washington D.C.  Read more

Fueled by collaboration, the Mile High City is investing in transit-oriented development while also preserving its historic neighborhoods. Denver has gained 50,000 new residents in the past four years, outpacing its suburbs and most other metro areas.

Think big. That might as well have been the Denver mantra for the last quarter-century. It started with Denver International Airport (DIA), and continued with four new pro sports venues, new and expanded museums and the nation’s largest investment in light rail.  Read more

For many American cities, the Great Recession is nothing more than a distant shadow of a troubled economic past. The longest downturn since the Great Depression officially ended five years ago, and cities across the country have more than fully recovered. Some in fact have even surpassed their pre-recession economic levels, thanks to lucrative industries that either sprouted from the ground post-recession or kept cities afloat through the crisis.  Read more

Denver ranked first in the nation in employment and earning opportunities in a WalletHub.com survey released Monday. Using 18 metrics, Wallet Hub — a financial insights website — ranked the Mile High City fourth overall in terms of being recovered from the recession. The slideshow highlights the top 10 most recovered cities. Read More…  Read more

Colorado gained 3,000 payroll jobs in June from the previous month, and the state’s unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a point, to 5.5 percent, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. But the Colorado job gain was driven by increased government hiring, with public sector payroll jobs increasing by a net 3,300 last month and private sector positions declining by 300, CDLE, monthly report said.  Read more

NerdWallet crunches numbers to show that good pay, good opportunities make city best place for women to work. AURORA | Aurora is the best large city for women to work in the U.S., according to a recent study by the financial website NerdWallet. Analysts at NerdWallet said that’s because of a 5 percent population growth since 2009, lower-than-average rents and women in Aurora earning 95 percent of what men earn for similar work.  Read more

The website Moneyrates.com puts Colorado high up on its list of the best states in which to make a living. The rankings are based on a handful of factors, including average salary, employment rate and the cost of living. After taking all that into account, Moneyrates put Washington first, followed by Texas and Minnesota. Colorado was fourth. Read More…  Read more