Metro Denver’s unadjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 2.6 percent, the same as November, but down from this time last year, according to job estimates released today from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The 2.6 percent rate is for a 10-county area that includes Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Broomfield and Centennial, but not Boulder.  Read more

With the Cuban borders officially opened in 2015, our students are now able to experience a previously unseen side of Cuba through a Business School Study Abroad program, Cuba Libre. Through the program, students experience the rich cultural history of urban and rural Cuba, while gaining an understanding of the complex political and economic system as it tries to embrace normalized relations with the world’s largest economy.  Read more

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is pleased to announce the launch of the second issue of the Global Commodities Applied Research Digest (GCARD). The GCARD’s website is designed so individual articles can be seen and downloaded at a glance, including the most recent Fall 2016 edition as well as the inaugural Spring 2016 issue.  Read more

Amanda Pajonk has taken full advantage of the opportunities her CU Denver Business School scholarships have afforded her. Amanda, who is a senior majoring in Accounting with a minor in Economics, is heavily involved with her Business School program while working full time at a real estate development company. She is an active member of Beta Alpha Psi and was a speaker at the 2015 Annual Business School Scholarship Luncheon.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School celebrated its sixth year of graduates from the Risk Management and Insurance Program on Dec. 15, 2016. Twelve undergraduate students, seven graduate students, and one professional certificate student, celebrated their graduation at the end of fall 2016 semester. The University of Colorado Denver Business School was pleased to welcome new Business School Dean, Dr.  Read more

Jim Marchiori
Executive Director, Global Energy Management (GEM) Program
University of Colorado Denver Business School Time for my first blog entry of 2017 – Originally I was going to write some predictions for 2017 but that approach is fraught with peril. Being wrong is guaranteed – the only “victory” lies in not being wrong by too much. I can do that all day, every day, without writing about it, so I am going to take a pass.  Read more

University of Colorado Denver Business School students Kennedi Christensen and Nick Nguyen were invited to join the AIG Denver 2016 Fall Producers Council & Claims Advisory Board celebration on Nov. 30 at Hotel Monaco’s Wine Cellar. The students were chosen to attend, because of their involvement with the Risk Management Insurance program here at the Business School.  Read more