Executive MBA director’s strategy: global-minded growth Nicholas Hamilton-Archer’s first trips to Denver were not the most auspicious events. But six months later, after becoming the executive director of Executive Programs at the University of Colorado, he’s ready to call Denver home. Hamilton-Archer had crisscrossed the country and the globe, but had never visited Colorado.  Read more

DENVER – The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) is holding their annual worldwide conference in Denver from April 27th through the 30th, 2014. The event, which is expected to draw over 10,000 risk industry professionals from around the world, will primarily hold events at the Colorado Convention Center. At the Convention Center, the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School will have its own display booth, sponsored by the University of Colorado Risk Management and corporate partners that support the program.  Read more

DENVER – The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition Orientation has officially kicked off the annual competition. The first event of the contest, the Business Plan Competition Orientation was held at the Jake Jabs Center on February 26th, 2014. Attendees were given details and tips about participating in the competition, which brings together challengers from Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming to vie for $75,000 in cash and in-kind awards.  Read more

The convergence of a number of economic conditions and consumer trends has hatched a business environment in the U.S. that embraces small business, and we are on the verge of revitalized small business communities across the country. To determine which U.S. cities are the most amenable to the wave of small business owners that will establish local roots in the upcoming year, we have developed a unique set of criteria based on data available within Radius.  Read more

We’ve got the master’s programs students and employers want. The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus awards more graduate degrees than any other public institution in the state—and more of these graduates are entering growing and highly compensated fields. A recent article in Forbes magazine listed the top 10 master’s degrees that provide the best options for job opportunities.  Read more

DENVER – The University of Colorado Denver has long been a leader in health care research and education. To continue this tradition of excellence in the healthcare field, the Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI) at the CU Denver Business School recently established the Digital Health Consortium (DHC). The CITI developed DHC with the help of industry affiliates to augment existing Information Systems program offerings in Health Information Technology.  Read more

Denver is a perfect example of how the post-Great Recession economy works through an “urban revolution” that brings creative people close together, taking advantage of economies of scale, bestselling author Richard Florida said Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain City Summit in Denver. The summit, formerly known as the Rocky Mountain Urban Leadership Symposium, drew about 600 government officials, speakers and business leaders from around the region to the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.  Read more