Middle-market companies lack the influence and power of large corporations and don’t get the support and resources showered on small businesses. But there is a growing movement to help the middle children of commerce forge a separate identity and speak with their own voice. “The middle is overlooked,” said Gary LaBranche, president and CEO of ACG Global, speaking at a panel on the topic held at the University of Colorado Denver Business School on Tuesday evening.  Read more

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

University of Colorado Denver Business School strives to be a global sustainability leader. Thanks to a generous donation from Johns Manville the Business School is expanding it Student Sustainability Experiential Learning Program (SSELP). Since 2008, CU Denver Business School has enhanced its Managing for Sustainability program year over year. The donation from Johns Manville will increase students’ ability to directly apply their classroom knowledge in real world settings.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School is launching the Student Sustainability Experiential Learning Program (SSELP) to offer students the opportunity to gain practical experience working with the opportunities and challenges associated with sustainable business as an integral part of the Managing for Sustainability (M4S) curriculum. Students enrolled at the Business School can participate in the SSELP through specialized internships, a Sustainability Field Study Course, and a guest speaker series.  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

Graduate Career Connections is now Business Career Connections (BCC). Expanded User Base BCC serves undergraduate students and alumni in addition to graduate students. This means all of the great services previously only available to graduate students are now available to undergraduates and alumni.

• Resume writing assistance
• LinkedIn profile tips
• Strategic targeting of industries, companies, and jobs
• Professional presence and etiquette training
• Employer outreach
• Career Fairs and Employer Information Sessions
• Interview skills, tips, and tricks
• Compensation Negotiation tips

New Online Job Center Along with the name change, BCC now offers a Job Center.  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