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

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

Enrollment is underway for the new Master of Science in Taxation degree at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. The Business School is the only public university and one of 15 schools in the nation to offer this degree program. Previously, graduates who completed extra taxation courses received a certification in taxation. Many accounting firms concluded a certification alone was insufficient for their needs.  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

After seventy years of state ownership, the Mexican government has amended its constitution to open the energy sector to private investment. This amendment also allows for foreign participation, which would include firms from Denver. It should come as no surprise, then, the Biennial of the Americas chose the Executive Director of the Global Energy Management program, Jim Marchiori, as one of 80 delegates from Denver to attend an energy symposium in Mexico City.  Read more