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

The Denver branch of the U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially opened June 30. To commemorate its opening, the Denver Public Library (DPL) is hosting an exhibit covering prolific inventor Steve Jobs. The exhibit, The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World, shows off 300 of the 317 patents issued to the late CEO of Apple.  Read more

University of Colorado Denver Business School Risk Management and Insurance students returned to Denver after studying abroad. The students spent a week, May 25 through May 31, in London visiting and attending presentations from insurance brokers, risk management companies, Lloyds of London, and reinsurers to learn how risk is transferred globally.   Here are some memorable moments during their trip:    Read more

Denver’s bounty of large, well-funded, close-to-home parks earned it seventh place in The Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore ranking, climbing from 17th in last year’s index. The rankings, released Thursday, scored the park systems in 60 U.S. cities. The trust’s park analysts weigh park access and the percentage of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park, as well as park size and the amount of city acreage dedicated to parks.  Read more

DENVER – The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship hosted three casting associates from ABC’s Shark Tank for a Denver College Day. The critically-acclaimed business-themed show, Shark Tank, has the Sharks continuing the search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer. The show received a nomination for a Producers Guild Award in 2013.  Read more

No surprise here, but Denver, city of marathon runners, CrossFit gyms, rock climbers and cyclists, is among the fittest in the nation, according to a new report. Denver is ranked fourth on the 2014 American Fitness Index, released May 28 by the American College of Sports Medicine with support from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation. Topping the annual list is Washington, D.C.,  Read more

Nearly 27,000 people recently took part in the Global Energy Management Program’s first massive, open, online course (MOOC) through Coursera. Coursera is a learning platform that partners with universities to offer free online courses globally. This opportunity gives the GEM Program worldwide exposure to diverse audiences and raises the program’s visibility in the energy community and across society as a whole.  Read more