Colorado added 2,200 payroll jobs in December from the previous month, while the state’s unemployment rate fell for the fifth consecutive month, to 6.2 percent, the lowest level in six years, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employmentreported Tuesday. But the decline in the jobless rate was due more to a drop in the state’s labor force than job gains, the CDLE estimated.  Read more

Students will trade futures contracts in corn, oil and gold in international competition CU Denver Business School teams are back to test their skills in commodities futures and they’re setting sights on strong finishes in the 2014 CME Group Commodity Trading Challenge.Last year was the first time CU Denver fielded student teams for the Trading Challenge, reflecting the rapid development of the Business School’s J.P.  Read more

CU Denver Business School offers a wide variety of study abroad and scholarship options The CU Denver Business School is proud to offer an extensive lineup of study abroad courses and scholarship options for Maymester 2014. Travel abroad and study in London, Ireland, China, Germany, or Haiti. Students can gain first hand knowledge of global business, economics, organizations, sports, entertainment, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.  Read more

The Son of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen graduated from Business School’s Sports and Entertainment Management MBA program. John Bowlen kicked off his Denver Broncos career at age 10 as a ball boy. He has since worked in nearly every facet of the beloved franchise, and Bowlen points to a period of hitting the books — in the Sports and Entertainment Management MBA program at the University of Colorado Denver — for helping launch his current success.  Read more

DENVER— The Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program awarded $29,370 in scholarships to 25 students enrolled in the RMI program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School.  Scholarships have been a major focus for the RMI program because they help recruit top students into an industry that they may not consider, or even know about. Dr. Ajeyo Banerjee, RMI Program Director, states, “We are so thankful to all the companies and individuals who have helped support scholarships for our students.  Read more

DENVER – The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver Business School was recently highlighted in an article by ColoradoBiz magazine. The article featured the eponymous Jake Jabs, who is best known as the Founder and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse. In the article, Jabs discusses his background and business philosophy, the story behind his television commercials (which have become somewhat iconic in Denver and surrounding areas), as well as the reasons behind his $10 million donation to name the Center for Entrepreneurship.  Read more