The results are in: Colorado has the strongest economy in the United States. Financial news website 24/7 Wall St., recently ranked all 50 states, measuring unemployment rates, gross domestic products (GDP), and other factors to compile the list. According to the site, Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the county, coming in at just 2.3 percent. Additionally, the state has the 18th largest GDP, along with the third fastest rate of five-year annual employment growth.  Read more

Four years ago, as student Rob Bingham gazed out the top-floor windows of the CU Denver Business School wondering how the booming metropolis below would help shape his future, he knew two things for certain: He wanted to give back to the Denver community he chose and support the veterans he honored. Today, after venturing from his small, Midwestern hometown, first to the battlefields in the Army, then to the urban campus he passed up other universities to join, Bingham, 32, is running Denver’s annual Veterans Day parade through the Colorado Veterans Project (CVP) he founded, making his Mile High mark in a big and patriotic way.  Read more

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the CU Denver Business School is hosting “New Directions in Commodities Research” on August 10-11, 2017. Co-organized by Ajeyo Banerjee, Director of the JPMCC and Graham Davis, Professor of Mineral Economics at the Colorado School of Mines, the international commodities symposium brings together global thought leaders and prominent stakeholders in commodities to discuss critical thinking and new research related to commodities.  Read more

Galvanize and University of Colorado Denver jointly announce the Pathways Program, a strategic partnership that allows eligible Colorado high school and current CU Denver students to earn academic college credit at CU Denver for completing the Web Development Immersive (WDI) program at Galvanize. For eligible high school students and current CU Denver students who enroll in the Pathways Program, there is a 30% discount on tuition for the six month full-time WDI course.  Read more

Integrate. Compassion. Accountability. Respect. Experience.  These powerful words form the foundation of ICARE and the emphatic message that Jennifer Alderfer, President and Chief Executive Officer at HCA/HealthONE’s North Suburban Medical Center, recently presented at the CU Denver Business School Alumni Network’s Back to Business Speaker Series. Alderfer spoke from her heart and guided the audience through her personal journey of communicating with candor, transparency, with commitment to those individuals she encounters daily.  Read more

The journey towards higher education does not look the same for every person. However, no matter their circumstances, the CU Denver Business School strives to offer a flexible and inclusive environment for all, which is why it attracts students of all types and all backgrounds who share the common goal of bettering themselves through education. Alumna Danielle Shoots ‘08 is one such example of how non-traditional students thrive at the Business School, climbing to new heights through hard work and dedication.  Read more

We live in a place where people want to live, work, and visit. Denver’s center has grown significantly over the past year and this growth has been captured by Downtown Denver Partnership‘s 2017 State of Downtown Denver Report. As a part of the Auraria Campus, The CU Denver Business School is proud to contribute to the education of over 48,000 students attending public, not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Downtown Denver.  Read more