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Development News RTD

RTD West Line named most significant construction project

The West Rail Line travels through three cities and includes 13 bridges, two tunnels, 12 stations and 12 miles of light rail.

Innovation News Forensic Pursuit

LoDo computer-forensics firm Forensic Pursuit hiring two

LoDo computer-forensics firm Forensic Pursuit and its sister company, Security Pursuit, are hiring two employees.

Swedish Medical named comprehensive stroke center

The Joint Commission has named Swedish Medical Center the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Rockies.

Development News Beast + Bottle

Beast + Bottle opens in Uptown

Siblings Paul and Aileen Reilly, who were behind the late Encore Restaurant,  describe Beast + Bottle as a rustic American craft restaurant.

Innovation News Platte River Networks

LoDo's Platte River Networks growing with IT services for small and medium-sized businesses

LoDo's Platte River Networks is growing offering IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.

WSJ reports on Photobucket's final funding round

The Wall Street Journal reports on a final funding round for Denver-based Photobucket.

Innovation News Vokl

Mobile startup Vokl launches consumer-facing app

Vokl CEO and Co-Founder Tom Higley says the company's consumer-facing app is debuting this week.

Electronics and crafts blend at Concoctory

South Broadway block party will celebrate the grand openings of The Concoctory and Cafe Crescendo.

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Voice of Denver: Curating an Idea

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Bobby and Martha Weidmann explain how a collection of curated objects can address bigger issues than a single piece of work.

Feature Story Jolt, a Denver graffiti artist, poses in his studio space.

Guerilla Gardening with Jolt, Denver Street Artist Deluxe

Looking for Denver's best art? Check the museums and galleries, but according to Jolt, a rising star in the local public art scene, all you really need to do is walk around the city, because the best stuff is out there and free to behold, right in the public eye.

Feature Story O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibit Cements Denver's Status as Western Art Hub

The Denver Art Museum's current Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit shines the spotlight on how Denver has become the place to see Western American art. Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land is the Denver Art Museum's first exhibit of this iconic artist's paintings. 

Feature Story DStill

DSTILL Celebrates Craft Spirits and Cocktails

With the American Distilling Institute in Denver for its annual confab, DSTILL takes over the McNichols building in Civic Center Park on Wed. April 3 for a night of craft spirits and cocktails. Organizers hope to turn it into an annual event. Amidst the hoopla, will Denver's real cocktail please stand up?

Denver startup Giiidget makes mobile data breakthrough, says Business Insider

Denver's Giiidget makes mobile 30 times less data-intensive, reports Business Insider.

Development News Line28

Line28 at LoHi is 40 percent leased

Line28 at LoHi is attracting Gen Yers and those who work at home.

Innovation News RentBits

RentBits growing at Galvanize and eying potential move to Galvanize 2.0

Landlord/tenant tech services provider RentBits is 14 employees and growing at Galvanize in the Golden Triangle and eying potential move to Galvanize 2.0 in the Central Platte Valley in 2014.

The Gazette reports on Tom Higley's 10-10-10 startup competition

The Colorado Springs Gazette reports on Tom Higley's upcoming 10-10-10 startup competition.

Innovation News Knotty Tie's Colorado tie.

Neckwear-maker Knotty Tie Co. funds design-your-own-tie startup with Kickstarter campaign

Two MSU Denver grads have launched a fashion-oriented tech startup in the Knotty Tie Co.

VentureBeat talks to Hickenlooper about Colorado as "new Silicon Valley"

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and VentureBeat discuss Colorado as "new Silicon Valley."

Innovation News Mersive's Solstice.

Mersive officially launches Solstice, a multi-user display product

Ballpark's Mersive officially launched its new software product, Solstice, a multi-user display system.

Innovation News Lasso

Photobucket Founder Alex Welch starts Lasso in Denver

Photobucket Founder Alex Welch has launched Lasso, a new request-based file-sharing startup in Denver.

NY Times looks at Mariposa project's health impact

The New York Times spotlights the health impact of design at the Mariposa project in La Alma/Lincoln Park.

Troy Guard to open taqueria in RiNo

Troy Guard will dish up tacos and desserts from new building at the edge of RiNo.

Feature Story AlchemyAPI CEO Elliot Turner touts the benefits of local funding.

After Drought, Venture Capital Flowing in Denver

Recent research shows Colorado companies pulled in roughly $560 million in venture capital last year. Although Boulder continues to lead the state in terms of VC interest and activity, Denver is quickly beginning to hold its own in the race to attract high-tech startups and the VC firms willing to invest in those companies.

Feature Story Food Trucks

Keep on Trucking: Food Truck Row Hits Denver's Streets

Rumor has it a new food truck is unleashed on Colorado every four days. The trendy trucks are the hottest thing to hit the food industry since Jamie Oliver -- but most of them struggle. Food Truck Row is on a mission to bolster the industry by bringing together high-quality, gourmet trucks.

Feature Story Iron Pour

Indulge Your Pyrophilia: Bond with Fire at Iron Pour

Pouring molten iron is something of a dying art, but it's alive and well at CU Denver. Coming up on March 22 is Iron Pour II, a free public spectacle of fire and iron.

Development News denverdistillery

Denver Distillery to open in Baker this summer

Ron Tarver is opening the Denver Distillery in Baker to cater to people who like to know where their spirits come from.

New York Times looks at Denver walker Jonathon Stalls

The New York Times looks at Denver walker Jonathon Stalls. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/walking-the-land-as-a-spiritual-quest.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Innovation News EffectiveUI

EffectiveUI, LoDo-based user experience agency, hiring in 2013

LoDo's EffectiveUI, one of the foremost user experience companies in the world, plans to make numerous hires in 2013.

CU Denver's metal prototype machine on cutting edge

CU Denver's new 3D printer at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora could revolutionize prosthetics.

Development News restaurantsavvy

Restaurant Savvy provides one stop shopping for restaurant vendors

Restaurant Savvy Consultants is a resource for new restaurants looking for everything from food distributors to general contractors.

Innovation News Nokero users in Africa.

Nokero blazes trail to rid the world of kerosene lighting

Nokero looks to replace kerosene and other problematic lighting fuels with its solar lightbulbs.

John Rumley launches Late Night Denver

Denver musician John Rumley has branched out into variety shows with the monthly Late Night Denver web series.

Development News jewelius

LoHi gets a new jewelry and clothing store

Rachel Lubow has opened Jewelius, a jewelry, accessory and clothing store, in the Lower Highland neighborhood.

Innovation News CDOT Mobile in action.

Now hiring, LoHi's urHub takes location-based services to new level on Colorado highways

urHub aims to use location-based apps to mitigate congestion on I-70.
 

NerdWallet says Denver has ninth-best climate for women entrepreneurs

NerdWallet says Denver has the ninth-best climate for female entrepreneurs.

Innovation News Prosperent

Affiliate tools provider Prosperent is moving to Denver's RiNo neighborhood

Prosperent, a developer of tools for e-commerce affiliates, is trading Colorado Springs for Denver.

Development News recyclery

reCyclery bike shop and cafe opens on Capitol Hill

Childhood friends Brian Klees and Justin Worrell living a lifelong dream in the opening of the reCyclery bike shop and cafe.

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VoD: The Power of Music

Engaging young people through education is just one of the ways we're shaping the future of the Colorado Symphony, says Laura Bond, Special Projects Manager. Bond believes activating potential audience members from diverse cultural, geographic and socioeconomic pockets to be essential to the Colorado Symphony's success as a modern and responsive arts institution. 

Feature Story The University of Denver's Lamont Symphony Orchestra.

Free Summer Concerts Music to Denver's Ears -- and Wallets

In a budget-conscious era, free summer concerts around the city are not only providing a bargain for attendees, they help create a sense of place in Denver. While the music events continue to grow and new ones appear on the radar every year, putting on the shows is serious work for concert organizers -- and it costs serious money -- but it pays off in a variety of ways.

Feature Story Helene Kwong goes over a University of Denver student's resume at TAOpivot.

Teaching Denver into a New Era: Three Edu-Tech Startups

Through new technology and fresh ideas, several Denver startups are taking education to the next level. CaptainU, Monkey Zone and TAOpivot are bringing new technologies to different niches in education.

Feature Story Symposium

Notes from the Rocky Mountain West Urban Leadership Symposium

The third Rocky Mountain West Urban Leadership Symposium (RMWULS) took place Feb. 27 at the Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center. The Downtown Denver Partnership served as the host organization for the city-building event's 450 attendees, including a who's who of political, business and civic leaders from all over the Rockies.

Financial Times looks at BrightNest

Denver startup BrightNest was mentioned in the Financial Times

Innovation News Legwork Studio

Interactive agency Legwork Studio moving to Golden Triangle

The creative technologists at Legwork Studio are growing an moving north to the Golden Triangle from Baker. 

Development News The Hub

Auraria Campus' Hub is model for sustainability

The three higher-ecucation institutions on the Auraria Campus are collaborating in a new sustainability center dubbed The 5th Street Hub.

CU Denver Business School students compete in Trading Challenge

Students in the University of Colorado Denver Business School are getting the chance to trade actual commodities in real time through the CME Group

willPower Fit opens in Ballpark

willPower Fit Studio offers barefoot, drill-based training in Denver's Ballpark neighborhood.

Innovation News SpyderLynk

LoDo's SpyderLynk anticipating big growth in 2013

SpyderLynk's SnapTag is attracting big brands and giving the QR code a run for its money.

Denver startup Bould completes Civic Accelerator program

Denver startup Bould completed the Civic Accelerator program and netted a $10,000 seed investment.

Development News Denver Union Station

RTD seeking manager for Union Station plazas

RTD is looking for qualified candidates to managing programming for the plazas on Denver Union Station's east entrance.

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