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A Golden Opportunity for the Golden Triangle

Gregory DaurerWednesday, June 7, 2017
The Golden Triangle Creative District has some seriously enviable assets for a creative district. By leveraging such anchors as the Denver Art Museum, the plan is to catalyze the neighborhood for working artists.
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Denver’s Magpie Supply among winners of $25k at 4th Go Code Colorado pitch competition

Chris MeehanWednesday, June 7, 2017
Magpie Supply was one of the three companies that won the annual Go Code Colorado pitch competition. The company, which shows historic farmers’ market prices to farmers to help them find new markets, won $25,000, as well as a trip to the AT&T Foundry and a opportunity to pitch at Techstars and Boomtown.
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Setting the Stage reinvents women’s networking through stories, song, and shared ideas

Gigi SukinWednesday, June 7, 2017
The female-only meet up is part motivational powwow, part creative performance, part open conversation with like-minded peers.

Cucci's El Five restaurant opens for business

Margaret JacksonWednesday, June 7, 2017
El Five boasts unobstructed views of the downtown Denver skyline, as well as a sprawling view of the Highland neighborhood and the mountains beyond.

Milwaukee firm acquires Burkettdesign

Margaret JacksonWednesday, June 7, 2017
Burkettdesign will change its name to BurkettEUA, and its entire 27-person staff will join EUA.

Cherry Creek gets new event space

Margaret JacksonWednesday, June 7, 2017
Venue 221 will donate the space to a non-profit organization quarterly.
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Denver Public Art Tours are back with new sites

Margaret JacksonWednesday, June 7, 2017
New tour sites include Union Station, Denver International Airport and the Denver Public Library/Denver Art Museum campus. 
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Denver Peak Academy’s employee program saves city $22.5M over 5 years

Chris MeehanTuesday, June 6, 2017
Called the “School of Innovation” by Fast Company Magazine, Denver Peak Academy has helped the city’s employees save the city $22.5 million over the past five years, and is on track to save it $5 million this year. The city said that for every $1 spent on the program, it’s saved the City and County of Denver $5.
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New & Next: Finding Sustainable, Equitable Funding for Mobility Infrastructure Critical for Colorado

Julie George, Director of Policy for LiveWell ColoradoWednesday, May 24, 2017
How will Colorado address transportation concerns in a way that serves citizens who get around by car, bike and foot?
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Denver launches “Race to Raise,” chance for early-stage companies to win up to $100k

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 24, 2017
A new competition will help early-stage companies in Denver raise venture capital through its “Race to the Raise” pitch event on June 13. While the prize for the contest is only $25,000, there’s an additional $75,000 at stake in the future, meaning the winner could ultimately net $100,00 in venture capital from the Denver Venture Showcase, part of the Denver Office of Economic Development (OED).
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Who is the best CEO in Denver? Here's one pick.

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 24, 2017
The best-rated CEO of a public company in the US is Craig Jelinek, CEO of Costco. The best-rated CEO in Denver, however, scoring higher than Jelinek is Convercent’s Patrick Quinlan, according to Owler's inaugural Top-Rated CEO Rankings. The rankings are based on more than 250,000 insights gleaned from members of the crowdsourced business intelligence platform.
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For Denver’s remarkable performing arts season, a real celebration, but a reality check, too.

Joanne OstrowWednesday, May 24, 2017
The city’s biggest fine arts groups are having banner years, but ramping up ticket sales has meant turning their wares populist. Companies say they do push audiences to be high-minded — but have to heed the bottom line, too.
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At WeWork, easing veterans into startup ventures

Gigi SukinWednesday, May 24, 2017
The Veterans in Residence program, an outgrowth of the successful Patriot Boot Camp, aims to diversity the pool of entrepreneurs by helping former military personnel get into business. 

Design center to offer one-stop shopping

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 24, 2017
The building at 590 Quivas St. will have 60,000 square feet of floor space and house up to 15 of the metro area’s top home design showrooms.

Wiggins opens Cattivela in Stapleton

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 24, 2017
Cattivella joins upcoming chef-driven restaurants from Troy Guard, Lon Symensma and the Kitchen Next Door.
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With more than 1,000 proposals in Denver Startup Week is ready for your votes

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 17, 2017
The nation’s largest free entrepreneurial event—Denver Startup Week—received a record 1,039 session proposals this year.  Now it’s up to the public to help organizers choose which sessions should be held—last year the event hosted more than 300 programs. 
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ParkiFi partners with Parkmobile, hoping to lure new customers with combined services.

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 17, 2017
Parking in Denver is a pain. ParkiFi is making it easier by showing smartphone users where parking is available. Now it’s integrated with Parkmobile allowing customers to pay for parking through its apps—and to celebrate the partnership, ParkiFi is giving away a year of free parking at a downtown parking lot or garage. 
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Streaming City Hall to Smartphones

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, May 17, 2017
Over the past decade, Denver-based Open Media Foundation has made viewing public meetings increasingly easier for Colorado citizens. Now, the nonprofit is expanding that mission nation-wide with its Open Media Project software.
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On The Go: Denver's Roving Restrooms Tackle a Basic Need

Gregory DaurerWednesday, May 17, 2017
Denver has discovered that public toilets are a public necessity. Find out, number one, how the city is dealing with a messy situation in its alleys by experimenting with mobile restrooms – and, number two, about the men on the front lines who provide users with a clean facility.

McWhinney starts two apartment projects

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 17, 2017
The projects will add a total of 295 apartments in the RiNo and Uptown neighborhoods

Paleo restaurant opens near 15th and Platte streets

Wednesday, May 17, 2017
 The paleo and gluten-free menu features items from local purveyors like Neiman Ranch, Rocky Mountain Eggs, Frontier Natural, and Red Bird Chicken.

DAC starts $3 million improvement project

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 17, 2017
The work includes upgrades to the club's fitness center in an effort to boost its membership.
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CodeSpire summer camp for kids takes off with new drone, robot options

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 10, 2017
Just in time for summer, CodeSpire is launching new programs. It’s a summer camp for the 21st century, a coding camp for children to help them learn about how they can use coding to make games, apps and even how to program drones and robots.
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Galvanize, Women Who Code Partner to Increase IT Opportunities for Women

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 10, 2017
Late last month Denver-based Galvanize partnered with Women Who Code (WWCode) to increase opportunities for women in technology positions through access to education, resources and other pathways.
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The Denver Art Museum’s Renovation Project Is Way Bigger Than You Think

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, May 10, 2017
The largest donation in DAM’s history launched the organization’s ambitious North Building Revitalization, a $150 million project that’s expected to transform not just Gio Ponti’s landmark structure, but the surrounding neighborhood, too.
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Changing Denver: Is the urban zoo crucial to conservation, or contemporary cruelty?

Paul KarolyiWednesday, May 10, 2017
This month's podcast offers a powerful look at the origins of the modern zoo, and questions the present-day ethics of a popular form of family entertainment. Both sides of the animal-rights debate have powerful arguments ready.

Canadian Press writes about challenges of promoting cannabis tourism

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The state avoids luring marijuana tourists because cannabis is illegal under federal law.

Levitt Pavilion debuts with first concert July 20

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 10, 2017
First wave of concerts for its inaugural summer concert season announced

Alex Seidel and other chefs launch artisan pastry company

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 10, 2017
Fudmill is the brainchild of chefs Alex Seidel and Matt Vawter of Mercantile and Fruition and Keegan Gerhard and Lisa Bailey of D Bar. They’ve set up a working bakery Denver’s Northeast Corridor near Swansea.

Economic development in Denver strong in 2016

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 10, 2017
There were 579 desperately needed affordable housing units created throughout Denver, and two mixed-income condominium developments at separate transit-oriented development sites
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Bold Legal and Innovation Pavilion partnered to offer legal services for startups

Chris MeehanWednesday, May 3, 2017
With so many startups launching in the Denver and greater Front Range region, there’s a need for legal help designed to meet startups’ needs from establishing company bylaws, dealing with organizing a business and more. To meet those needs Innovation Pavilion (IP)—a startup center—in southern Denver has partnered with Bold Legal to provide business counsel and legal services.
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Ruby Hill's Big Chance: It Could Be Denver's Next Music Hub -- If Promising Pieces Come Together

Eric PetersonWednesday, May 3, 2017
Ruby Hill has some interesting ingredients to emerge as an unexpected hub for Denver music: Levitt Pavilion Denver opens in July, the city rezoned Colorado Public Radio's land atop the hill and a big music festival at adjacent Overland Golf Course is moving forward. Could the city leverage these developments into a greater whole?
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Can disc golf survive Denver's boom?

Paul KarolyiWednesday, May 3, 2017
Rising real estate values, new transit development and a growing population with different ideas of open-space fun are squeezing the land-intensive sport.

How to get a deal at Denver's best coffee shops

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 3, 2017
The $20 passport features 28 craft shops and roasters featuring two-for-one coffee specials per venue between April 1 and July 31.

First community announced for 2017 Parade of Homes

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 3, 2017
The 2017 Denver Parade of Homes will be free and open to the public from Aug. 10 through Sept. 4.

Still growing: LoHi gets 273-unit apartment building

Margaret JacksonWednesday, May 3, 2017
The first residents will move into Infinity LoHi in May.
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BuildStrong Education launches, supporting a foundation for education in the Front Range

Chris MeehanTuesday, May 2, 2017
Oakwood Homes has built its Foundation for Educational Excellence into BuildStrong Education. The newly launched foundation renews its focus on creating high-quality schools and improving the relationship between communities and schools to build bonds that make neighborhoods safer and stronger.
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Co.Starters now offering (an affordable) boot camp for would-be startups

Chris MeehanThursday, April 27, 2017
The Co.Starters program has graduated more than 3,000 entrepreneurs nationwide and now it’s coming to Denver’s Commons on Champa. The nine-week business development program will launch on May 17 and will help participants learn about launching businesses with a community of peers. 

Austin-based barber Finley opens first Denver location

Margaret JacksonThursday, April 27, 2017
Finley’s selected Denver as its first out-of-state location because of its economic vitality and energetic community that appreciates quality service and seeks to build meaningful relationships with business leaders. 
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City of Cranes: A whopping 42 projects either planned or under construction downtown

Margaret JacksonThursday, April 27, 2017
The projects will add more than 1,000 hotel rooms, 5,000 residences and 2.5 million square feet of office space. 
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The Curious Evolution of the RiNo Art District

Eric PetersonWednesday, April 26, 2017
Denver's RiNo Art District is in the midst of one of the biggest construction booms the city has ever seen. How will local leaders preserve its creative roots as quirky and industrial morphs into chic and mixed-use?
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CriTiki Party Stirs Up Critiques and Cocktails in Podcast Paradise

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, April 26, 2017
Welcome to the CriTiki Party, where the sun is hot, the drinks are frozen, and the conversation about writing is intoxicatingly insightful.  
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Want to get into the brewing business? Colorado Enterprise Fund will show you how

Chris MeehanThursday, April 20, 2017
When Colorado Small Business Week launches on April 30, the Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) will host a number of  events showcasing Colorado’s small businesses and helping entrepreneurs launch new businesses. To help them capitalize on the Colorado brewing craze CEF, for the first time is hosting a workshop aimed at craft beer startups. The workshop, Crafting Success: From Home Brews to Beer Biz, will be hosted at the Commons on Champa on May 5 from 1:00 pm–2:30 pm. 
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Denver Startup Week Accepting Session Proposals Through Friday

Chris MeehanWednesday, April 19, 2017
The nation’s largest free startup event, Denver Startup Week, is gearing up for 2017 and it wants your input, soon. The event, which will take place from Sept. 25 through Sept. 29, is seeking ideas for sessions in six different tracks to help entrepreneurs learn about launching and growing startups. The deadline for submissions, however, is April 21.
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The Six Things Creative Entrepreneurs Need to Know Now

Ray Mark RinaldiWednesday, April 19, 2017
Need a little inspiration? There was plenty of it at IdeaLab 2017, which brought together creative minds from across the U.S. Here are a half-dozen useful pieces of advice that came out of the day's conversations.
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Close Enough to Smell Their Breath: How Your Taxes Are Saving Tigers

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, April 19, 2017
The Denver Zoo’s new exhibit – The Edge – brings visitors closer than ever to Amur tigers — and it brings the zoo closer to fulfilling a facility master plan laid out in 2015.
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Elitch's to open three new extreme water slides

Margaret JacksonWednesday, April 19, 2017
Riders on the Mega Wedgie will plunge off a six-story tower at 40 miles per hour down a choice of three body slides.
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Tom Coohill to attend Plate of the Union

Margaret JacksonWednesday, April 19, 2017
Coohill will join chefs and food industry leaders from around the country to review and discuss food policies surrounding the 2018 Farm Bill

Economic summit to address housing, food, entrepreneurship

Margaret JacksonWednesday, April 19, 2017
 A keynote speech on economic mobility will be presented by Dr. Jared Bernstein, a former chief ecnomist in the Obama Administration.
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