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The Metro Denver WIRED Initiative was largely funded through a four-year federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that started in early 2006 and finished at the end of January 2010.

WIRED in the News - link to some of the recently published articles about the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative.

• School, bioscience firms to be WIRED together - Northern Colorado Business Report
• Getting Down to the WIRED - Denver Business Journal
• New Group Aids Aerospace Innovation - Denver Post
• Grant creates program for manufacturers - Denver Business Journal
• New energy technology needs new technicians - Northern Colorado Business Report
• Bioscience industry gets WIRED - Northern Colorado Business Report
• DNA experiments open students' minds to bioscience - YourHub.com
• Getting down to business - Denver Business Journal
• Versatile techies in demand - Denver Post
• Survey: Technical firms are short of qualified workers - Rocky Mountain News
• Effort Under Way to Attract Coloradans to High-Tech Jobs - Colorado Public Radio
• City, state launch WIRED program - Denver Business Journal
• Area to receive $15 million grant for jobs - Rocky Mountain News
  
  

Media e-Alerts - press releases highlighting some of the major news announcements from the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative.

• MetroDenverCareers.com Launched as Resource for Career Information
• Grant Awarded to Connect Businesses with Schools
• WIRED Awards $1.2 Million in Additional Grants
• Misconceptions are Keeping Potential Workers from Attaining Lucrative and Secure Jobs
• WIRED Initiative Awards $2.5 Million in Grants
• Metro Denver WIRED Initiative Releases Second RFP to Build the Region's Workforce Pipeline
• WIRED Initiative Workforce Study Reveals Gaps in Metro Denver's Workforce
• Metro Denver Awards Initial WIRED Initiative Grants
• Metro Denver WIRED Initiative Launches Grants Process
• Metro Denver Kicks Off $15 Million WIRED Initiative
• Metro Denver EDC to Coordinate Program Elements of $15 million WIRED Grant
  
  

Resource Articles - provide background information about the region from local publications.

• Education 'report' reveals a tale of two Colorados - Rocky Mountain News
• Colorado lags behind in college spending - Denver Post
• Education tops Ritter's chamber talk  - Denver Post 

Additional Information - useful background information about the Metro Denver WIRED Initiative can also be found in other sections of the WIRED Web site:

• Overview 
• Success Stories 
• Structure

 

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