A CEO’s Insights

One of the great things about these monthly reports is the snapshot of what’s happening in specific industry clusters. And one of the pictures that pops out to me this month is the IT cluster. Pages 5-6 of the report highlight six IT or software businesses that are starting or expanding their…

Colorado’s diverse and balanced energy industry is the envy of the nation. Our energy sector supports nearly 264,000 workers, providing an annual economic impact of $17.2 billion. Nearly 4,500 energy companies in oil, coal, gas, wind, solar, energy efficiency, and sustainable technology contribute…

Routes Americas, now in its 8th year, took place in Denver last week, marking the first time the event has been held in the United States. The event brought together leading airports, airlines, tourism authorities, policy-makers and other aviation stakeholders to develop new air services to, from…

By the year 2020, 74 percent of Colorado jobs will require post-secondary training, certificate courses, or other degrees. For Colorado to compete globally, we must either attract these skilled workers or train them ourselves. Colorado’s lifestyle attracts some of the country’s brightest young…

As we look back on 2013, it has been fun for us to see how cities in Colorado have ranked highly for supporting entrepreneurs, tech startups, and the state’s energetic workforce. But before we close out the year, we had to add one more ranking to the mix to showcase that it’s more than just our…