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    May 24, 2012

    Jim Deters's [i4c] contest encourages small business to think big

    This is National Small Business Week, but local entrepreneurs should think big. "Better cities, better entrepreneurs...and vice versa," proclaims [i4c], and the venture is putting its money where its mouth is, with a contest that will give three ventures not just investment money, but support that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    John Hickenlooper: Special session would move state forward to justice

    My nephew in Chicago has a sudden interest in Colorado politics, and he's been closely following the progress of the civil union bill at the legislature -- a proposal resurrected yesterday when Governor John Hickenlooper said he would call a special session to debate the issue.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Colorful Colorado sign lives on at History Colorado

    My favorite artifact on display at the new History Colorado Center is an old "Colorful Colorado" sign right by the fabulous floor map of Colorado, riddled with bullet holes and sporting colored-in lettering -- vandalism, according to the highway workers who took down the sign. History, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Think big! Conference on World Affairs starts today in Boulder

    Now in its 64th year, the Conference on World Affairs is a five-day mental fest that fires up at the University of Colorado Boulder campus today. Since the first CWA in 1948, thinkers from the forefront and fringes of science, politics, spirituality, medicine, academia and the arts have convened eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Top five pitches for John Hickenlooper and Michael Hancock to use on California businesses

    Eat this, In-N-Out.​In a repeat of a trip he made with then-governor Bill Owens back in 2003, Governor John Hickenlooper is now winging his way to California. He and new Denver mayor Michael Hancock are officially trying to encourage businesses there to expand to Colorado -- and, unofficially, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Colorado Innovation Network: Would-be workers cooling their heels in "coolest city"

    Governor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday that he'd created the Colorado Innovation Network, "a roadmap for making Colorado the best state for innovation," he explains, "and where every road must lead to new jobs." And when those jobs arrive, there will be plenty of young workers to take them, ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Fifteen reasons why young people are moving to Colorado

    Slide Show: 15 Reasons Denver is the Coolest City

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Arrow Electronics CEO says Colorado is cool because it's where "could be" meets "can be"

    Denver is the coolest city in the country, according to William Frey of the Brookings Institute, who parsed three years of stats -- from 2008 through 2010 -- to determine that more young adults are moving to the Denver metro area than any other city. Because we're cool. Find Westword's list of fifte ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Mexican Macro-economics

    Denver is the coolest city in the country, according to William Frey of the Brookings Institute, who parsed three years of stats -- from 2008 through 2010 -- to determine that more young adults are moving to the Denver metro area than any other city. Because we're cool. Find Westword's list of fifte ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Whose Dole Is It, Anyway?

    Denver is the coolest city in the country, according to William Frey of the Brookings Institute, who parsed three years of stats -- from 2008 through 2010 -- to determine that more young adults are moving to the Denver metro area than any other city. Because we're cool. Find Westword's list of fifte ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Denver is the coolest city in the country, according to William Frey of the Brookings Institute, who parsed three years of stats -- from 2008 through 2010 -- to determine that more young adults are moving to the Denver metro area than any other city. Because we're cool. Find Westword's list of fifte ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Change of Plans

    Once hailed as the perfect community, Northglenn is ready to fight for its life.

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Head of the Class

    With his grades and high school activities, Pablo is an ideal candidate for college, except for one hitch: He's illegal.

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Off Limits

    Deck the halls...

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