Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located on the plains just east of the Rocky Mountains and forms the heart of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The central downtown district is on the east side of the South Platte River, near its confluence with Cherry Creek, approximately fifteen miles from the foothills.

Denver is the county seat of, and shares the same borders with, Denver County — one of the few consolidated city-counties in the United States. According to 2004 Census estimates, the city has a population of 556,835 and ranks as the 25th-largest in the United States and the sixth-largest state capital. The Denver Regional Council of Governments estimated that the 2005 population of the city was 579,744 (unofficial). The population of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area was about 2,330,146, making it the twenty second-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The city claims to have the tenth largest downtown in the United States.

Denver is nicknamed "The Mile-High City" because its official elevation, measured on the fifteenth step of the state capitol building's west side, is one statute mile (5,280 feet or 1,609 meters) above sea level. Also, a row of seats in the upper deck of Coors Field, home of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies (NL), is marked in purple (one of the team's colors) to indicate that the row is one mile above sea level. The city's elevation, as surveyed at Denver International Airport, is 5,431 ft (1,655 m).

1 The local economy
2 Recent Denver Business News
3 See also
4 External links

The local economy

Denver's economy is based partially on its geographic position and its connection to some of the major transportation systems of the country. Because Denver is the largest city within 600 miles (the closest city of comparable size is Phoenix, Arizona), it has become a natural location for storage and distribution of goods and services to the Mountain States. Denver is also approximately halfway between the large cities of the Midwest like Chicago and St. Louis and the cities of the West Coast, another benefit for distribution. Over the years, the city has been home to some large corporations in the central United States, making Denver a key trade point for the country.

Geography also allows Denver to have a considerable government presence, with many federal agencies based or having offices in the Denver area. In fact, the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area has more federal workers than any other metropolitan area except for the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Along with the plethora of federal agencies come many companies based on US defense and space projects. Lockheed-Martin and Ball Aerospace are examples. Being the capital of the state of Colorado also gives many state jobs to Denver.

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Recent Denver Business News

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What the Valley can expect from light rail: On a sunny summer day in downtown Denver, tourists stroll down a shady boulevard bustling with shops and restaurants.
Clash of the vintners: Not so many years ago, Colorado's nascent wine industry was fighting for respect against snobs whose "you expect me to drink this?" mentality couldn't fathom a drinkable, locally produced wine.
Luxury condo tower 80% sold: Workers on a 25th-floor balcony at One Lincoln Park at East 20th Avenue and Lincoln Street have a great view of downtown Denver.
Block Party brings students, residents together in the streets: Though the sky was gloomy, the energy at the University of Northern Colorado 16th Street Block Party was high Friday night as Luke James-Erickson danced to the beats of a DJ on one of the stages along the ...
PENNY: Stylist pleased with TV finish, role of villain: By Penny Parker , Rocky Mountain News Charlie Price, owner of Click salon in Cherry Creek North, said he didn't expect to win Shear Genius, a 10-week hairstylist competition on Bravo.
Comedy works its way south: By Mark Brown , Rocky Mountain News Wende Curtis is laughing. "I'm broke," she says, laughing again.
Ham It Up: When he launched Associated Content in late 2004, Luke Beatty , the firm's 36-year-old founder, president and CEO, had one employee other than himself, about $100,000 in seed money, a headquarters that doubled ...
Denver's post-party depression: I'm looking out over the Platte Valley, the scene of so much celebration last week.