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GLOBAL DENVER® DIPLOMATS has been started to promote non-Colorado people and businesses to move to the State of Colorado. Details about participation can be found at this link: Diplomat . "First Choice: Denver!" is the Global Denver ® Vision 2020.
Denver has been ranked in the top 5 cities by Men's Journal for its "urban life" based upon affordability, nightlife and dynamic city center. Boulder was listed as one of the top 5 healthiest places to live.
The Master's of Public Health Program (M.P.H.) at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center ranks #1 in the category of community health in a recent annual survey of graduate school rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Nurse practitioner programs in Family discipline and Pediatric Discipline rank 3rd in the U.S.A. The University of Colorado Medical School intends to relocate to Fitzsimmons Campus in the Fall of 2008. Children's Hospital of Denver will celebrate its 30th year Gala on September 15, 2007 concurrently with the official opening of its new, state of the art, facility on the Fitzsimmons Campus in Aurora.
State of Colorado spending is up in the new proposed budget. Newly elected, 41rst Governor, Honorable Bill Ritter has begun his four year term January 9, 2007. Current information can be obtained at his official website: Office of Governor of Colorado
According to the Year 2000 USA Census, the State of Colorado now has 4,301,261 people. Growth occurred in all but six of Colorado's 63 counties. Colorado added over 1 million residents in the last 10 years with many of the jobs created for the influx being in the high technology area. Construction of vacation homes and luxury resorts have kept up their torrid pace as well as the increases of prime real estate property. More than 80% of the State's growth was in the 10 counties of the Metropolitan Front Range East of the Rocky Mountains. Hispanic and Asian populations grew rapidly in Colorado over the last decade. The number of Hispanics in Colorado, according to the latest census, is 735,601 which is a 75% increase from the Year 1990 census. Hispanics now represent 17% of the population in Colorado. Colorado now has a 7th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Colorado is expanding EU trade. Denver International Airport (DIA), through Frontier Airlines, offers non-stop service to many locations in Mexico. Southwest Airlines now offers services from DIA. Non-stop flights to many EU, Latin American and Asian countries from Denver are currently available or will be available in the near future. Denver International Airport had a record 47.3 million passengers in 2006, up 9.1 percent from the 43.4 million passengers in 2005.
The T-REX project to improve transportation in Denver continues through 2007. Changes are most noticeable on Interstate 25. The preliminary total cost of the Project is $1.67 billion. Proposals to link Union Station into the T-Rex project are now under consideration. As DIA nears its maximum capacity of 50 million passengers a year and prepares for the arrival of FasTracks electric commuter-rail service at the end of 2014, planners are considering how the airport can grow. Ricondo & Associates, an aviation consulting firm, will update the master plan of DIA.
Energy exploration in Colorado has increased in the last 24 months. Previously abandoned oil wells are now pumping as close to capacity as possible. Low oil prices in the 1990s caused many of these wells to be closed. Natural gas exploration is also increasing again in Colorado. Colorado and the Rocky Mountain have rich reserves of natural gas. Energy related investments and companies supporting them will increase significantly over the next five years.
After the September 11 tragedies in New York City and Washington, D.C., Denver hospitals have reviewed. and updated their plans for mass casualties. The new University of Colorado Medical Center, including Children's hospital, is nearing completion on East Colfax in Aurora (the former site of Fitzsimmons Army hospital campus). Bioterrorism, chemical attack, nuclear attack are now being addressed as well as disaster plans for mass trauma. Denver International Airport is well along the way in implementing new airport security rules regarding passenger travel as well as air cargo.
Foreign-owned companies with USA headquarters in Colorado include Corporate Express, Inc., Great West Life and Annuity Insurance, Gates Corporation,Gambro, Encana Oil and Gas, etc. These companies employ thousands of Colorado residents.
The 2008 National Democratic Convention will be held in Denver. Denver is marketing itself to the national audience (and covered internationally by the media) as "WOW" town. "WOW" referring to the many, often understated, wonderful improvements and things to do in Denver, including the new addition to the Denver Art Museum, the FasTracks transit network and the expansion of the Colorado Convention Center
International Speedway Corporation, a publicly traded company, has announced plans to build a motorsports speedway near Denver International Airport. Several sites are under consideration. Numerous racing events may be held at the new facilty, including NASCAR races.
The Global Denver ® Initiative, under the very capable leadership of Councilman Doug Linkhart, is well on its way to facilitating the "friendliness" of Denver to the international community as well as the Global Denver ® Initiative being a comprehensive resource for new immigrants to Denver and the diverse, multinational, multicultural communities Denver embraces.
Global Denver, Inc. has allocated funds for temporary and revolving loans to Cuban Americans in Denver, Colorado and other USA locations. These microloans spur entrepreneurship and self-reliance. For more information about µCuba™, please contact us. Microloans are also available under the µDenver™ program for Colorado and Denver entrepreneurs.
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