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Denver is a city reaching out to the future while retaining the best of the past. It has a vibrant combination of the best skiing in the world, secluded mountain getaways, and emerging high tech corridor along the Front Range and a host of cultural and academic facilities.
Colorado boasts one of the most highly educated populaces in the US. It ranks 16th in per capita income in the nation. A projected unemployment rate of 5.5 percent will rank the state at or below the national average. Over 120,000 new jobs are expected to be generated in the state.
Symbolic of Denver's interest in expanding its economic base and attracting travelers is the new convention center, with a design that is being hailed as one of the most innovative in the US. Numerous groups have booked conventions and meetings well into New Millennium.
Denver is noted for all of the amenities enjoyed by most large, metropolitan areas, but its unique proximity to the Rocky Mountains provides immediate access to the finest recreational areas in the country, An extremely active sports town, Denverites enjoy year-round recreational activities from world class golf courses to the football of the Denver Broncos DENVER SPORTS TEAMS, Arts and cultural facilities have long been recognized as enhancements to the quality of life by Denver Citizens, who have recently voted increase funding for such diverse attractions as the Denver Art Museum, The Denver Symphony and its nationally famous zoo.
Because of Denver's scenery, amenities and quality of life, a number of large national corporations and a variety of industries have chosen Colorado's Front Range for their operations. Often called the "Cable Capital," for example, because of the large number of cable television firms located here, Denver also boasts hundreds of small entrepreneurial companies, many specializing in the medical and technical fields.
With The New Denver International Airport, Colorado has become a world-wide attraction for both business interests and tourism. Not only are a number of firms from other locations within the US expected to relocate to the area, but international concerns are evaluating Denver as well. Officials from the Air Transport Airport has the potential to be an international sensation. Denver is Centrally located in the US and the existing airport is already the fifth busiest in the country. When 21st Century technology confronts the natural scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains, Denver will truly take its place in the world community.
An active international trade community exists in Denver. Firms such as the Samsonite Corporation, Hewlett Packard and IBM, export throughout the world. Monfort of Colorado, for example, exports beef to the South American and Japanese markets. In fact, scores of Colorado firms are daily expanding their international activities in anticipation of the enhanced potential that Denver International Airport Will Offer.
Metropolitan Denver consists of six counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. The land area covers 4,503 square miles and includes more than 40 communities. Denver is centrally located, just 346 miles west of the geographic center of the United States and is in the Mountain Time Zone. Denver is not in the mountains, but sits on the high plains just east of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
The Mile High City of Denver (altitude: 5,283 feet) enjoys a mild, semi arid climate with an average relative humidity of 40%. Denver is a sunny place averaging about 250 days of sun a year. Precipitation is slim with a total accumulation averaging 15.5 inches per year. There is an average of almost 60 inches of snow per year but the water content is quite limited. The warmest months are July and August when temperatures average a high of 87 degreed. The coldest month is January when temperatures average a high of 44 degrees and a low of 16 degrees.
1803 - Colorado Territory becomes part of the U.S. through the Louisiana Purchase
1858 - Golf Discovered near present-day Denver; Colorado gold rush begins
1860 - Auraria and Denver City merge to form Denver
1870 - Railroads come to Denver and growth explodes overnight
1876 - Colorado becomes a state
1900 - Denver thriving as a regional center for the western United States
