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Denver ranks sixth best out of 102 big U.S. markets the monthly On Numbers Economic Index for October.
The index is a new yardstick of economic performance compiled by G. Scott Thomas, who covers demographic trends in the On Numbers blog for American City Business Journals, the Denver Business Journal’s parent company.
The index is a monthly rating of the economic vitality of 102 major metropolitan areas, generated by an 18-part formula that includes private-sector jobs, unemployment rates, worker earnings and home values.
ACED Activities & Events
Annual Awards Luncheon, April 25
Presentations
Tim Heaton Presentation
Gary Fedder Presentation
Aerospace & Aviation Taskforce
Thu. May 9
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACEC Open Meeting
Wed. May 15
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
ACED Board Room
ACED Roundtable
By Invitation Only
Wed. May 15
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Ranch Country Club (120th & Tejon)
Business Policy Strikeforce - CANCELED
Mon. May 20
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Coffee Shop in Capitol Basement
ACED Board Meeting
Speaker: Howard Kenison
Topic: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal and the Northeast Greenway Project: Contamination to Collaboration
Thu. May 23
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ACED Board Room
Today’s Innovations, Tomorrow’s Industries! BioScience R&D to Commercialization at the Fitzsimons Life Science District in Adams County, Colorado
Bennet, Udall Announce Federal Grant for Spaceport, Applaud Statewide Collaboration
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall announced the approval of $200,000 in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) to conduct a feasibility study on locating a spaceport at Front Range Airport in Adams County. The application is part of a collaborative public-private push to establish a spaceport in Colorado. The feasibility study is the first step in a process that could ultimately land a spaceport in Colorado and transform the state into a hub for commercial space flight. In February, Colorado’s Congressional delegation signed a letter to George C. Nield, associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the FAA, expressing support for the project.
Spaceport Colorado Enters Fundraising Mode
The future of Spaceport Colorado — the proposed facility for the commercial space industry at Front Range Airport — is hinging on fundraising efforts that will be running at full throttle by the fall. To read the article click HERE
