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| Denver Skyline at Dusk |
Denver is the heart of the front range metropolitan area. A city on
the fast track, this gorgeous setting has become the focal point for
commerce, technology, culture, and industry. It is easy to fall in
love with the mile high city and Colorado. A pioneering spirit,
genuinely friendly people, and opportunity abound. Welcome!!
Since
1970, metro Denver has grown by almost half, to a combined metro
population of well over 2.35 million people. That equates to a growth
rate of 4% per year. The majority of growth comes from new business
and people relocating from around the country for a quality of life
unsurpassed. The Corporation for Economic Development, based in
Washington, gave Colorado top grades in economic performance, business
vitality, and development capacity. The Sporting News gave Denver a 10+
rating in the professional sports category. No other state received
A's in all these categories.
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| City of Denver Colorado |
Denver
is in a very desirable position as a center for national and
international commerce, as well as being a very pleasurable environment
for people to live and work. While the city's reputation for its
beautiful mountain views, warm summer days and brisk sunny winters is
fairly well known, Denver's ideal location on the globe puts Denverites
practically in the middle of the United States and just about halfway
between Munich and Tokyo. This provides Denver with the unique ability
to communicate with these two banking centers, via satellite, on the
same business day—a feat that cannot be accomplished in any other
major city in the world, and one that will be utilized through advanced
telecommunications networks in the very near future.
Some other
highlights that are sure to brighten Denver's future is the new Pepsi
Center, a multi-use arena used by the Nuggets basketball team and the
Avalanche Ice Hockey team, along with other attractions and events. The
new Colorado Ocean Journey is a world-class aquarium, where guests can
see 15,000 fish, as well as swimming Sumatran tigers, sea otters, and
river otters.
Area: 154.63 square miles
Elevation: 5,280 feet (Mile High City)
Population: 540,566
Property Taxes: 1.2% to 1.4% per $1,000 Assessed Value
Sales Taxes: 7.3% (State 3%, City 3.5%, Misc. 0.8%)
School District: Denver
Website: http://www.denver.gov.org
