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OEDIT welcomes new executive director
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The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
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Western Stock Show Association brings on J.J. Ament to board
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The National Western Stock Show board of directors tabbed Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO J.J. Ament to join the board of The Western Stock Show Association. The Chamber and the Stock Show go back to the event’s inaugural year in 1906, when chamber officials co-founded it. The chamber bills itself as the oldest business and…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
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Outgoing Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock, sits down with Denver Gazette for exclusive interviewTom HellauerTomHellauertom.hellauer@denvergazette.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3dc80c0a9d47d671f1f3da872cc0a06?s=100&d=mm&r=g Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to…
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GOP gubernatorial candidates Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell, Doug Robinson petitioning onto ballot
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Three of the Republicans running for governor – Walker Stapleton, Victor Mitchell and Doug Robinson – are planning to petition their way onto Colorado’s primary ballot, their campaigns tell Colorado Politics, potentially leaving GOP voters with as many as a half dozen candidates to choose from in June. Candidates can begin gathering petition signatures Tuesday…
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Denver’s bid for Amazon HQ2 to highlight workforce, lifestyle over financial incentives
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As cities jockey in the bid for Amazon’s second headquarters, preparing proposals likely heavy with tax breaks and financial incentives, Denver and state officials might go a different route to appeal to CEO Jeff Bezos and company. Instead, officials will harp on “the region’s highly educated workforce, quality of life and global connectivity through its…
