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Events
Done Something Noteworthy?
Nominations are still being accepted through Wednesday, June 11 for the 2008 Mayor’s Business Appreciation Awards: Designed to Inspire. Award categories are:
The Business Award
The Small Business Award
The Design Award
The Outdoor Spaces Award
The Youth Award
For more information or to nominate visit www.Lakewood-colorado.org or contact Neil Marciniak at (303) 987-7732 or neimar@lakewood.org.
Young Entrepreneurs Needed
Celebration for Young Entrepreneurs, an annual business competition hosted by Young Americans Center for Financial Education, recognizes and rewards young entrepreneurs, ages 6-21, throughout Colorado. Young people with businesses are encouraged to complete an application and return it by June 20, 2008. A panel of judges will review the applications and select one winner and two finalists in four age categories: 6-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-21. Each finalist will receive $250 and each winner will receive $1,000! All of the entrepreneurs will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony on September 25 at the Belmar Center in Lakewood.
Applications are available at www.yacenter.org or by calling 303-321-2265. The deadline is June 20.
Staples Ribbon Shredding
Staples announces the opening of their new Lakewood store at Belmar with a Ribbon Shredding at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, June 11. The new store is located at 7350 West Alameda in Lakewood. As part of the celebration, Staples will present the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver with a charitable donation. All attendees can collect up to $40 worth of free products and will be treated to interactive stations highlighting unique Staples offers, refreshments and the chance to win great prizes.
Business News
Women In Business Mixer
Women in Business BizMix is a networking mixer exclusively for women, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Monday, June 16, at The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, 321 17th St. in Denver. Network with other women from the Denver business community and enjoy a mini-pampering session from the Brown Palace Hotel & Spa table. Admission is $20 and registration is required. For more information visit http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/event/4609 or contact Kelly Stangel at kstangel@bizjournals.com.
Do’s and Don'ts For Small Business Panel
The Jefferson County Business Resource Center (JCBRC) is hosting Session #3 of their 2008 Business Education Series on Friday, June 27 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm at the West Chamber offices located at 1667 Cole Blvd, Suite 400 in Denver West Office Park. The expert panel will include professionals in legal, insurance, real estate, finance and general business. Attendees will be able to submit confidential/anonymous questions to the expert panel.
The cost for the event is $10 and includes lunch. To register call Carol Grantano at (303) 233-5555, ext. 0.
Metro Denver EDC Celebrates Investor’s Efforts
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) honored the "superheroes" of the business community - including its investors, economic development partners, and organizations working to expand Metro Denver's economy - at the Annual Report to Investors and Awards Luncheon on June 4, 2008. The luncheon took place at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
The event highlighted Metro Denver's major economic accomplishments over the past five years, which included significant support of the FasTracks and Referendum C&D campaigns, industry development and company expansions such as the United Launch Alliance and Vestas Wind Systems, and promoting the region through national and international marketing efforts.
The Deal of the Year Award, recognizing a company that has created the largest economic impact to the region through new job creation and capital investment, was awarded to ConocoPhillips. The Metro Denver EDC lauded the company for its decision to establish a new Global Technology and Corporate Learning Center at the former Storage Technology campus in Louisville.
The Metropolitan Cooperation Award recognizes the ability to overlook political boundaries in order to further the region's economic development potential. This year's award was presented to John Beeble of Saunders Construction; Joseph Bertsch of EKS&H; and Mary Rose Loney of the Loney Group for their efforts to create the DIA Leadership (DIAL) Committee following the consolidation of the former DIA Partnership into the Metro Denver EDC.
A similar spirit of cooperation led to the creation of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, winner of the Chairs' Award for Outstanding Efforts in Economic Development. The Collaboratory is a research partnership working to increase production and use of energy from renewable resources like wind energy, solar energy, and biofuels.
For the full story visit www.metrodenver.org.
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