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Events
DNC Marketplace Opportunity - REGISTER TODAY
As part of its ongoing effort to celebrate Colorado, the Denver Host Committee invites Colorado-based organizations to participate in the Denver 2008 Convention Marketplace.
The Convention Marketplace will take place Sunday, August 24 at Civic Center Park. It will be open from 10 am to 4 pm and allow participants to advertise, share information and market products and wares. The Marketplace is being organized and supported by the Denver Office of Economic Development, the Host Committee's Business Outreach Committee and MorEvents.
To participate, organizations can register by calling (303) 350-4119 or go to www.DenverConvention2008.com/Marketplace. Registration forms can be printed and faxed to (303) 782-5005.
DNC I-25 Closure
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the 5 ½-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between U.S. 6 and I-70 will close at approximately 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 28. Thursday morning rush hour will not be affected.
Afternoon and evening commuters who generally use this stretch of I-25 are encouraged to use one of the many alternative routes outlined by CDOT at www.dot.state.co.us. This stretch of I-25 will reopen after Thursday night’s activities conclude at Invesco Field at Mile High and well in advance of Friday morning rush hour.
SBA Small Business Resource Fair
The Small Business Administration will host a resource fair on Wednesday, September 17 from 10:15 am to 3:45 pm at the Denver Public Library located at 10 West 14th Avenue in downtown Denver.
This free event will have more than 40 resource exhibitors, workshops on business proposals, IT basics, advertising, as well as panel discussions on starting a business and government contracting. One-on-one counseling will also be available. For more information contact Jeanette DeHerrera at (303) 844-2607, ext. 226 or Jeanette.deherrera@sba.gov.
Business News
St. Anthony Central Among Best Hospitals
The Denver Business Journal recently report Saint Anthony Central Hospital was recognized as one of the country’s top teaching hospitals.
The hospital was mentioned in the fifth edition of Tomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals. The study rated hospitals on eight factors including patient mortality, medical complications, patient safety, length of stay, expense, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio and use of evidence-based medicine.
Researchers evaluated 2,867 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals grouped into five categories: major teaching hospitals, other teaching hospitals, large community hospitals, medium-sized community hospitals and small community hospitals.
Saint Anthony, which is owned by Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives and managed by Centura Health, will begin moving from Denver to a 25-acre parcel in Lakewood Federal Center in the spring of 2010.
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