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On Tuesday, January 22, all health science students of the University of Colorado Denver started attending classes at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Approximately 3,000 School of Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, Graduate and Dental Medicine students now study in the education zone of the Fitzsimons campus, which was designed to encourage interaction and interdisciplinary discussions among students of the various health sciences schools.
The Center for Digital Government recently ranked Aurora as the No. 1 Most Digital City in America for 2007. The city was recognized for the award because of its cutting-edge technology to better serve its citizens and streamline operations. Competing in the 250,000 or more population category, Aurora beat other cities in the top ten that included San Diego, Miami, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.
Congratulations to Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. and the Sheridan Redevelopment Agency for receiving the 2007 Deal of the Year Award for the Southwest Region for the City of Sheridan’s River Point at Sheridan redevelopment project. The annual award issued by The Bond Buyer, a daily newspaper for the municipal finance industry, recognizes 10 of the nation’s “most innovative municipal bond issuers for transactions that financed major public infrastructure projects, including bridges, hospitals, schools, water, airport and housing.”
Denver International Airport continues to break passenger number records. The airport is expected to surpass Los Angeles International Airport to be the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. based on year-end 2007 figures. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, DIA serviced 19.5 million passengers through October last year trailing behind Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth. DIA was ranked fifth busiest airport in 2006. |