Sixth annual report details the Metro Denver and Northern Colorado region's competitiveness compared to the 50 largest U.S. metro areas
A major step in crafting a region's economic development strategy focuses on the types of industries to target for company growth and retention. Today, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC) released its sixth annual Industry Cluster Study, a competitive analysis of industries leading the nine-county Metro Denver and Northern Colorado region's recovery and future job expansion.
The study, completed by the Metro Denver EDC's Chief Economist Patty Silverstein of Development Research Partners, analyzes seven major industries in the nine-county region: aerospace, aviation, bioscience, broadcasting and telecommunications, energy, financial services, and information technology-software. The analysis factors new employment data from third quarter 2009 to third quarter 2010.
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