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The Insider's Guide to The Denver Business Community
Mike Marcellus
December 19, 2025
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The Denver Networker
👋 Good afternoon, Denver! Welcome to The Denver Networker, the local newsletter serving professionals in the Greater Denver business community.
In today’s issue:
👍 Who Has the Best Idea to Improve Denver? CU Denver Business School Launches Sustainability Competition to Find Out
👀 Denver’s top business group has lost half its staff. Many blame the CEO.
📈 Denver organizations looking for Copier Lease and Maintenance Service, Landscape Architecture planning, design and related services, 2026 Comprehensive Operational Analysis, and more
❤️ CU Denver Awards Grants to Support Seven Research Teams, UCHealth invests $775K in 76 Colorado nonprofits, Colorado awards $10m to advance statewide outdoors strategy, and more
📅 Register for Denver networking events
👨💻 And more …
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🍇 GRAPEVINE
Denver Business Buzz
A snapshot of what’s happening in the Denver business community.
Who Has the Best Idea to Improve Denver? CU Denver Business School Launches Sustainability Competition to Find Out (Read)
Denver’s top business group has lost half its staff. Many blame the CEO (Read)
'It’s just been a nightmare': Friday's planned power outages cause worry for Boulder business owners (Read)
Douglas County announces goal of faster permitting times to spur business growth (Read)
Colorado community rallies to rebuild after contractor betrayal (Read)
Xcel set to shut off power due to extreme wind threat (Read)
Minimum wage will rise in Colorado and Denver in 2026 (Read)
State of Colorado’s top industries going into 2026 (Read)
📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing
Sales leads, discounts, and promotions you need to grow in Denver.
The City and County of Denver Department of Parks and Recreation needs on-call Landscape Architecture planning, design and related services (Link)
Denver City Independent School District needs District Wide Copier Lease and Maintenance Service (Link)
RTD of Denver is seeking a consultant to carry out the agency's 2026 Comprehensive Operational Analysis (Link)
Water Treatment Residuals Disposal needed by Denver Water Procurement (Link)
The scope of work for this project includes signing, striping, removals, concrete, asphalt, signal, and landscaping work to update the intersections at 2 locations in the City and County of Denver (Link)
❤️ BOOSTS
Resources & Support
Programs, tools, & grants to help you thrive in Denver.
Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Grant (More)
CU Denver Awards Grants to Support Seven Research Teams (More)
UCHealth invests $775K in 76 Colorado nonprofits that are creating pathways to better health (More)
Colorado awards $10m to advance statewide outdoors strategy (More)
$4.3 million in recent grants and other externally funded projects drive student success (More)
📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking
Where you go to learn, connect, and grow in Denver.
🤝 12/31 The SEEK Conference (Register)
🤝 1/8 January Building Connections Networking Event in Denver (Register)
🤝 1/9 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Boots 'n Business (Register)
🤝 1/12 Longmont Chamber Health and Wellness, Networking Group (Register)
🤝 1/21 Multi-Vertical and Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential (Register)
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