and it shows.

Vacationers and locals.
Naturalists and capitalists.
Environmental agencies and
resource development firms.
All are connected
in the New
west
denveR
a CiTy ConneCTed
As kayakers run the man-made rapids in downtown denver’s Confluence Park, few realize that they’re
practicing barrel-rolls at the epicenter of the new West.
Just 150 years ago, the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek was a desolate spot
on a map. Peaks rose to the west, empty plains fell away to the east. The discovery of gold in 1858,
where these two rivers meet, changed everything. The Great Colorado Gold Rush brought prospectors,
merchants, farmers, manufacturers, banks, railroads and more. They’re still coming.
Today, denver is a sprawling sea of lights spilling like water onto the high plains. At the center stands
a graceful skyline, the Mile High City, still drawing prospectors and opportunists. denver has become a
hub for major global technology firms specializing in electronics, computers, aviation and manufacturing.
It hosts the nation’s largest telecommunications center and the country’s largest airport. With its
vast array of government agencies, the city of denver has more federal employees than any other city in
the nation except Washington, d.C.