What does the future look like for the Denver metro area, and how are chambers playing a role? Jeff Barratt, executive director of Emily Griffith Technical College, sat down on Education Matters with Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly Brough and Asian Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Clarence Low to answer these questions.
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Brough talked about the importance of being an international competitor. From adding more global connections, like the nonstop flight to Munich and attracting international businesses and their headquarters, Denver is becoming a hub for businesses around the country and the world.
Brough also shared how the Chamber is leading a regional effort to address the growing workforce gap by working with opportunity youth. There are roughly 10,000 opportunity youth in Denver alone whose talent isn’t being tapped. The Chamber and businesses are working together as a community to build tomorrow’s workforce and to diversify our economy for Denver to continue to be a global destination for businesses.
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Sara Crocker is the communications manager for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.