Today marks a day of celebration not only for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, but for the Denver business community: It’s the day that the first locomotive arrived in Denver in 1870 after years of hard work to connect the city to the rest of the nation. And, as the Chamber celebrates its 150th … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation program alumni cast their votes and selected Stephanie Donner, chief legal and people officer with Galvanize, as the 2017 9NEWS Leader of the Year. Donner is an advocate of empowering women and creating collaborative, innovative and connected communities. Within her first year at Galvanize, Donner started Galvanize Gives, an … Read Post
Our Winter Chamber Champion Helene Kwong, Hashtagitude CEO and founder, helps businesses grow their digital presence while giving back to a Chamber affiliate – Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative – by helping youth in the program grow their résumés. Kwong understands the importance of providing real-world learning opportunities to youth who are working to get the … Read Post
What do you get when you combine nonprofit’s passion of improving human and environmental well-being with the market-driven approach of business? A social enterprise. Metro Denver is home to a thriving network of social enterprises including the Women’s Bean Project which provides women with on-the-job training that, in turn, allows participants to build their confidence … Read Post
Sometimes people are surprised to hear that a focus of our work is on health and wellness until we point out the connection between a successful company and a healthy workforce. Research tells us that healthy employees are less absent, more productive, innovative and creative. So, having the leanest and most active workforce in the … Read Post
When we look back at the last 120 days of the legislative session, a quote from President Eisenhower comes to mind: “People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable … Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of … Read Post
In the U.S., more than one in six children don’t have consistent access to nutritious food – that’s about 13.1 million kids under the age of 18. And in Colorado, one in five kids don’t always know when or where they’ll get their next meal. We know that food – and access to it – … Read Post
