About the Downtown Denver Partnership (PDF)

Downtown is Denver's business address located in the center of a metro area with approximately 2.7 million people. Downtown companies recruit employees from throughout the region. As the hub of the regional transportation system, Downtown Denver's 110,000 employees have easy access to work. According to Downtown Denver Partnership's 2008 commuting survey, over fifty percent of Downtown employees take the bus, light rail, walk, bike or carpool to and from work.

Downtown is a prestigious business district with 25 million square feet of office space and 3.5 million square feet of retail space. Major Downtown industries include telecommunications, financial services, government, software development and energy. Downtown features more than 6,000 businesses in a variety of settings including modern office towers and historic lofts. For business travel, Downtown has 7,888 hotel rooms.
Sources: Frederick Ross, Grubb & Ellis, Department of Revenue and Rocky Mountain Lodging Report

Downtown Denver is a vibrant, exciting place to work, live and play with over 300 restaurants and bars complimented by cultural attractions, sporting venues, shops, restaurants and sidewalk cafes.

To operate efficiently and productively, businesses need access to the highest levels of technology. Downtown Denver offers state-of-the-art telecommunications services, supported by highly developed redundant power and fiber-optic systems.

Higher education is one of Downtown Denver's greatest resources. More than 50,000 students attend the Denver School of Nursing, Emily Griffith Opportunity School, The Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado at Denver, and Community College of Denver on the Auraria Higher Education Campus, adjacent to Downtown.
Source: Individual schools