Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News Classifieds -- database of jobs from Post News Classified along with newspapers and employers around the U.S.

Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association Job Bank -- displays available jobs, but you must be a member and send e-mail to get specific contact information.

Advertising and Marketing Review -- monthly magazine serving Rocky Mountain marketing pros.  Includes a service directory, column archives, resources, and links.  Check out the on-line classified ads for job openings.

Colorado Marketing & Sales Salaries

Colorado Employment and Wage Estimates -- wages by occupational categories for Colorado.  Also includes the number of people employed by occupation.

        Colorado Sales & Marketing Career Associations

The BMA Colorado Chapter -- the award-winning Colorado Chapter of the Business Marketing Association, with over 300 members.

Colorado Film and Video Association -- includes news, production guide, and other resources

Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association -- a professional organization of over 400 direct marketing professionals throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

Colorado American Marketing Association Chapter -- a professional marketing association in Denver dedicated to advancing the field of marketing in Colorado. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month between September and April.

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals -- Denver chapter of comp intel pros.

CTAM of the Rocky Mountains -- dedicated to the discipline and development of marketing excellence in cable television, new media, and communications services to consumers. CTAM fosters the development of enhanced marketing skills and sharing of marketing information among its members.

International Association of Business Communicators - Colorado -- provides products, services, activities and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other forms of communication.

Colorado Chapter of PRSA -- With more than 400 members, the Colorado Chapter ranks as one of the largest affiliates. News, events, job resources, consultants, and more

Companies

Qwest Official White and Yellow Pages -- Yellow Pages of the major local phone company.

The Top 100 Companies in Denver -- The Denver Post Top 100 Companies

Colorado Business Magazine Top Lists -- lists of companies in Colorado with various selection criteria. 

Top 40 Colorado Stocks -- 40 largest Colorado companies' stock prices

Competitive Intelligence

    General Information

Colorado Secretary of State -- find information about Colorado companies and licensees.  Also, you can find who is contributing to political campaigns

Colorado County Assessors -- links to county assessors and public records in Colorado

Department of Regulatory Agencies -- protects the public interest by regulating businesses and individuals such as banks, telephone companies, doctors, insurance companies, electricians and accountants.

    Associations

Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCIP 

Data

    General Colorado Data

Missouri Census Data Center Colorado -- extensive compilation of U.S. Census data for Colorado.  Can get report or extract to a file.

Colorado Index -- Colorado economic index from Creighton University economist Ernest Goss

Business Leaders Confidence Index -- Colorado -- quarterly index provided by Compass Bank in conjunction with the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business

Colorado State Demographer -- population, housing, and other data.  Historical and projected to the county level.

Colorado Virtual Library -- links to Colorado libraries and other useful information

Colorado by the Numbers -- an online statistical abstract of Colorado

Colorado Data Book -- economic, population, employment, tax and other information from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and Trade

Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System -- detailed data by county, municipality, and special districts

Economagic -- Colorado -- over 1,000 time series and different aggregation levels

USDA/ERS Agriculture Data -- fact sheet emphasizing agriculture

Annual Skier Visits -- historical data from 1993 on from Colorado Ski Country USA

Colorado Employment and Wage Estimates -- wages by occupational categories for Colorado.   Also includes the number of people employed by occupation.

FDIC State Profile for Colorado -- quarterly report focusing on employment and banking

Colorado Labor Market Information Home Page -- labor market data, including occupational/industry forecasts.

Colorado Households by Type and Income -- Households by region, type, age, tenure, and income for the state and regions within.  Includes a forecast year.

Denver Real Estate Trends --  Executive summary of trends from Grubb & Ellis.  Reports for Office or Industrial markets. 

The View - quarterly newsletter with real estate info. from Frederick Ross Company.  Click on Market Data and then the View Newsletter.  They also have data to purchase.

Local Market Reports -- Denver Real Estate -- select Denver and the type of report you want.  Reports updated quarterly.

Business and Development -- Denver real estate market reports for apartments, office, retail and other commercial markets from Marcus & Millichap.  Must register to use.

New Economy Index Colorado Ranking -- Progressive Policy Institute's scoring and ranking of Colorado's new economy.  2002.

Science and Technology Index -- The Milken Institute's state ranking of Colorado on science and technology.  You may have to register to view.  2004.

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Beige Book -- published 8 times per year, contains comments on economic conditions for the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, which includes Colorado.

Denver Traffic Counts -- database of Denver city traffic counts for location planning.

Denver Regional Council of Governments -- statistics and forecasts for the Denver metro region.

Crime in Colorado -- 2005 -- statewide crime statistics with many drill-downs to local areas.

Colorado Vital Statistics -- Colorado births, deaths, names, etc.

Statemaster-Colorado -- gateway to numerous statistics on Colorado

    Colorado International Trade

Foreign Trade Statistics -- Colorado -- Exports from Colorado to each country.

    Colorado Forecasts

Colorado Economy -- Colorado economic data and forecast by noted economist Tucker Hart Adams and The Adams Group.

Focus Colorado -- quarterly report on Colorado's economy for the Colorado General Assembly.  While oriented towards the state's revenue projections, includes relevant data on Colorado's economy and forecasts.

Colorado Occupational Projections -- 10 year employment projections by occupation.  State and metro details.

Colorado Population Projections -- forecasts in 5-year increments for the state and counties by the state demographer

Colorado Business Economic Outlook -- annually provides a focus on the changing structure of the state's economy and forecasts employment and major economic indicators for the coming year.

Denver Regional Council of Governments -- statistics and forecasts for the Denver metro region.

Community Economic and Demographic Studies -- Metro Denver forecast for 2007 and additional information from Development Research Partners

Northern Colorado Economic Forecast -- forecast from Colorado State University and the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp.

Grubb & Ellis Real Estate Forecast -- click on Colorado for Denver and Colorado Springs forecasts.  Forecasts are available by various types of real estate.

Marcus & Millichap Reports -- some economic data and real estate reports for apartments, offices, and retail.

CB Richard Ellis Local Real Estate Report --  click on Denver to see what real estate reports are available.  Generally have office, industrial, and retail market data and forecast

Direct Marketing

    Data

Information Advantage - Sells lists of new home owners in Colorado.  Download weekly updates for a flat fee each month.  New owners mean new business!

    Associations

Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association -- a thriving professional organization of over 565 direct marketing professionals throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

General Information

    Associations

Colorado American Marketing Association Chapter -- a professional marketing association in Denver dedicated to advancing the field of marketing in Colorado. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month between September and April.

News Sources

Denver-Boulder news

        The Denver Post

        The Rocky Mountain News

        Colorado Springs Gazette

        Boulder Daily Camera

        Grand Junction Sentinel 

        The Denver Business Journal

        Colorado Business Magazine

        Colorado Springs Business Journal

        Boulder County Business Report

        Northern Colorado Business Report

        Four Corners Business Journal

        Newslink Colorado Newspapers -- gateway to Colorado newspapers  

Meetings

Not nearly comprehensive, but a few choices

The Broadmoor -- luxury resort in Colorado Springs.

The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center -- business meetings hotel and resort in the Denver Tech Center

Adam's Mark Denver -- Denver's largest hotel with ample meeting space

The Brown Palace Hotel -- luxury hotel in downtown Denver

Denver Marriott City Center -- large hotel in downtown Denver with extensive meeting facilities

Keystone Resort Meeting Space -- large conference center located in mountains close to Denver

The Stanley Hotel -- historic hotel in Estes Park with some meeting facilities

Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain -- no lodging facilities, but a unique property in the foothills (20 minutes from downtown Denver) with 7 meeting rooms and a gazebo

Hyatt Regency Convention Center -- one of Denver's newest hotels, convenient to the convention center

Omni Interlocken -- located in Broomfield on the north side of town

Product Resources

       Associations

            The Rockies Venture Club -- a non profit, volunteer organization that celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurism in the Rocky Mountain region. Founded in 1983, RVC is the only networking organization that connects entrepreneurs, service professionals, investors, venture capitalists and other funding sources.

            Rocky Mountains PDMA Chapter -- serves developers of products and services, and their senior management. We are a practical learning venue, a dynamic peer community, and a vehicle for improving profit growth via new product development.

Public Relations

       Associations

Colorado Chapter of PRSA -- With more than 400 members, the Colorado Chapter ranks as one of the largest affiliates.  News, events, job resources, consultants, and more

International Association of Business Communicators - Colorado -- provides products, services, activities and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other forms of communication.