Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will also be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 27.0° Partly Cloudy DENVER ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABILITY MILESTONES Climate Action Plan to Cut City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2012 Mayor John Hickenlooper recently announced significant sustainability milestones as part of his ongoing challenge to Denver residents and City employees to dramatically reduce Denver’s vulnerability to climate change.   Mayor Hickenlooper was joined by members of the Greenprint Denver Advisory Council and City employees, Wednesday, October 24th when he adopted the Council’s Climate Action Plan and announced certification of the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building as a LEED Gold Existing Building.  LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a nationally recognized standard for sustainable development.   Hickenlooper also signed Executive Order 123, formally establishing the City’s sustainability policy. STUDY IDENTIFIES OCCUPATIONAL GAPS Metro study provides roadmap to region’s workforce groups   A regional approach to develop human capital.  That’s what Mayor John Hickenlooper says is necessary to sustain and build metro Denver’s economy.  His comments come as a regional workforce supply and demand study is released by the Denver Office of Economic Development and the Workforce Board of Metro Denver.    The 2007 Denver Regional Workforce Gap Analysis provides a comprehensive workforce profile and identifies major occupational gaps through 2011 for the nine-county Denver metro region.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Announcements DENVER 2 for 1 TIX A free program that provides weekly 2 for 1 ticket and admission discounts for metro Denver arts and entertainment. It means great savings for you on last-minute tickets to music, theater, museums and much more. LEAP Program Helps with Heating Need help with your heating bills? LEAP could help. LEAP in Denver is designed to pay a portion of your heat bill, one-time during the winter season and also provides emergency assistance with shut-off notices. Building a "Better Denver" The Better Denver Program is a comprehensive effort to invest in the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of city facilities as well as new construction. Residents can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects at the Better Denver website How the Federal Economic Stimulus Will Help Denver The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides the city a great opportunity.  Denver will receive stimulus dollars for critical city projects and programs and report what's received and how it's being spent! View online updates. More Announcements      1