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Denver South is both the geographic area along the I-25 highway and rail corridor south of Denver (Colorado), and the organization of community and business leaders working to create an environment where businesses and workers thrive. This is done by collaborating with regional partners to foster quality job growth and efficient transportation solutions. Thanks to generations of collaboration in Denver South, we’ve made change an asset.

We foster a thriving region by implementing future-forward strategies that support existing businesses and attract new ones. Our suite of economic development services give businesses the means to tackle the complexity of today’s social and economic environment with confidence. We facilitate smoother movement throughout the region by enhancing connectivity and accessibility with improved transportation infrastructure.

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• Over 250,000 employees are building their careers at Denver South
• Denver South has 5% of the state’s population, but 8.3% of the jobs and contributes 11.3% of the state’s gross regional product
• 98% of the population 25 years and older has a high school degree or higher; 64% have a bachelor’s degree or higher
• With over 48 million square feet of existing commercial space, Denver South is home to the most commercial office space in Colorado
• Denver South has the highest concentration of Engineering Services employment in the United States
• The Aviation & Aerospace sector is the fastest-growing employment sector in Denver South, with 5.3% growth in 2023
• 47% of the Front Range’s jobs in the Broadband & Digital Communications industry are located in Denver South
• The region’s largest employment cluster is the largest employment cluster in Denver South, representing nearly 42,000 employees