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The conurbation includes one continuous region consisting of the six central counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The Denver region is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor and its metropolitan planning organization is the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Metro Vision, first adopted in 1997, is the foundation of the regional council's long-range planning activities. The Mile High Compact is a voluntary intergovernmental agreement through which local governments manage growth by adhering to Metro Vision principles. A number of planning awards have recognized Metro Vision and the Mile High Compact.
Denver is the capital of Colorado and hosts many state government jobs. Denver's position as the largest city in a mineral-rich and fossil fuel-rich area leads mining and energy companies to maintain offices in the metro area. In the early days of the city, gold and silver booms and busts played a large role in the economic success of the city.
The Census Bureau created the metropolitan district for the 1910 census as a standardized classification for large urban centers and their surrounding areas. The original threshold for a metropolitan district was 200,000, but was lowered to 100,000 in 1930 and 50,000 in 1940. [12]
The Denver–Aurora CSA comprises the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The table below includes the following information: The name of the constituent Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA).
Conglomerates – A financial services company, such as a universal bank, that is active in more than one sector of the financial services market e.g. life insurance, general insurance, health insurance, asset management, retail banking, wholesale banking, investment banking, etc. A key rationale for the existence of such businesses is the ...
C. Cabin Creek, Colorado; Carriage Club, Colorado; Castle Pines (unincorporated area), Colorado; Castle Pines Village, Colorado; Castle Pines, Colorado
Janus Capital Group - financial services; JD Edwards, now part of Oracle Corporation - financial services; Jones Intercable - television and content distribution; King Soopers, a division of Kroger - retail consumer goods; LaMar's Donuts - dining; Leprino Foods - food manufacturing; Level 3 Communications - telecommunications