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Hickenlooper elected next Governor
Denver mayor ran on jobs platform
Colorado voters on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 elected John Hickenlooper, a brewpub pioneer turned Mayor of Denver, as the 42nd Governor of Colorado.
During his campaign, Hickenlooper said job creation and economic recovery would be his top priority as Governor.
"The guideposts for economic recovery include keeping taxes low, affordable housing, efficient transportation and infrastructure, having a predictable and fair regulatory environment for business and, perhaps most important of all, having a strong education system," said Hickenlooper in his campaign platform document.
Hickenlooper will be joined in office by Lt. Gov.-elect Joe Garcia, who is currently the president of Colorado State University-Pueblo. Garcia is a respected educator who has served as the president of Pikes Peak Community College and Co-Chair of the state's P-20 Education Reform Council.
Gov.-elect Hickenlooper set himself apart in the 2010 election by maintaining his promise to run a completely positive campaign. His pledge to renounce attack ads brought national attention to Colorado and distinguished Hickenlooper a leader.
Learn more:
» Hickenlooper for Colorado website
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Hickenlooper Shower ad
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CNBC's Power Lunch features Metro Denver EDC's Clark
Segment highlights work in Metro Denver to create new jobs
 The Metro Denver EDC's Executive Vice President Tom Clark joined a live interview panel with the mayors of Charlotte, NC and Louisville, KY for CNBC's Power Lunch on November 5.
The interview resulted in two segments, entitled Economic Pulse of the Nation and
Job Creation in America, which highlighted ways cities and region's across the country are stepping up to the challenge to create jobs.
"We have an unemployment rate a couple points below the national average. Most of this has been driven by two employment clusters, cleantech and lifesciences," explained Clark to Power Lunch co-host Tyler Mathisen.
The other panelists all agreed that tax policy and incentives help companies during the current economic challenges and that the private sector will lead the economic recovery.
"In the last seven years we've brought 46 corporate headquarters to Metro Denver, so we're obviously doing something right," Clark noted to Power Lunch co-host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
With over 300,000 daily viewers Monday through Friday, the two-hour Power Lunch program provides extensive coverage of the stock markets, business news, real estate, public policy, and other important topics of the day.
See more:
» CNBC's Power Lunch - Economic Pulse of the Nation
» CNBC's Power Lunch -
Job Creation in America
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Colorado bioscience companies net $23M in grants
Announcement puts state in top-10 for QTDP program awards
 Sixty Colorado bioscience companies recently received $23 million in grants and tax credits from the Affordable Care Act to support important research in the state's bioscience industry.
"The Affordable Care Act is helping Colorado companies create jobs and bolster the economy while addressing our critical healthcare needs," said Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. "Colorado companies are significantly benefiting from the new law, ranking in the top-10 of all states receiving grants through this research program."
The grants and tax credits will pay for 102 projects in the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program, awarded in early November by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"This is a unique program in which $1 billion was allocated for tax credits and grants for start-up companies in the bioscience industry to help encourage innovation, advance technology, and help ensure that the U.S. remains competitive in this industry," said Holli Baumunk, president and CEO of the Colorado BioScience Association.
"Colorado has a nationally ranked bioscience cluster with the majority of companies being in the startup phase. Demonstrating the tremendous entrepreneurial climate in the state, more than 100 projects within Colorado have been funded through this program, bringing in more than $23 million for research activities," she added.
Learn more:
» Colorado companies receiving grants
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