Tag: Urban
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Denver startup launches stratospheric balloons, capturing new data of Earth
Urban Sky, a Denver-based startup, has grown from a garage to a warehouse in recent years after finding success in remote sensing industry. Co-founded by Jared Leidich and Andrew Antonio, the company reuses their helium-filled balloons, improving sustainability and limiting carbon emissions. The balloon technology is cheaper than both chartered flights and is also higher…
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Urban Farm provides job experience, connections to at risk youth
At the grounds of the old Stapleton Airport, something else is growing. The Urban Farm in Northeast Denver has partnered with the Denver Juvenile Justice Department’s Helping Youth Pursue Excellence program (HYPE) to give justice-involved youth the opportunity to learn hands-on skills and while participating in what staff calls a, “earn-while-you-learn,” program earn money to…
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12 Colorado cities, towns lose urban status with new Census criteria
Despite Colorado’s population exploding over the last decade, a dozen cities and towns lost their status as urban areas due to revised criteria from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released a list of places considered urban based on their new criteria Thursday, showing almost 1,000 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. being changed…
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Urban senior living complex coming to Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Developers are moving dirt on a new 81-unit senior living building coming to Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood near the University of Denver. The project, a joint development by Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living,…