Living and Working in Jefferson County

In the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County, Colorado, offers stunning vistas, an unrivaled quality of life and a highly favorable environment for business growth and investment. A community of 533,000 people in Metro Denver, Jefferson County's economy has attracted innovative and knowledge-based companies in such emerging industries as aerospace, bioscience and renewable energy. With its abundance of Class A office space and access to major highways and airports, Jefferson County is a desirable address for corporate headquarters. Jefferson County’s access to nature's wonders is unparalleled, and its 300 days of sunshine annually create a year-round recreational haven. The Jefferson County Open Space Program boasts more than 50,000 acres, and its world-class arts venues include the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Foothills Arts Center in Golden, the Lakewood Cultural Center and Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.
1. Evergreen Lake Set in the heart of Evergreen and surrounded by pine trees and mountain views, this lake is a wintertime ice-skating haven. www.evergreenchamber.org/things_to_do.htm 2. William FULL ARTICLE
About the size of a coffee can and weighing less than two pounds, ADA Technologies’ new WeatherPod™ could become a poster child for the company’s knack for turning technology into a commercially FULL ARTICLE
Dr. Michele Haney has been working in the Colorado community college system since 1992. Before becoming president of Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood in January 2008, she was president of FULL ARTICLE

Success Stories

Recreation options are abundant in Jefferson County, especially with 29 open space parks that cover more than 50,000 acres, and with the Rocky FULL ARTICLE
Researchers aren’t the only ones harnessing energy from the sun’s rays in Jefferson County. Private companies also are tapping into the solar trend. FULL ARTICLE
Remember those old NASA films with guys in white dress shirts and skinny black ties cheering a successful space mission? That same scene – with blue FULL ARTICLE
Residing in what is often portrayed as America’s fittest state, Jefferson County residents like to stay healthy. And based on the number of health- FULL ARTICLE

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Demographics

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