Residents of Denver�s Lincoln Park neighborhood celebrated earlier this summer after the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development awarded $22 million in HOPE VI grant funding to the Denver Housing Authority to revitalize South Lincoln’s public housing. The first phase will be completed in December, but the new grant allows DHA to move forward with design and construction of future phases. Above, Sen. Michael Bennet (left) and DHA Executive Director Ismael Guerrero (right) accept the HOPE VI check from Rick Garcia, HUD regional administrator (center). At left, designers from Denver�s OZ Architecture garner neighborhood input on designs for the replacement housing.

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Lynn Myers, director of economic development for Denver’s Southeast Business Partnership, told an SMPS Colorado luncheon in early August that development in the south I-25 corridor is “alive and well” and said she hopes for two or three major economic announcements before the end of the year. The luncheon featured economic development experts from around the Denver area. Joining Myers on the panel were Yuriy Gorlov, research manager, Aurora Economic Development Council; Don Dunshee, interim president and CEO, Broomfield Economic Development Corp.; and Alberto Sol�s, senior consultant, Encuentro Solutions.

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