Our location is a great commodity.
Metro Denver's strategic location, diverse industry mix, and fast-growing international airport combine to make the region a highly strategic location for international trade.
Located on the 105th meridian, Metro Denver's central location at the exact midpoint between Tokyo and Frankfurt positions the region favorably to serve growing world markets.
From energy to aerospace and aviation, information technology and financial services to bioscience, Metro Denver offers a healthy blend of knowledge-based industries and the third most highly educated workforce in the United States.
And, Denver International Airport (DIA) is experiencing dynamic growth. A new nonstop flight to Munich, efforts to add a direct flight to Asia, and record international passenger traffic all combine to make DIA the world's 10th busiest airport.
International Trade Overview
- United States - Metro Denver is only 346 miles west of the geographic center of the continental United States, offering an excellent location for doing business with the entire nation, especially the fast-growing western and southwestern regions.
- Mountain Time Zone - The Mountain Time Zone location allows efficient communication with both coasts as well as with Europe, South America, and Asia in the same business day.
- One-Bounce Satellite - Denver is the largest U.S. city to offer one-bounce satellite uplinks that provide real-time connections to six out of seven continents in one business day.
- Canada and Mexico - Metro Denver is positioned midway between Canada and Mexico to capitalize North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) opportunities. Exports to NAFTA partners increased to almost $2.7 billion in 2007, representing over one-third of the state’s total export value.
- International Flights - With direct flights to London, Frankfurt, and Munich, as well as several nonstop destinations in Canada and Mexico, DIA's international passenger traffic grew 15 percent in 2007.
- Foreign Direct Investment - The top five countries with foreign investment in Colorado are the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Germany. Foreign affiliates in Colorado operate 865 businesses employing 76,000 people.