Wazee Digital, a leading provider of cloud-based video management and licensing services, today announced they have joined the membership of the Downtown Denver Partnership, the organization that manages and develops Downtown Denver as the unique, diverse, vibrant, and economically healthy urban core of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Guided by the placed-based economic development strategy outlined in the 2007 Downtown Area Plan, the Downtown Denver Partnership works with public, private and non-profit entities to implement high-impact strategies to support its vision for an economically healthy, growing and vital Downtown Denver.
The Partnership produces a variety of events for the benefit of Downtown residents, workers and visitors including: the Taste of Colorado, Meet in the Street, the 9NEWS Parade of Lights and Denver Startup Week, which Wazee Digital will be supporting. Becoming a member of the Partnership provides exclusive opportunities for businesses to become informed about topics important to the center city, get connected to respected Downtown business leaders and be heard by engaging with one of the Partnership’s many committees and councils. Additionally, the Partnership also manages the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) to provide enhanced services within the 120 block BID to make Downtown Denver a cleaner, safer, and more vibrant place.
Denver is currently ranked as the best city for college graduates and has the largest increase in college educated graduates. Research and trends show that millennials are moving to cities first, and then finding jobs. As a diverse and culturally vibrant city, Denver is the number one destination that millennials are moving to for a sense of community and fulfilling careers. The progressive nature of Denver has fostered a heart full of rich qualities including a highly educated workforce, multimodal transportation options, and an innovative business environment. Denver is also currently ranked one of the best places to startup a business.
Andy Hurt, SVP Marketing and Business Development, Wazee Digital, said: “We recently rebranded our business to Wazee Digital. In the thirteen years since we were established, we have been headquartered in Denver and we wanted to honor our roots in the city. Denver offers countless unique luxuries like culture, entertainment, education, entrepreneurism and sports – to name a few. It truly is an amazing city to live and work in, and the sense of innovation and entrepreneurism shines through in the talent we are able to recruit and retain in Denver. We are proud to be partnering with the Downtown Denver Partnership to engage, connect, learn from, and empower residents, visitors, and fellow business leaders.”
Jim Kirchheimer, Senior Vice President of Member Experience, Downtown Denver Partnership, said, “We are excited to have Wazee Digital become a member of the Downtown Denver Partnership and are grateful for the company’s continued investment in Downtown Denver. The support and participation of companies like Wazee Digital is imperative to our success as we continue to build a thriving center city.”
About Wazee Digital
Wazee Digital is the leader in content management and monetization services for media and entertainment companies. Wazee Digital provides one of the world’s largest managed video and metadata platforms as a cloud-based service, reducing or eliminating the impact of people intensive processes, legacy hardware and monolithic software on our customers as they transition to digital.
About Downtown Denver Partnership Program
The Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. partners with public, private and non-profit entities to implement high-impact strategies, outlined in the organization’s long-term strategy the 2007 Downtown Area Plan, to support its vision for an economically healthy, growing and vital Downtown Denver. For more information, visit www.downtowndenver.com.
For more information, please contact:
Plaisted Reid Communications: Clare Plaisted [email protected]
Downtown Denver Partnership Brea Olson: [email protected] 303.775.4712