"...Christopher Cornell, an economist at Moody's Economy.com says. 'It [Denver] has better growth potential than most cities today.'
Cornell attributes Denver's stability to its main industries--energy and technology--that he says aren't likely to decline simultaneously. He also says its housing market didn't grow as much as in other parts of the country over the last five years. 'Little boom, little bust,' he says"
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/22/cities-deals-home-lifestyle-real-estate-home-buying.htmlAlso, today, Denver moved into the top 25 largest cities in America based on population. Here is a link to an article about that:
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/06/29/daily36.html