Making of a Mayor: Hancock takes a neighborly view of regional issuesMay 20, 2011 - Denver PostBryan Blakely, president of Accelerate Colorado, said Hancock understood that the group is not interested in "what's best for my business, or my city, or my county, but what's best for the entire state."Colorado boosters heading to D.C.May 19, 2011 - Denver PostAccelerate Colorado — a partnership of business, civic and elected officials — will travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday for its annual mission to meet with Colorado's congressional delegation and federal leaders.Colorado leaders to lobby Congress on polar satellite, patent officeMay 18, 2011 - Denver Business JournalA group of 100 Colorado business and government leaders will head to Washington next week to lobby the state’s congressional delegation for funding for the Joint Polar Satellite System and for a new satellite office of the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, among other things.Group that advocates for Colorado launches websiteFebruary 10, 2011 - Denver PostAccelerate Colorado, a business-government partnership that advocates in Washington, D.C., for state issues critical to economic development, has launched its new website, www.acceleratecolorado.com. Colorado leaders to lobby on Capitol Hill for state projectsMay 6, 2010 - Denver PostLeading Colorado business and civic leaders will make their annual trek to Washington, D.C., to buttonhole legislators on issues of importance to the state. Accelerate Colorado plans to hit on top policy issues such as aerospace, defense, bioscience and transportation during the trip Monday through Wednesday. Colorado universities, researchers seek stimulus fundsMay 3, 2009 - Denver Business JournalColorado universities and research institutes are hoping to tap into millions in federal research dollars, dispatching dozens of researchers to Congress and federal agencies in hopes of gaining money that would create new jobs and potentially make scientific breakthroughs that lead to spin-off companies. Colorado business delegation heads to WashingtonApril 24, 2009 - Denver Business JournalAccelerate Colorado, a group of about 100 local leaders from business, government and higher education, will head to Washington next week for its annual economic-development mission. Accelerate Colorado headed inside the Beltway for lobbying tripApril 24, 2009 - Aurora SentinelA group of 100 local lawmakers and business leaders are set to travel to Washington, D.C., next week. The group, called Accelerate Colorado, ... comprised of business, government, higher education and economic development organizations throughout Colorado. They will be in Washington from Monday through Wednesday and are scheduled to meet with every member of Colorado’s congressional delegation. Officials bound to boost stateApril 24, 2009 - The Denver PostAccelerate Colorado, a group of 100 business, government, higher-education and economic- development officials, is scheduled to hold its annual business mission in Washington, D.C., April 27-29. The group promotes federal support of the state's top industries and economic development for Colorado.