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New CEOs, how much MBA grads earn & more: 9 business stories to know

Here's a weekly roundup of Denver Business Journal's top business stories served up especially for 9NEWS readers.
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DENVER — Included here is a look at Denver's newest CEOs and company leaders, a recap of Bay Area tech companies migrating to the Mile High City, a data-dive into how much Colorado MBA graduates earn and the scoop on Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's latest partnership. 

See this week's top stories below.

Denver news 

1) Here are 30 of Denver's newest CEOs and company leaders

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Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita

The Mile High City saw a new appointments of CEOs and local market leaders across a number of companies in 2019, including at big-name companies like DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP), Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

2) See how Denver ranks for percentage of companies giving year-end bonuses

Companies in Dallas and Miami are giving year-end bonuses at a higher rate than other major metros in the country. Both cities lead the nation with 87% of companies reporting they will offer their employees a year-end bonus this year, according to a new survey from Robert Half International Inc.  

Technology

3) Bay Area tech companies continue wave of migration to Denver (DBJ subscriber content) 

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CEO Daniel Yanisse speaks at an announcement of his company, Checkr, opening its second headquarters in Denver. The announcement was hosted by Gov. Jared Polis.

In 2018, companies like Strava, Facebook and Slack opened significant offices in Colorado. That didn’t stop in 2019, as companies looked for high-quality tech talent in a city that was more affordable for running a business than Silicon Valley or San Francisco. 

4) Denver among cities where companies plan to grow tech teams

Denver is among the top cities where companies are planning to expand their technology teams, according to a recent report from human resources consulting firm Robert Half.

5) IT services provider to lay off nearly 80 in Colorado Springs

S4 Inc., a Massachusetts-based provider of IT services and cybersecurity for the U.S. Government and Department of Defense, is laying off workers in Colorado Springs.

6) Facebook secures patent to track users' TV viewing with microphones, cameras, GPS

Facebook Inc. on Tuesday secured a patent to track what users watch on TV and streaming services and correlate it with the rest of their user data, in some cases using a device’s microphone, camera or GPS to capture audio, images, video or location data that reveals what the user is watching.

Education

7) How much MBA grads from Colorado schools earn — and how much debt they need to pay off (DBJ subscriber content) 

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Regis University International MBA students Salem Almurshed, center, and Sunand Yagnik, back, attend a strategic management class taught by Paul Vaccarelli.

If there's any group of students that should be well-equipped to understand a return on investment, it's MBA students. New data from the U.S. departments of Education and Treasury should make it easier for future classes of students pursing a Master of Business Administration degree to consider the ROI of their own post-grad educations. 

Real estate

8) Homes for the holidays: High-profile, high-dollar properties from 2019

The properties featured here are among the multimillion-dollar and historic real estate sites that drew the attention of The Business Journals (and our readers) over the past 12 months. 

Retailing 

9) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory forms alliance with Edible Arrangements 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. (Nasdaq: RMCF), a Durango, Colorado-based franchiser of gourmet chocolate, confection and self-serve frozen yogurt stores and a manufacturer of a line of premium chocolates, said Monday it has formed a long-term strategic alliance with Edible Arrangements.

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