But did you know that the Denver metro area also offers one of the most thriving business economies in the country? The Denver metro area celebrated 13 consecutive years of employment growth in 2000, the only major city in the country which boasts such a record. In fact, the economy in Colorado is so strong that it has been ranked number one in the nation for seven years in a row by the Corporation for Enterprise Development in its annual Development Report Card for the States.

Newcomers to Colorado are required by law to obtain a Colorado driver's license within 30 days of relocation. Those 16 and older are eligible for a Colorado driver's license, which cost $15 and is valid for five years, to be renewed on your birthday five years from the issue date.

New residents with a valid out-of-state license can obtain their Colorado license by taking it to a metro-area Department of Motor Vehicle office that issues new resident drivers licenses. You will be required to take and pass an eye test and verbal road-sign recognition text. You also must surrender your out-of state-license.

You also can register to vote and sign-up to be an organ donor at this time - information that will be placed on your driver's license, along with your social security number, if you so choose. For the latter, you will need your social-security card or another form of verification before the number can be added to your license.