Light industry, tourism, mining, and agriculture are the principal economic activities of the Denver region. Also fueling the economy are financial institutions, federal and state governments, and the corporate headquarters of numerous companies. Technology industries are important, and the region has numerous medical technology and aerospace companies. Denver is home to Tele-Communications Incorporated, one of the world's largest cable television companies. The city is the center of the region's gas, oil, and coal extraction industries. Denver serves the vast Rocky Mountain region as a communications, industrial, transportation, and marketing center.
Denver has one of the largest concentrations of federal workers outside of Washington, D.C., with nearly 250 federal offices in the metropolitan area, including 30 at the Federal Center in Lakewood. The United States Mint produces much of the nation's coins and is the best-known federal facility. Denver also has branches of the Federal Reserve Bank, United States Customs, and the federal court system. The closure of Lowry Air Base and Fitzsimmons Hospital beginning in 1995 ended a long era of military bases in the Denver area.
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