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Denver Business Journal

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Pasquini's will open a pizzeria and bar in the old J.R.'s space

    Three months after the Uptown Pasquini's turned into a Serioz, the Denver Business Journal announced that Tony Pasquini had inked a deal on the old two-story Uptown building that most recently held J.R.'s Bar and Grill, making good on his plan to return to the neighborhood.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Reader: Trader Joe's at Eighth and Colorado is all kinds of wrong

    On Friday the Denver Business Journal broke the news that Trader Joe's would be opening its second store at Eighth and Colorado Boulevard. (The first -- which means the one that also gets to sell liquor under Colorado's convoluted code -- will debut next year in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street develop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Trader Joe's to open second Colorado store on Eighth Avenue

    Trader Joe's has signed a deal for its first location in Denver, according to this story in the Denver Business Journal. The store will be on the southeast corner of Colorado Boulevard and Eighth Avenue, where Annie's Cafe was once located. The spot was supposed to become a hotel, but like so many ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    The Izakaya Den/Pearl Street Grill deal moves forward...slowly

    In January, the owners of Izakaya Den announced that they had entered into a very involved deal with BW Holdings, the company that controls the Wynkoop/Breckenridge group of breweries and restaurants, agreeing to swap Izakaya's current location -- a stand-alone building at 1518 South Pearl Street -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    What the Frack?!: Grassroots group pushes for fracking moratorium in Arapahoe County

    The first time Sonia Skakich-Scrima learned about fracking, she was reading the Denver Business Journal almost a year ago to date. What she read alarmed her, but what she Googled afterward tripled that. "I tried to understand why we didn't care about the environment or the aftermath," she says. "I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Tom Martino bankruptcy: Troubleshooter sues bank, may accuse Fox31 of wrongful termination

    Update: Another day, another development in Troubleshooter Tom Martino's bankruptcy. The latest? Martino is suing the bank that floated the possibility he'd shifted assets in his filing -- and he hints in court paperwork that he may whack Fox31, the station that employed him until this summer, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    CenturyLink to leave HQ building less than year after replacing Qwest's blue light with its logo?

    Big pics below.​Update below: It's barely been a month since CenturyLink finished replacing Qwest's blue light with its own logo at 1801 California Street, one of the most familiar structures in downtown Denver. Now come reports that the company may be vacating the building less than a year f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Phil Anschutz buys Broadmoor, vows not to make these changes

    Phil Anschutz.​In his spare time, billionaire Philip Anschutz likes to collect interesting bits of Americana, such as cattle ranches, soccer teams, railroads and media and energy companies. As part of his acquisition of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, he's also picking up the Broadmoor Hotel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Fracking contamination "inconceivable," says John Hickenlooper -- but EPA disagrees

    ​Governor John Hickenlooper has walked a taut tightrope on energy issues since taking office, pushing for more natural gas drilling in a state already leading the region in drilling starts, while at the same time nudging the industry toward greater disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: #IPAday; Bull & Bush turns forty; Euclid Hall turns one

    Facebook​ Bristol Brewing of Colorado Springs has made an amazing 6,000 batches of beer since owner Mike Bristol founded the place back in 1994 (and that doesn't include the home brew he cooked up in his dorm room at Colorado State University in the late 1980s). A momentous occasion? You bet, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Denver Paid Sick Days Initiative backers hope Michael Hancock will reconsider his opposition

    ​This week, proponents of the Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative turned in more than triple the number of signatures needed to make the ballot. But they face plenty of obstacles, including the newly announced opposition of mayor-elect Michael Hancock.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Gil Spencer, R.I.P.: Neil Westergaard remembers legendary Denver Post editor

    Gil Spencer in a 1992 Denver Post photo.​Gil Spencer, former editor of the Denver Post, who died early this morning at the age of 85, was a rarity: a veteran journalist who was beloved by one and all -- and especially by the people with whom he once worked. That's certainly true of Neil Weste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Colorado's No. 1 in fraud complaints: Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins & CO Springs in top 15

    ​Statistics compiled by the Federal Trade Commission show that Colorado had the highest per-capita rate of consumer fraud complaints in the nation last year. According to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network report for 2010, Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs all ranked among t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Colorado Public News gets grant to provide health-care coverage for 14 media outlets

    Photo: Joe Mahoney​Ann Imse envisioned Colorado Public News as a way to fill the reporting gap left by the disappearance of newspapers like the Rocky Mountain News, where she once worked. The problem was trying to get someone to pay for it -- and a year later, Imse, CPN's editor, succeeded, la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Wild Eggs is coming to Colorado

    ​It's not all bourbon and KFC. Kentucky may know a thing or two about food after all, and it's bringing its know-how to Colorado. Wild Eggs, a Louisville-based breakfast super-mini-chain with Colorado roots is expanding into the state in the near future, according to the Denver Business Journ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Quiznos is now serving breakfast...at gas stations

    ​Mmmm ... breakfast subs? That's right: Denver-based sub chain Quiznos is now serving up brekkie, including sandwiches, cinnamon rolls and sausage and egg biscuits. But there's a caveat: The new items are available at Quiznos gas station locations only. Sexy! "Building and operating locatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Frontier Airlines naming announcement: Will it be No. 1?

    An image from Frontier's flashy media-announcement notice.​For weeks, there's been speculation aplenty about whether or not Frontier Airlines, purchased last year by Republic Airways Holdings, will be keeping its name and identity when combined with new sister carrier Midwest Airlines. First, ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 18, 2010

    How the chili cook-off was won (by Westword)

    An image from Frontier's flashy media-announcement notice.​For weeks, there's been speculation aplenty about whether or not Frontier Airlines, purchased last year by Republic Airways Holdings, will be keeping its name and identity when combined with new sister carrier Midwest Airlines. First, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Tonight: Eat chili with your favorite media members at this Women's Bean Project fundraiser at the Denver Press Club

    ​The weather is warming up, but it will be chili - very chili - inside the Denver Press Club tonight when a couple dozen members of the media put down their pens and pick up ladles for a chili cook-off benefiting the Women's Bean Project. The 5th Annual Celebrity Chili Cook-off is a hotly-con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Colorado's renewable energy market set to heat up with BLM geothermal leases

    A geothermal electric plant in Iceland​Wind energy has been a hot commodity in the state for ten years or more now, but a new source of energy -- geothermal -- is about to get a chance to make its mark in the near future. The Denver Business Journal is reporting that the BLM is set to offer le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Denver gets $6 million in stimulus money to go green

    Getting greener all the time​ While it isn't nearly as cool as neighboring Boulder going all "city of the future" (and yes, we are jealous, thanks for asking), Denver is getting its own energy improvements in the form of a $6 million dollar stimulus check, reports the Denver Business Journal. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Boulder: City of the future!

    The Boulder of tomorrow?​According to this report by the Denver Business Journal, it looks like Boulder is all set to become the wonderful world of tomorrow that we were all promised by cheap paperback novels and the old Buck Rogers TV series! Okay, so it doesn't mention flying cars or robot b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    UNC receives $1.7 million to increase women in tech/science faculty nationwide

    ​The Denver Business Journal reported today that the University of Northern Colorado has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a nationwide effort to add and keep female faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The money will fund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Southwest still shopping after losing Frontier

    Southwest CEO Gary Kelly.​All signs pointed to Southwest Airlines purchasing Frontier -- but despite Southwest CEO Gary Kelly's optimistic projections in the days before an auction for the Denver-based carrier, a breakdown in labor talks with Frontier pilots presaged an unlikely victory by Rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    How to avoid losing your job through social media

    A message from the folks at happyworker.com​The social media world was abuzz yesterday after a survey commissioned by CareerBuilder.com reported that 45 percent of HR professionals are looking at your social media profiles before deciding to hire you. Well, duh. We've been hearing reports o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Denver gains another wind energy company

    Photo by Bodoklecksel​Denver's burgeoning alternative-energy industry will get a boost this September when formerly Portland, Orgeon-based wind energy company REpower USA Corp. moves its headquarters to Denver. The Denver Business Journal reports that the company, the U.S. subsidiary of Germa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Senator Morgan Carroll tries to explain Pinnacol

    Senator Morgan Carroll.​Senator Morgan Carroll, an Aurora Democrat who heads the interim committee looking into the 800-pound gorilla known as Pinnacol Assurance, knows plenty about the enterprise, which the Denver Business Journal describes as a "state political subdivision that operates as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Could Colorado be the engine that drives the electric-car revolution?

    ​Ever since I gave up on my dream of a flying car, I've been waiting for the next best thing: an electric one. Sure, it lacks the sexiness of a my Jetsons-fueled childhood fantasy. But on the other hand, I don't have to learn to fly and my kids may actually inherit a planet that's livable -- s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Denver manufacturing job losses: We're 45th!

    A Flickr photo​Throughout the ongoing economic downturn, the Denver Business Journal has tried to look for upbeat stories to counterbalance the most dismal reports. But one of the latest has a small nugget of compensation built in. "Denver Loses 6,900 Manufacturing Jobs in Five Years" puts its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Raising expectations

    A Flickr photo​ We're in search of the perfect blog. Point us to any that come close. Three out of four Denver companies are allegedly going to offer raises this year. And my name is Cleopatra, Queen of Denial. (5280, with an assist from the Denver Business Journal) The founder of the Cesar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    If you're reading this in your pajamas, there may be hope yet

    Psst. Hey lady. Grab your resume. There may be hope for you after all. The number of Colorado companies executing large numbers of jobs at once is falling, the Denver Business Journal reports this morning, a sign that slightly less sucky times may lie ahead: (T)he number of Colorado workers le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Sengers files for Chapter 7

    This could have been the quietest closing in town: Sengers on the Fax filed for Chapter 7 on July8, according to a legal notice in today's Denver Business Journal. The watering hole at 3014 East Colfax Avenue got off to a fast start when it opened two years ago, but the phone's now disconnected. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    McDonald's ranks Denver the sixth best city -- whatever that means

    The Denver Business Journal posted this little ditty earlier today, reporting that McDonald's -- a national hamburger chain known for helping our children get super fat for decades -- considers Denver one of America's happiest cities for families. I have absolutely no idea what this means -- I can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Denver-based DigitalGlobe can see your house -- and it's making a mint doing it

    DigitalGlobe When you want to stalk someone but Facebook and parking outside their house for hours with binoculars just aren't doing it for you, how about buying high-resolution images of their neighborhood as taken by satellites? Sure, you could just get an image off of Google Maps, but if you wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Report: Computer geeks sitting pretty -- or at least not that ugly -- in the Colorado job market

    "I know my way around these babies. I'll be fine." Good news for at least some job seekers: The Denver Business Journal reported today that a recent survey by ConsultNet, an IT and engineering staffing agency, shows that 25 percent of surveyed companies expect to hire more IT and engineering staff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Denver drivers are the 13th least courteous in the U.S.? Say that again and we'll run you down!

    Photo by Alan Clark In a February blog, the Denver Business Journal's Neil Westergaard talked about the need for positive stories in these tough economic times -- and a DBJ article about a just-released driving survey by AutoVantage certainly qualifies. The piece focuses on the fact that Denver tie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Foreclosure? Even the "Sleeper House" feels the pinch

    Charles Deaton's masterpiece. Photo courtesy the Kentwood Company. Nobody and no property, it seems, are immune from the housing crisis. According to this report in the Denver Business Journal, one of Colorado's most distinctive residences was headed for foreclosure this spring, and then it wasn't. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Does a new Channel 4/Denver Business Journal collaboration say anything about the Rocky Mountain News?

    This morning brought a press release announcing "Beating the Recession," a new series jointly reported by Channel 4 and the Denver Business Journal. Pretty standard stuff overall, but the parties involved may be meaningful in terms of the area's shifting media landscape. After all, Channel 4's lon ... More >>

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    November 3, 2005

    Voices

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    June 3, 2004

    The Message

    Stripped

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    November 13, 2003

    The Message

    Vision Quest

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    March 21, 2002

    Go West, Young Women

    Colorado's Women of the West Museum packs its virtual bags for California.

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Show Them the Money

    The business of writing about business can be mighty profitable these days.

  • News

    February 17, 2000

    Off Limits

    Saying goodbye to one of Denver's more interesting journalists.

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