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Economic Issues

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    ACLU, faith groups urge governors not to sell out to private prison giant

    A broad proposal by the country's largest private prison company to buy up and privatize state prisons has been met with a stiff rebuke from the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of justice policy and religious groups, who are urging all fifty state governors to reject the company's "in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    RedPeak: City council's Susan Shepherd won't fight controversial West Highland development

    Denver City Councilwoman Susan Shepherd will not take any action to stop a proposed development just north of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard that has neighbors fighting mad. Although she had hinted that she might try to change the zoning on the property, she released a letter late last week stati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Il Posto marks its five-year milestone

    ​"I think for any business, five years is a big deal," Andrea Frizzi, chef-owner of Il Posto, says. "For a restaurant, though, five years is a super big deal." And that's why today is "a super big deal" for the chef -- on this day in 2007, Frizzi, a native of Italy who came to Denver by way o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Sunflower Market on Colfax inspires a food fight at Denver City Council

    ​Unlike so many Western towns, Denver has a wealth of wonderful neighborhoods close to the heart of the city. But with that wealth of neighborhoods comes a surfeit of NIMBY issues that often spill out of their immediate area and into City Hall -- as the fight over a new supermarket on Colfax w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    "Start-Up Colorado:" House Democrats announce job creation package

    Colorado House Democrats and representatives from CU, CSU and Colorado Technology Association met with the press to introduce "Start-Up Colorado." The package brings together three jobs bills focusing on promoting small business growth.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Susan Shepherd hints at her next step in battle over proposed development in West Highland

    No High Rises in West Highland​Neighbors surrounding the proposed site of three, five-story apartment towers just north of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard have made their opposition to the project clear. RedPeak Properties, the developer planning to build the structures, and Tom Wootten, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Colorado Children's Campaign says state's children becoming both more hungry and obese

    Dr. Steve Berman (left), Angela Glover Blackwell and Bill Shore discuss childhood hunger.​Colorado's children suffer from two seemingly contradictory food-related health problems: hunger and obesity. That's the word from the Colorado Children's Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy organization focus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Obama jobs plan in a nutshell: Kenny Be's Nut Graphs

    ​ Will President Obama's new jobs plan save the country from a double-dip recession or burden our sliding economy with another $400 billion of deficit spending? Below, an easy-to-read chart explains the president's entire economic stimulus plan in a nutshell...

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Guess where I'm eating?

    Lori Midson​MSNBC's Douglas A. McIntyre recently wrote that the double-dip recession has arrived, a pronouncement that has its share of skeptics (and others who wonder if we ever recovered from the first recession), but double-dip recession or not, there's nothing wrong with pinching pennies, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Author Greg Lindsay on the future of cities, globalization and DIA

    ​When most people envision the future, they probably think about the awesome products we'll have to make our lives easier, but author Greg Lindsay is more concerned about how those products get to us. It's no secret most manufacturing has moved overseas, and with that move, a global economy ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    John Hickenlooper off to a fast start with three executive orders

    HIckenlooper.​The inauguration ceremony was cold, but Governor John Hickenlooper is off to a blazing start. Hickenlooper issued three executive orders in the first few minutes of officially holding office, taking aim at economic development and improving the efficiency of state government.

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Mexican Macro-economics

    HIckenlooper.​The inauguration ceremony was cold, but Governor John Hickenlooper is off to a blazing start. Hickenlooper issued three executive orders in the first few minutes of officially holding office, taking aim at economic development and improving the efficiency of state government.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Recession is over!, economic research group says -- but economy missed the message

    ​Was it good for you? In a conference call yesterday, the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research determined that "a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009." In other words, the recession is over. Tell that to the people still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Betsy Long: Alleged wrong-way drunk driver is green-biz entrepreneur

    Betsy Long.​Elizabeth "Betsy" Long is accused of drunkenly driving the wrong way on I-25 and causing a crash that killed Mary Warren, a young CSU grad bound for the Peace Corps. It's a far cry from the portrait of Long presented by GreenEdgeDenver.com, a site designed to promote environmental ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Will Parks and Rec get an earful about their plan to privatize La Alma rec center tonight?

    La Alma Recreation Center​Tonight's Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting at 6 p.m. at La Alma Recreation Center, 1325 West 11th Avenue, has nothing to do with La Alma itself, at least according to the agenda. No, it's just the board's regular monthly meeting, at which members a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    John Hickenlooper's budget-cut pitch

    John Hickenlooper.​The first specific cut listed by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper in a letter to the citizens of the city about his budget-cut proposal involves reducing the programming on Denver's Channel 8 to "public-meeting coverage and select programming." The latter apparently includes a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Columnist chronicles Denver's New Urbanism conference on the Huffington Post

    Photo by Jonathan ShikesThe new-urbanist enclave of Highlands' Garden Village. Last week, the Congress for the New Urbanism held its annual conference in Denver -- an event we commemorated with examinations of Bradburn Village, Highlands' Garden Village and several other New Urbanist developments i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Why did Coors Field buy the old Light Bulb Supply building?

    2010 Delgany, once a potential view-blocker, was recently bought by Coors Field Rockies fans will no longer have to worry about their view of the mountains from Coors Field becoming obstructed by a possible high-rise condo building. The special district that owns the baseball stadium quietly purcha ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    Tom "The Troubleshooter" Martino's troublesome buildings are still standing

    2010 Delgany, once a potential view-blocker, was recently bought by Coors Field Rockies fans will no longer have to worry about their view of the mountains from Coors Field becoming obstructed by a possible high-rise condo building. The special district that owns the baseball stadium quietly purcha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Pueblo Bank & Trust: Keep your stinkin' bailout money, President Obama

    In recent days, Pueblo Bank & Trust has been running an unusual ad on local stations. The message: The federal government has been pushing bailout money on healthy banks as well as sickly ones -- but PB&T doesn't need rescuing, because it's in sound financial condition. This approach is echoed by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Kenny Be's Hip Tip: From the Hip Tip time machine

    This Hip Tip was originally published in the February 17-23, 1988 issue of Westword. Now, twenty years later, a look at the bright side means hoping that the environment (and its new energy economy) will be great for (ending) the recession.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    ColoradoBiz editor thinks new Channel 4/Denver Business Journal series looks "very familiar"

    The latest cover of ColoradoBiz magazine. The February 5 blog "Does a New Channel 4/Denver Business Journal Collaboration say Anything About the Rocky Mountain News?" took note of "Beating the Recession," a just-launched TV-and-print series that highlights locals who are finding ways to thrive duri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Internal document describes Channel 4's "Beating the Recession" series

    Today's blog "ColoradoBiz Editor Thinks New Channel 4/Denver Business Journal Series Looks 'Very Familiar'" examines the suggestion that "Beating the Recession," a collaboration between Channel 4 and the DBJ, borrowed its concept from "Road to Recovery," a team effort from Channel 7 and ColoradoBi ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    West Wash Park rezoning fight gains steam

    In October, we introduced you to  the battle over monster duplexes and neighborhood character in West Washington Park. Now, as a December 15 City Council hearing approaches, the controversy is exploding into a debate over the future of development in Denver's older neighborhoods. Some residen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: The week ahead, November 24-30

    It's the economy, stupid. While chairmen of the Big Three auto-makers jetted by private plane to Washington, D.C., looking for a handout last week, hundreds of out-of-work Coloradans lined up before each prospective employer at job fairs across the state last Thursday. And on Saturday, 40,000 peopl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    In West Washington Park, a battle over monster duplexes and neighborhood character

    It's the economy, stupid. While chairmen of the Big Three auto-makers jetted by private plane to Washington, D.C., looking for a handout last week, hundreds of out-of-work Coloradans lined up before each prospective employer at job fairs across the state last Thursday. And on Saturday, 40,000 peopl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Frank talk by Thomas Frank

    It's the economy, stupid. While chairmen of the Big Three auto-makers jetted by private plane to Washington, D.C., looking for a handout last week, hundreds of out-of-work Coloradans lined up before each prospective employer at job fairs across the state last Thursday. And on Saturday, 40,000 peopl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Bottoms Up

    Drown your sorrows at the Recession Sessions.

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    Hideous Houses of Highland

    More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

  • Film

    June 21, 2007

    Bamako

    This “festival film” puts globalization on trial.

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Worth-the-Wait Release

    Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead
    Cost of Living

  • News

    January 6, 2005

    Building for the Future

    Peter Park is in the urban-planning game for good.

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Drive, She Said

    RTD's buses keep rolling, but sometimes it's hard to tell where they're going.

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Fare and Foul

    The buck stops here for a company running RTD's privatized routes.

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Bus Stopped

    The wheels on the bus go round and round as RTD struggles to find a competent contractor.

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    A Thought for Your Pennies

    Colorado charities face a crisis in the aftermath of September 11.

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    You Can't Go Home Again

    Especially when someone has leveled your childhood home to make room for two more.

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    A Tough Read

    The City Park West Gazette chooses its battles -- lots of them.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    How to Build a Ghetto

    Everyone said they wanted homeless people to be invisible at Lowry. So why aren't they?

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Don't Be Dense

    A Denver neighborhood fights city hall and wins -- for now.

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Ready, Willing and Disabled

    The state's treatment of the developmentally disabled isn't broken. So why does Colorado want to fix it?

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Playtime Is Over

    Parents in northwest Denver finally got their school -- or did they?

  • News

    November 18, 1999

    A Rough Road Ends in Jeffco

    A proposed quarry gets bulldozed by irate residents.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Big Boss Man

    Jim Hannifin commands a ready-made urban army—and he keeps winning his battles.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Take My Bus - Please.

    At RTD, it's pay as you go. And pay and pay.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Bridges to Nowhere

    Emblems of a bulldozing era, downtown's skybridges become a sore point.

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    A PRIVATE AFFAIR

    SEEKING TO CUT COSTS, RTD CONSULTS A LEADING CRITIC OF TRANSIT UNIONS, PUBLIC SUBSIDIES--AND EXPENSIVE RAIL PROJECTS.

  • News

    July 19, 1995

    FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

    THE CITY IS UP TO ITS NECK IN THE OLD ELITCH'S--AND NOW IT'S CLAMMING UP.QUEASY RIDERS THE BATTLE OVER THE OLD ELITCH'S THROWS A CITY COUNCILMAN--AND HIS CONSTITUENTS--FOR A LOOP.

  • News

    July 6, 1994

    HOTEL RESERVATIONS

    THE CITY OF DENVER HAS SUNK MORE THAN $2 MILLION INTO THE HISTORIC ROSSONIAN HOTEL. BUT CHECK OUT ITS ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

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