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Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Lessons from the Spicy Pickle and other Colorado-based chains

    A former location of the Spicy Pickle.​Ask Kevin Morrison why the Spicy Pickle chain went belly up, and the former executive of that company, who now owns Pinche Tacos, doesn't exactly mince words. "When you have people who aren't businesspeople or restaurant people trying to run a restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Tilman Fertitta of Landry's buys McCormick and Schmick's -- and Morton's could be next

    Late last week, Tilman J. Fertitta, who owns Landry's, Inc., closed a deal to purchase McCormick & Schmick's, a nationwide restaurant chain that has two locations in Denver, including one in the Oxford Hotel. That spot has been serving up cheap happy hour deals and oysters since 1986 -- before LoD ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    John Moore among 19 taking Denver Post buyouts, layoffs not expected

    Update: At last, we've got the complete list of Denver Post employees who have or will be leaving the paper after accepting a buyout offer: nineteen staffers from various departments, including editors, reporters and photographers. Perhaps most surprising: John Moore, the paper's theater critic and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Bill Husted has applied for Denver Post buyout, but not sure yet if paper will make deal

    Bill Husted.​Earlier this month, we reported about a buyout offer from the Denver Post, with employees being told that if fifteen to twenty of them didn't take the deal, layoffs could follow. We've now confirmed that one of the paper's most prominent names -- columnist Bill Husted, 63 -- has ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2011

    Osiris King

    Hostile Takeover
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Qwest sign: Light there be lights!

    ​The Denver skyline is bright with Christmas lights, but a traditional blue glow still dominates the dark. And while the status of the Qwest sign will ride on the Qwest/CenturyLink merger proposal, that azure light isn't expected to go out anytime soon.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Qwest, CenturyLink merger on the line for Colorado Public Utilities Commission

    ​Colorado's Public Utilities Commission is slated to sign off on Qwest's merger with CenturyLink today, a day after Montana became the fourteenth state to okay the deal, pushing memories of Mountain Bell even further down the line. The PUC was initially scheduled to approve the merger last we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Wynkoop and Breckenridge Brewery groups brew up a joint venture: Update

    Cassandra KotnickWynkoop Brewing Co. has a big deal brewing.​Two weeks ago, the merger of local Rock Bottom Brewing with the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch brewpub chain formed one of the largest craft-beer-focused companies in the country: Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries. And now, as we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Rock Bottom Brewing merges with Gordon Biersch, plans no major changes

    ​Rock Bottom Brewing, which was founded in Denver in 1991 and now has 35 locations nationwide, has merged with the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch brewpub chain to form one of the largest craft beer-focused companies in the country. The new firm, called Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries, also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Qwest merger: Is it the right number for telecom history buffs?

    ​Almost three months after CenturyTel announced a $22 billion deal to take over Qwest Communications, some of the most important questions about the historic merger remain unanswered -- like what happens to all those old phone books, weird equipment, archival collections and other cool bits of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    eBay bids for Boulder's RedLaser and wins: Download app for free here

    ​Occipital is a Boulder startup that just hit the big time. The company's just been acquired by eBay on the strength of its RedLaser app for iPhones, which scans barcodes, allowing users to compare prices on the go. As part of its big push into mobile shopping, eBay has reduced the price of R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Associated Content acquired by Yahoo!

    Photo by Mark MangerLuke Beatty ​When most observers consider Denver's most powerful websites, they frequently overlook Associated Content -- and that's a mistake. The project, which got its start in former Westword profile subject Luke Beatty's basement circa 2004, has a simple concept: AC p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    United-Continental merger shouldn't push back already delayed contract talks, says union rep

    Photo courtesy Association of Flight Attendants-CWAUnited employees protesting stalled contract talks at DIA last month.​The merger of United and Continental is potentially blockbuster news, admits Ken Kyle, local counsel president for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA -- but only poten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Qwest merger: Bill Ritter, Mark Udall, Michael Bennet weigh in on losing company HQ

    "If they try to take our jobs, who'll join my posse?"​As we told you earlier today, Qwest is being acquired by CenturyTel in a $10.6 billion stock swap. We don't know the repercussions yet, and won't for a while. But they'll undoubtedly be significant in light of the fact that the combined co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    DISH Network rips proposed Comcast-NBC Universal merger

    ​Englewood's own DISH Network has launched a passionate, if long-shot, effort to stop the blockbuster merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. This morning, in letters addressed to U.S. reps Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns, as well as to senators Herb Kohl and Orrin Hatch, DISH executive vice pres ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Miller on Miller

    ​Englewood's own DISH Network has launched a passionate, if long-shot, effort to stop the blockbuster merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. This morning, in letters addressed to U.S. reps Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns, as well as to senators Herb Kohl and Orrin Hatch, DISH executive vice pres ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Southwest post-game remarks about losing Frontier

    ​Moments ago, Southwest Airlines released a statement about what everyone else had already figured out -- that Southwest's massive bid for Frontier Airlines had fallen apart at the last minute over an inability to get Frontier pilots to concede on seniority-oriented contract issues. In the do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Southwest CEO Gary Kelly on the bid for Frontier

    Gary Kelly.​With yesterday's promise of a $170 million bid for Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines made it clear it really, really wants the Denver-based carrier. After all, the total was nearly $60 million more than its previously announced offer of $113 million, which was already higher th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    John Malone hit with $1.4 million civil penalty related to Justice Department lawsuit

    John Malone. As one of Colorado's wealthiest entrepreneurs, Liberty Media chairman John Malone can certainly afford the $1.4 million civil penalty just announced by the U.S. Justice Department. But he can't be pleased by the publicity sure to be generated by the fine, levied against him for violati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Denver Post alum Dick Kreck in faceoff with Mr. Beer

    Dick Kreck. Dick Kreck is no longer a staffer at the Denver Post, as he makes clear in a voicemail introduction still lingering in the Post system: In the message, he explains that he accepted a buyout offer circa June 2007 and won't be in the office again -- "ever." Nonetheless, he continues to wr ... More >>

  • News

    February 14, 2008

    Beer Town Abuzz with Coors-Miller Merger

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2007

    Moore on the Post Buyout

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2007

    Refocusing the Camera

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2006

    What a Croc!

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2006

    More Messages: The Sort-Of Scoop

    There may be something in Rocky Mountain spring water, but Milwaukee is already buzzing about the future headquarters for Miller and Coors.

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Voices

    Untangling a proposed alternative-weekly mega-merger.

  • News

    July 21, 2005

    Waltz of the Cannibals

    How to demolish the telecom industry, in six easy steps.

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Photo Show -- Group

    An American Century of Photography

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    Backwash

    A nobody no more, the Gothic Theatre’s Steve Schalk shacks up with NIPP.

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Reuse of a Historic Building

    Gates Mansion, now Dave's Place

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Western Store in a Restaurant

    Denver Buffalo Company Trading Post

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Fashion Advice

    "Style Matters"
    Rocky Mountain News

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Life's Bitter Here

    The light grows dim for US West's former charities.

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Colorado Misses the Call

    Before US West rang off, it won one last favor from the state.

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Clearing the Channels

    Denver's radio shakeup may leave some big names without a home.

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Off Limits

    What a tangled Web we weave...

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    Platinum Sol

    US West's golden CEO just keeps getting richer and richer.

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Liars on the Line

    While US West delayed service for months, the company stockpiled millions.

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    Caller Rewards Program

    Now we know why US West execs thinks life's better here.

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    Bells Are Ringing

    US West put service on the line so it could make the deal.

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Dying for Dollars

    The nursing home industry is earning healthy profits. But its clients may be paying the price.

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Just Vote on It

    Jeffco's open-space advocates unveil a bond-issue plan to stop Nike.

  • News

    January 22, 1998

    Someone to Lien On

    Jeffco's open-space advocates unveil a bond-issue plan to stop Nike.

  • News

    June 5, 1997

    Off Limits

    Jeffco's open-space advocates unveil a bond-issue plan to stop Nike.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Power Play

    While Public Service execs enjoy a soft landing, employees face a hard future.

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    The Deal's Disputed Line Item

    While Public Service execs enjoy a soft landing, employees face a hard future.

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Whistle Stopped

    A proposed railroad merger threatens jobs throughout Colorado -- and, up in Minturn, a way of life.

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Wire Me Up, Wire Me Down

    US West's new cable partner knows how to make sweet deals. Just ask the FCC.

  • News

    March 29, 1995

    WESTWORD, HO!

    US West's new cable partner knows how to make sweet deals. Just ask the FCC.

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