Denver Water unanimously approves 5.5 percent rate hike

While (appropriately) pouring over glasses of ice water at their meeting this morning, the members of the Denver Water Board voted unanimously to support a 5.5 percent hike in the city’s water rates. After four months of public discussion, the decision comes as a direct result of analysis indicating the…

Phil Anschutz buys Broadmoor, vows not to make these changes

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 in Colorado Springs — a nice chunk…

Tom Martino bankruptcy helps Troubleshooter take aim: Kenny Be’s Hip Tip

Tom Martino has filed for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy protection and is claiming assets of $1.37 Million and liabilities of $78.6 million. Long known for turning his “Troubleshooter” consumer advocate media persona into a pay-for-play advertising empire, the shameless Martino will no doubt find a way to make a fortune…

Top 10 most affluent communities in Colorado

These aren’t fat times — but plenty of places in Colorado are doing very well, according to G. Scott Thomas, who oversees the On Numbers blog for Business Journals publications. He’s ranked the affluence of 14,214 U.S. cities, towns and villages with populations of 1,000 or more. As for Colorado’s…

Santiago Calatrava’s adios to DIA: It’s about the money, honey

That sucking sound you hear out at Denver International Airport isn’t the arrival of the long-awaited, ever-elusive direct route to Tokyo. No, it’s the sound of tens of millions of dollars in “concepting” and design fees vanishing into the wild blue yonder, as architect Santiago Calatrava bows out of the…