Intriguing story in today’s Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsizing elsewhere, but it recently filed “a preliminary development plan for its 432-acre site in Louisville, Colo., a small town roughly six miles east of Boulder and 25 miles northwest of…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Forever 21 Loss Prevention Store Investigator Responsibilities: Apprehension of shoplifters; conduct Internal…
It’s Cyber Monday, a date that sounds as if it should be associated with discounted internet porn and not Christmas shopping — but so be it. And just in time for the holiday shopping season, the happy elves at the U.S. Public Research Interest Group — whose Colorado chapter, COPIRG,…
Word broke last week that King Soopers and Safeway workers affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 would soon begin voting on the companies’ last, best and final contract offer. But customers and employees alike won’t know if a strike will disrupt holiday-season shopping for quite a while…
The 17,000 grocery workers of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union could begin receiving ballots to vote on Safeway and King Soopers’ “last, best and final” contract offer as soon as tomorrow. A yes vote would end seven months of bargaining. The ballots are scheduled to be…
When the sun rose this morning at 6:58 a.m., it shed its light on one of the weirdest American traditions around: millions of people scrambling for discount deals at big box stores. In Denver, this eerie sight was visible from Target and Best Buy to Bass Pro, Kohl’s and Kmart…
Denver Union Station: Portal to Progress – Trailer from Havey Productions on Vimeo.As plans move forward to transform Denver Union Station into a modern transit hub, folks want to make sure the old depot’s past doesn’t get left behind. The latest effort is a new documentary called Denver Union Station:…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted online: Medical marijuana doctor Pay: $300-$400 an hour Qualifications: Professional Wellness Center, dedicated…
Try these Denver blogs on for size. Mile High Hockey’s David Driscoll-Carignan’s recap of the Avs 5-4 win over the Flyers notes that Scott Hannan was knocked out of the game by a “sleazy post-whistle cross-check” by Daniel Briere — “Briere being french for ‘little pussy.'” Wow: A bonus language…
Still no official response from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 about this week’s “last, best and final” contract proposals from King Soopers and Safeway. But several employees posting on the Facebook page linked to the union’s AlwaysHereForColorado.com site don’t seem to have been won over by the most…
The Job, as posted online: Santa Claus Qualifications: You must look the part and have a jovial personality to thrill the kids. Responsibilities: Being Santa Fri, Sat & Sun evenings from 12/4 through 12/20 and the 21st, 22nd & 23rd in downtown Denver. Costume furnished. Pay: N/A, but a contract…
Update below: Still no official comments about the “last, best and final” offers delivered to representatives of King Soopers and Safeway staffers on Monday from either the companies or the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. But a web page for King Soopers employees features the first details of…
A funeral director allegedly tells a family that the county coroner recommended him to bury their twelve-year-old child — when the law prohibits such recommendations. A mortuary embalms a body without the final okay from the family; in the meantime, the family decides to use a different mortuary. A funeral…
Update below: King Soopers and Safeway told United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reps they’d submit their “last, best and final” offer by the end of yesterday — and they almost missed their own deadline. Just shy of 6 p.m., UFCW rep Laura Chapin confirmed via e-mail that nothing…
Stop by some local blogs. Like these. Cultivator Advertising & Design gets the Denver Egotist’s profile treatment. It’s a graphic display. A computer ate the Nuggets vs. Lakers recap written by Jeremy at Roundball Mining Company. But the clip of Ty Lawson’s unbelievable slam offers ample compensation. 5280’s Jennie Dorris…
Today, King Soopers and Safeway are expected to submit their “last, best and final” offer to grocery workers. Don’t know much about the details yet, or whether the proposal will be notably different from the ones members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 have roundly rejected time…
A trifecta of local blogs worth eyeballing. Kyle at Bronco Talk thinks Peyton Hillis may be the cure the ailing Broncos running game needs. Watch your back, Knowshon. What’s the best thing about Colorado being number eleven in foreclosure activity among states nationally? As 5280’s Michael de Yoanna points out,…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as posted here: Communications Intern — Denver Mayor’s Office Pay: Unpaid…
Signs that Republic Airways Holdings, owner of Denver-based Frontier Airlines, might move jobs from Colorado to either Milwaukee or Indianapolis have been unavoidable for at least month. Note this October 9 blog, in which Denver Economic Development Corporation executive director Tom Clark sketched out problematic tax issues, as well as…
Aside from the beer-vending machine in the Westword newsroom, this License Plates Nuts & Bolts machine in the state motor vehicle division office at 2736 Welton Street may be the coolest dispensary I’ve seen around town. For $1 buck, you can avoid the aggravation of the hardware store or wherever…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as seen online: Personal assistant to high-profile television personality Pay: Salary is competitive and will…
There’s been a lot of ballot-casting taking place in these parts lately. But the general public didn’t participate in a vote being touted by the Downtown Denver Partnership. Instead, it involved businesspeople who’ve decided to dip into their wallets to help renovate a key stretch of 14th Street, as seen…
