Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) articles from August 2001

Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) archives from August 2001

Huffy Faces Rival Bidder for Schwinn's Bicycle Division.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 1--DENVER--Another bicycle company wants to make a higher bid for Boulder-based Schwinn/GT Corp. and hopes a bankruptcy judge will give it time to arrange needed financing. On July 16, Schwinn/GT said it...

Anchor Store Opens at Broomfield, Colo., Marketplace.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 2--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--The Flatiron Marketplace development is coming together with the opening of its anchor store, The Great Indoors, on Monday. The new 150,000-square-foot store sells more than 50,000 home...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 2--SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo.--Some of the Internet economy's leading companies met this week in Keystone to network, pitch their wares and discuss the economy. The good news: Computer bigwigs see light at the end...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
August 3, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 3--AN ENTREPRENEUR IN WAITING: Eric Korb, part of the triumvirate that created what is now Boulder-based GE Access, is a serial entrepreneur. His career is dotted with six multimillion-dollar companies, and...

Longmont, Colo.-Based Case Logic Acquires Wireless Accessory Maker.
August 4, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 4--Longmont-based Case Logic announced Friday that it acquired H&L Products, a growing maker of accessories for wireless devices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Everything we do has a lifestyle...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Firm's Partnership to Provide Protected Content.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 7--Boulder-based DataPlay, fresh from securing $55 million in venture funds, announced Monday that it has a new deal with InterTrust Technology Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif. DataPlay, which makes small disks...

Boulder, Colo., Council Approves Grocery Store Proposal.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Greg Avery Aug. 8--The Boulder City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved a measure allowing a developer to include a chunk of city property in a proposal for a subdivision and possible grocery store in north Boulder. The...

Old Navy to Open Boulder, Colo., Store.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 8--Old Navy plans to open a Boulder store this fall. The clothing retailer, a division of San Francisco-based Gap Inc., will lease a 23,500-square-foot space at 1801 28th St. in Marshall's Plaza, said Mike...

Valmont, Colo., Power Plant Gets More Time to Curb Noise Pollution.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Chris Barge Aug. 8--Marvin Bach says living next to Xcel Energy's Valmont plant outside of Boulder is like sleeping in front of a refrigerator. Sure, it's quiet enough most of the time, but then an annoying motor switches on,...

Boulder, Colo.-Area Leasing Agents Say Pearl Street Mall Is Tough to Fill.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 8--Local leasing agents say it's getting tougher to rent retail spaces on the Pearl Street Mall, although the director of the Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District says mall vacancies are low. "It's...

Sprint Expands Denver-Area Coverage for Its Broadband Internet Service.
August 8, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 8--Sprint Communications announced Tuesday that it is expanding its wireless broadband service coverage area. Sprint Broadband Direct, a very fast, always-on Internet service, will now be extended to more...

Broomfield, Colo., Hotel Project Is on Hold.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 9--A large hotel project planned near the Omni Interlocken Resort on U.S. 36 in Broomfield has stalled due to concerns from the developer over the downturn in the local economy. The project, which could cost $40...

Boulder, Colo., Manufacturers May Seek Advice As Industry Softens.
August 9, 2001... Byline: Cherie Strain Aug. 9--Boulder County has not been immune to the hits the national manufacturing industry has taken. Manufacturing is the industry most impacted by the current economy, said Richard Wobbekind, business research...

Boulder, Colo., Jewelry, Crafts Gallery to Close.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 10--When customers enter Roach Galleries in Boulder's University Hill Business District, they're greeted by a sign on the door that boasts of the Roach family's ownership in the shop for more than 30 years. ...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
August 11, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 11--DATA SAVERS: In an era, we'll call it 2001, when every tech company in the world is squeezing its capital expenditure dollars, storage companies old and upstart are acting as if they don't mind so much....

Boulder, Colo., Electronics Company Files Bankruptcy.
August 11, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 11--About 200 jobs in Longmont are in jeopardy after Electro-Mechanical-Solutions inked an $85 million sales agreement and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Aug. 2 deal would send the majority...

Compaq Computer to Offer Boulder, Colo.-Based Firm's Storage Tape Drives.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 14--Boulder-based Ecrix Corp. announced Monday its first major manufacturing agreement: Compaq Computer Corp. will sell Ecrix's tape drives in its commercial desktop computers and workstations. Terms of the...

Electronic Data Systems Cuts 160 Jobs in Customer Management Unit.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 14--Plano, Texas-based Electronic Data Systems Corp. cut about 160 jobs Friday, a move targeted at the company's customer relationships management division. Prior to the cut, the division housed 8,000 workers...

Frontier Airlines to Discontinue Shuttle Bus from Boulder, Colo., to Denver.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 14--Frontier Airlines has decided to cease its FreeWay Flyer service, a free shuttle bus for Frontier passengers traveling from Boulder to Denver International Airport, because it wasn't being used enough to make it...

GE Access Cuts Staff by 15 Percent.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 15--The formerly high expectations of technology firms continue to be quashed by the economic slowdown. On Tuesday, GE Access cut its staff by 15 percent, eliminating 126 employees in North America. About...

Denver Health-Care System Signs On with Colorado-Based Online Supply Exchange.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 15--Westminster-based Global Healthcare Exchange recently signed up Centura Health of Denver for its e-commerce system linking hospitals and suppliers as part of its effort to grow its customer and supplier base....

Five Hotels Planned for Longmont, Colo.
August 15, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 15--LONGMONT, Colo.--Developers confident in Longmont's economy are planning to build five hotels in the city, while high vacancy rates have stalled other local hotel projects. Hotels coming to Longmont...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Broadband Technology Firm Cuts 92 Jobs.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 16--Circadence Corp. cut nearly half of its work force on Wednesday, including 44 people from its Boulder headquarters. In all, 92 workers lost their jobs. The company now employs 102 workers -- 65 people in...

Lafayette, Colo., Corporate Center Snags First Tenant.
August 17, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 17--The first tenant in one of the region's newest corporate parks officially moves in with fanfare today. The Lafayette Corporate Campus' developer is hoping that thanks to a nearby road project, his park...

Boulder County, Colo., Dominates State's Venture Capital Awards.
August 17, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 17--Boulder County firms grabbed the biggest slice of Colorado's venture capital pie during the second quarter, even though investors doled out less money in the midst of a softening economy. Colorado...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
August 19, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 19--Which came first -- the quality multimedia experience online, or the disappearance of the so-called fiber-optic glut? That will be the "chicken-and-egg" question years from now. This week, five...

Boulder, Colo., Kmart's Hopes to Relocate Within City So Far Unsuccessful.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 21--It's a tale of two cities with different takes on discount stores. Boulder officials say they are trying to keep Kmart in the city to give shoppers choices, while some Longmont residents are fighting a...

Colorado MEDtech Inc. Post Losses for Fourth Quarter, Fiscal 2001.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 22--Colorado MEDtech Inc. reported net losses for both its fourth quarter and its fiscal 2001, capping a rocky year for the Boulder company, which develops, designs and makes medical devices for other firms. ...

Thornton, Colo., Vitamin Retailer Lays Off Workers.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 23--Nearly all 400 employees of NatureSmart in Thornton, formerly Amrion, have been laid off, said a NatureSmart employee who lost her job and Whole Foods Market Inc., NatureSmart's previous owner. Kate...

Gas Prices Start to Climb Again in Boulder, Colo., Area.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 24--Landon Fine, Harold Hunter, and a couple of buddies rested patiently in Fine's gray Jeep Cherokee as he fueled up Thursday afternoon at the Conoco gas station near Broadway and Arapahoe Avenue. The...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Company Makes Software to Track Internet Criminals.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 24--In 2000, a network administrator in Ashtabula, Ohio, made a horrifying discovery. A public library patron had left child pornography on the hard drive of one of the library's computers. With the...

Data Storage Firms Exabyte and Ecrix of Boulder, Colo., to Merge.
August 25, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Aug. 25--The founder of Exabyte who left the company eight years ago, only to start a new local storage technology firm called Ecrix Corp. three years later, will reunite with his former company thanks to a deal...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Carrier Access Shifts to Serving Telecom Giants.
August 26, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 26--Roger Koenig likens today's fiber-optic backbones -- multibillion-dollar underground conduits that provide high-speed communications -- to a reservoir. "And right now, we're sipping at it through a soda...

Propane-Powered Shuttle Bus Makes Broomfield, Colo.-Area Shopping Easier.
August 26, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 26--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--After many years of planning, the free Zip shuttle system will make its first lap around the FlatIron shopping area Tuesday morning. The shuttle was created to cut down on traffic on U.S....

Broomfield, Colo., Gift Store's Building Has Storied Past.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 27--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--It's appropriate that Brenda Skinner's store sells angels considering there may be a ghost living above it. Skinner opened Another Place & Time, a gift store selling antiques and...

Employees Shunning Dressy Wardrobes as Workplaces Become More Laid Back.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 27--For twenty years, Mike Ford wore a suit, coat and tie to work. In the mid to late 1990s, he dumped the jacket, then the tie. Now his office wardrobe consists of golf and Hawaiian shirts and other casual...

Westminster, Colo., Heart-Drug Developer Gets $52.4 Million in Funding.
August 28, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 28--Westminster-based Myogen Inc. will announce Tuesday that it has closed on a $52.4 million private placement, substantial financing in troubled times. "With this funding, we will be one of the few...

Biotech Firm Amgen Plans to Expand Longmont, Colo., Manufacturing Center.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 29--LONGMONT, Colo.--If the Food and Drug Administration approves its newest drugs, biotechnology giant Amgen Inc. plans to add up to 4 million square feet to its Longmont manufacturing center during the next 20...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Firm Hopes to Ease Use of Data Storage Systems.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 29--A Boulder-based storage company says it is out to simply save the world. Which, apparently, is not too audacious a goal to keep it from garnering some very high-profile attention. LeftHand Networks...

Broomfield, Colo., City Council Approves Office Buildings.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Aug. 30--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--Two buildings will eventually rise out of the ground in Broomfield east of StorageTek's campus in Louisville, after approval by Broomfield's City Council. The initial plans for the...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Wireless Software Maker Signs Lease for Room to Grow.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 30--Boulder-based SignalSoft, which makes software for wireless communications, announced Wednesday that it signed a long-term lease on a building that will help accommodate its growth. The building at 5665...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Optical Networking Firm Eliminates Jobs.
August 31, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Aug. 31--Boulder-based Network Photonics eliminated approximately 45 positions, including less than 10 locally, and will close its Santa Rosa, Calif., office, the company announced Thursday. "This is actually not...

Longmont, Colo.-Based Tech Firm Cuts 24 Percent of Staff.
August 31, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Aug. 31--Longmont's Displaytech Inc. cut 34 of its 141 workers Thursday, saying it is shifting a part of its business to Japan. The cuts represent a final shift in production from headquarters in Longmont to...