Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) articles from June 2001

Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) archives from June 2001

Boulder, Colo.-Based Bicycle Company Expects Sale by the End of the Summer.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Christine L. Romero Jun. 1--Boulder-based Schwinn/GT Corp. received a round of private financing to carry operations through the end of the summer. The financier's identity and amount were not disclosed. Schwinn executives are...

DoubleClick to Acquire Louisville, Colo.-Based MessageMedia.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 1--Online marketing giant DoubleClick Inc. plans to acquire MessageMedia of Louisville in an all-stock deal valued at $41 million. "We wanted to join a winning team, and their commitment to e-mail marketing...

Boulder, Colo., Street Becomes Mecca for Home Furnishings Stores.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Jun. 3--Donna Phelper and Anne Barnhardt needed a larger location for their Boulder furniture store. Sales had been growing 20 to 25 percent per year since Timberline Studios opened in 1993, and clients were...

Hybrid Car Owners Testify To Vehicles' Benefits, Drawbacks.
June 4, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 4--On a perfect day, when the sun was shining and there was no wind or heavy traffic, Jim Shapiro got 103.3 miles per gallon from Superior to Denver, where he met a friend for lunch. With gas prices flirting...

Boulder, Colo., Software Firm Garners $11 Million in Venture Capital.
June 4, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 4--As corporations and organizations attempt to go paperless, keeping digital files and communicating by e-mail rather than mail or fax, a quandary arises: Where is the paper trail? A Boulder-based software...

Boulder, Colo., Oil Prospect Firm May Benefit from High Gas Prices.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 5--With the country facing high gas prices, independent companies hunting for oil prospects -- like Boulder's High Plains Petroleum Corp. -- find themselves in a good position. Several recent finds by High...

Despite Downturn, Colorado-Based Level 3 Communications Chief Touts Industry.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 6--Level 3 Communications Chief Executive Jim Crowe has been spreading the gospel about his firm, most recently Wednesday evening at Supercomm 2001. The telecommunications conference is being held in...

Longmont, Colo., Farmer's Market to Get Some Shade Trees, Firm Ground.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Jun. 6--LONGMONT, Colo.--The sun beats down and sometimes the wind kicks up, blowing dust across the parking lot on the north end of Boulder County Fairgrounds. When rain comes, water sloshes through mud. On...

California-Based Firm Unveils Next Generation Hard Drive.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 8--LONGMONT, Colo.--The latest in a family of hard drives made by a local company will continue expanding storage capabilities in personal computers and consumer electronics devices. Seagate unveiled the...

Pizza Hut Co-Founder Offers Slice of Advice at Colorado Conference.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 8--DENVER--In a year that has shaken the confidence of companies, dashed the hopes of startups, and gutted the portfolios of investors, the speaker at Thursday's 13th Annual Colorado Capital Conference offered...

Economic Slowdown May Begin To Affect Boulder, Colo., Small Businesses.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Jun. 10--Subtle warning signs are emerging: If the economy doesn't gain momentum, smaller local firms may soon feel the pinch. In the Boulder area, speculative commercial projects are being put on hold. Remodelers...

Boulder, Colo., Chamber Member Focuses on Outdoor Village.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 11--BROOMFIELD, Colo.-- Standing at the mall entrance and looking toward the the Village at FlatIron Crossing, Judy Bigger, village marketing manager, points to where her world starts -- an outdoor shopping center...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Digital Media Developer Gets $55 Million in Financing.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Christine L. Romero Jun. 11--Boulder-based DataPlay Inc., a developer of media for digital content, secured $55 million in venture funding today. DataPlay's investors in this round include Olympus, Kodak, Trans World...

Couple Opens Home Decor Store in Broomfield, Colo.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 11--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--After owning a computer business for many years, Bruce Laramie and his wife, Paula, decided to do something different. The Laramies opened Bella Fiore, an upscale European home decor...

Resort Firm Signs First Lease in Broomfield, Colo., Corporate Center.
June 11, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 11--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--Trendwest Resorts Inc. signed the first lease in the future Skyway Corporate Center, formerly the Jeffco Business Park. Currently under construction, the first phase of the business park...

Broomfield, Colo.-Based FlightOne Sells Time Shares in Its Airplanes.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 12--Broomfield-based FlightOne is selling a little piece of the sky and a promise to get you home in time for dinner. A fractional aircraft management company based at Jeffco Airport, FlightOne first operated...

Business Parks Increasingly Populate Boulder, Colo.-Area Highway.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 12--The rolling hills and sleepy bedroom communities that once greeted people as they drove to Boulder on U.S. 36 have slowly become rolling hills of growing communities highlighted by business parks and...

IBM Celebrates Youth, Diversity with Technology Camp in Colorado.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Christine L. Romero Jun. 13--Not all 13-year-old girls are like Maya Shealey. She doesn't mind. "Math is my favorite subject in school," she said Wednesday at IBM's technology camp for girls. "I think this will help me with my...

New Owner in Boulder, Colo., Has Plans for Dog-Owners Newsletter.
June 14, 2001... Jun. 14--It was easy to miss the DogGone display in the middle of the Mutt Mall at Denver's annual Bark at the Park last month. The display didn't offer biscuits to lure canine noses, or nifty doggie accessories to draw owners' attention. ...

Denver Conference Focuses on Strengthening Colorado-Mexico Trade Link.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 14--Expanding imports and exports between Colorado and Mexico is the focus of a two-day conference that started Thursday at Denver's Westin Tabor Center. The Boulder Chamber of Commerce is one of eight...

Research Firm Reports Pending Layoffs at Level 3 Communications.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 15--Stock in Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications sunk Thursday after a report by a brokerage and research firm that the telecommunications firm is planning to cut workers and either delay or cancel a major...

Colorado Tech Law Firms See Slowdown.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 15--BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- As the dust settles on the dot-com shake out and the tech industry in Colorado slows with the economy, tech law firms in the area are also seeing a slowdown. Lawyers at Brobeck, Phleger...

Earnings Rise for Boulder, Colo., Adult Entertainment Distributor.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 19--Dot-bombs, company layoffs and economic downturn aside, New Frontier Media Inc. is still proving that sex sells -- even during hard times. The Boulder company, a distributor of adult entertainment via...

Broomfield, Colo., Committee Approves Two Buildings for Retail Project.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 19--The next two buildings proposed in the MainStreet retail project, located south of FlatIron Crossing mall, were approved by Broomfield's Land Use Review Commission and will go to City Council for approval in...

Louisville, Colo., Tech Firms Raise Total of $50 Million in Venture Capital.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 19--Two Louisville-based technology startups announced they raised close to $50 million in second-round funds in what has become a famously tight venture capital market. Zolo Technologies, which makes...

Broomfield, Colo.-Based Telecom Firm Lays Off 24 Percent of Work Force.
June 19, 2001... Jun. 19--Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc. on Monday laid off 1,400 workers, or 24 percent of its work force, and reduced its financial expectations for the next two years. In Colorado, the company cut 500 employees, mainly from...

Quest Diagnostics Launches Colorado Health Screening Centers.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Lisa Marshall Jun. 20--WESTMINSTER, Colo.--We're doing our own taxes, we're trading our own securities online and as of this week, we're ordering our own medical tests. Capitalizing on a growing consumer demand for...

Level 3 Communications' Shares Hit New Low of $5.19, Dropping 13 Percent.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 20--The day following disappointing news regarding layoffs and financials at Level 3 Communications was particularly grim, with a cross-town competitor making a different sort of telecom headline. ...

Restructuring of Broomfield, Colo.-Based Supplier Includes Aerospace Units.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 21--Ball Corp. said Wednesday a restructuring plan it has created will dispose of two of its commercial aerospace lines. The plan also will end general line metal can manufacturing operations in China and...

Boulder, Colo., Newspaper Shop Sold Again.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 21--Ken Rogers is trading in the slower pace of books, magazines and cigars for a little faster lifestyle. Actually, much faster. Try motorcycle racing. Rogers, who has owned the Eads News and Smoke Shop...

Boulder, Colo., Survival School Hires `Survivor' Winner as Trainer.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 22--He was accused of being sneaky, arrogant, scheming, and most famously "a snake." So who better to teach corporate leadership skills than "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch? The world's most famous game...

Boulder, Colo., Company Aims to Reduce Inefficiencies in Air Travel.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 22--Perhaps the most maligned part of airline travel is the wait. Flyers wait in line to check into a flight, wait in line to request an upgrade, wait in line -- sometimes several -- when they fly standby. ...

Boulder, Colo., Employment Benefits Communications Firm Signs New Customers.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 26--CallConnect Corp. signed four more customers Monday, increasing the amount of business the Boulder company will do this year by 40 percent, its chief executive said. And more growth is likely on the way,...

Milpitas, Calif.-Based Hard Drive Maker Makes Tech Announcements.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 26--Maxtor Corp. is set to make two announcements today during the PC Expo in New York City. Maxtor, which employs 1,200 people in Longmont, makes hard disk drives. One announcement relates to a new external...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Tech Firm Announces Deal with IBM.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 26--Boulder-based Benchmark Storage Innovations will announce today that computer goliath IBM will be using its tape drives. The deal puts Benchmark's drives in an impressive array of computer systems,...

Investment Group Makes Plans for Office Space in Downtown Boulder, Colo.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 26--Question: How much is 116,000 square feet of office and retail space located in the heart of Boulder selling for these days? Answer: $22.25 million. That's the price a local investment group called...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Bicycle, Fitness Firm Continues Search for Buyer.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 27--Schwinn/GT Corp. sold a 27,500-square-foot building this month as the company continues searching for a suitor to buy the bicycle and fitness company. The Boulder firm's chief executive, Jeff Sinclair,...

Broomfield, Colo.-Based Internet Firm Announces Deal with Microsoft.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 27--Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications announced Tuesday that it signed a major deal with Microsoft Corp. Under the three-year agreement, the Internet infrastructure company will provide Internet access...

Broomfield, Colo., Firm's Layoffs Signal Slowdown in Real Estate Market.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 27--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--Recent layoffs at Level 3 Communications Inc. in Broomfield foreshadow a slowing tech real estate market in the area, city officials and real estate agents say. Level 3 laid off 1,400...

Boulder, Colo.-Area Business Park Progressing Despite Economy.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Jun. 28--Donald Boyer longed to own a building to house his City Electric Co., so about a year ago he started searching for a place to relocate. Having leased space in Boulder for 48 years, Boyer looked...

Housing Market in Boulder, Colo., Area Softens Slightly in June.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Melissa Sander Jun. 29--The number of homes for sale in the metro area continued to rise in June as sales hit a record $1.3 billion, indicating the still-hot Denver/Boulder housing market has cooled a bit. There were 35.5 percent...

Sun Microsystems Opens Monitoring Center in Broomfield, Colo.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Jun. 29--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--In a room that looks like the set for Star Trek, Sun Microsystems on Thursday debuted its new Americas Command Center, located at its enterprise services headquarters in Broomfield. Larry...

Sequel Venture Partners of Boulder, Colo., Closes on $180 Million Round.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 29--A Boulder venture capital firm and one of the key investors in Boulder County businesses has nearly doubled its investing capability with its latest round. Sequel Venture Partners announced Thursday that...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
June 30, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Jun. 30--ON PRIVACY AND PENNY-PINCHING: On Wednesday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a report: "With a grain of salt: What consumer privacy surveys don't tell us." The report asserts that one of...