Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) articles from October 2001

Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) archives from October 2001

Boulder, Colo.-Based Software Company Lays Off 20 Percent of Workforce.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 2--Boulder-based Gold Systems, one of the fastest growing companies in the state for the last few years, said it is feeling the effects of the sluggish technology economy. On Friday, the company laid off...

Denver Hopes to Prevent Networking Event from Becoming `Job Fair'.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 4--During a time when scheduled networking events have become more like job fairs -- as many of the invitees have recently been laid off or think they will be soon -- one event is still attracting the region's...

Publisher, Media Mogul Gives $35 Million to Boulder, Colo., Business School.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 4--Michael Leeds had sent in his deposit, securing a spot in the University of Colorado's graduate business program. But then the telephone rang. The editor position at Parachutist Magazine in Washington,...

Graduate of University of Colorado Business School Makes Big Donation.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 4--Twenty-seven years after graduating from the University of Colorado, Michael Leeds returned to campus Wednesday with a $35 million thank-you from his family. The college of business and administration...

Eldorado Springs, Colo., Water Bottler Moves Facility to Louisville, Colo.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 4--ELDORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- While water sales gush from the spring in this small town south of Boulder, increased revenues have brought a stream of delivery trucks traveling down the narrow canyon road. ...

Boulder, Colo., Shopping Center Merchants Hope Marketing Will Boost Revenue.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 5--While the economic boom of the last few years brought increasing sales tax collections to much of the city, Boulder's University Hill shopping area's revenues generally declined, according to city records. ...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Company Developing Chip to Detect Sickness.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Cherie Strain Oct. 6--Boulder-based SomaLogic has positioned itself for growth in an emerging pharmaceutical field. It is developing a diagnostic chip designed to identify disease before patients show symptoms. SomaLogic's...

Broomfield, Colo.'s ESoft Moves to Small Cap Market.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 9--At the end of September, Broomfield's eSoft Inc. moved from the Nasdaq Stock Market's national market to the exchange's small cap market. While both markets fall under the Nasdaq umbrella, the national...

Denver Expo Unites Film, Video Professionals, Looks into New Media.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 10--Lights! Camera! Action! Education! Networking! That's the menu for the Rocky Mountain Film and Video Expo 2001 running Wednesday and Thursday at the Denver International Airport Holiday Inn. Local...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Software Developer Lands $5.8 Million in Equity Financing.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 10--Boulder-based software developer Anark Corp. announced Tuesday it closed on $5.8 million of equity financing and plans to close on an additional $2.2 million by late November. At a time when venture...

Afghanistan Maps, Books Are Bestsellers at Stores in Boulder, Colo.
October 11, 2001... Byline: By Susan Glairon Oct. 11--They sat on shelves gathering dust. But since Sept. 11, the day terrorists attacked the Pentagon and World Trade Center, maps and books about Afghanistan have been snatched up like bestsellers, local...

Magazine Recognizes Seven Boulder County, Colo.-Based Private Companies.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 11--Twenty of the nation's fastest growing private companies hail from Colorado, and seven of those companies call Boulder County home, according to Inc. magazine's newest Top 500 list. Since 1982, the Inc....

Internet News Sites in Demand as People Seek Latest Updates.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 11--The Internet's prominence as an information source has grabbed a spotlight in the days following the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the East Coast. One telltale sign came in Bruce Henderson's new media...

Business Drops at Erie, Colo., Airport.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Justin George Oct. 12--ERIE, Colo.--The "Learn to Fly" brochure holder at the flight school in the Erie Municipal Tri-County Airport is full. A pilot, whose plane's lighted belly once advertised businesses at sports events, ponders...

Boulder, Colo., Data Storage Firm Optimistic Despite Its Third-Quarter Loss.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 12--Slowly but surely, Exabyte Corp. continues making progress. Though the Boulder data storage firm posted a third-quarter loss of $3.85 million, or 17 cents per share, it remains upbeat about the end of...

Online Advertiser Reduces Offer for Louisville, Colo., E-mail Marketer.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 12--Online advertising leader DoubleClick Inc. has drastically reduced the amount it is willing to pay for struggling e-mail marketer MessageMedia of Louisville. On Thursday, both companies announced that...

NBC to Buy Spanish-Language Broadcaster for About $2 Billion.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 12--A six-employee investment firm in Longmont received some good news Thursday. After months of speculation that NBC would buy one of its major investments -- Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo...

Boulder, Colo., Technology Firm Employees Can Choose to Work for Less Pay.
October 13, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 13--Boulder technology firm netLibrary is up for sale, after failing to raise needed funds in an extremely tough investment environment. The 230 employees, who were paid through Friday, were told Friday...

Magazine Database Manager Lays Off 200 Workers in Boulder County, Colo.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 16--Electronic Data Systems Corp. laid off at least 200 Boulder County workers, a worker who lost his job said, but the company would not confirm the number or location. "We are doing some re-balancing," said...

Over 200 Boulder County, Colo., Electronic Data Systems Workers Laid Off.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 16--Electronic Data Systems Corp. laid off at least 200 Boulder County workers, a worker who lost his job said, but the company would not confirm the number or location. "We are doing some re-balancing," said...

Colorado Medical Technology Services Firm Receives FDA Clearance.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 16--After a nine-month wait, Colorado MEDtech Inc. said Monday it finally received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to resume manufacturing at its Longmont facility. The FDA warning letter,...

Boulder, Colo.-Area Online Firm Lures Client with Its New Strategy.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 16--At a time when many technology startups have closed their doors, one small virtual marketplace company has attracted a major client to its new strategy. Fatty Tuna, a startup that specializes in online...

No-Interest Deals Spur Sales of Vehicles in Boulder, Colo.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Oct. 17--In the Sill-TerHar showroom on Friday, Carol Gerber leaned over the shiny new Ford Explorer she plans to purchase. "It's time," she said. "I want to buy American." Dealerships across the state have been...

Boom in Boulder, Colo., Was Investor Driven, Says U.S. Bank Economist.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 18--When the economy is strong, Coloradans "put on their Birkenstocks, and hold hands with their friends in Boulder" to support putting the brakes on growth, a leading economist said Thursday. The...

Colorado-Based Storage Networking Firm Posts 30 Percent Rise in Revenue.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Oct. 18--BROOMFIELD, Colo.--McData Corp. continues to shine as a bright light in the current economic fog as the company reported a 30 percent increase from third quarter revenues last year. The Broomfield-based...

U.S. Small Business Administration Names Official to Western Region Position.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 18--The U.S. Small Business Administration this week named Elton Ringsak as the new administrator for its Region Eight, a 500,000-square-mile area that includes Colorado. Ringsak's appointment comes as small...

Boulder, Colo., Wireless Firm Reports Third Quarter Income of $2.1 Million.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 18--Despite watching fellow technology companies suffer during the past three months, SpectraLink Corp. said Wednesday it logged net income of $2.1 million, or 11 cents in earnings per diluted share, during third...

Workers at Boulder, Colo., Clinic Call Off Union Vote, File Charges with NLRB.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 19--A group of employees from the People's Clinic in North Boulder withdrew its petition Tuesday to hold a vote for a union, claiming managers intimidated workers, while the executive director said the clinic...

New Owners of Boulder, Colo.-Based Schwinn/GT Plan to Cut At Least 160 Jobs.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 19--The new owners of Schwinn/GT Corp.'s cycling and fitness assets are making good on their promises to juggle operations, and the two said Thursday at least 160 jobs will be eliminated in the process. ...

Boulder, Colo., e-Marketer Says It Thrives Because Its Tools Enhance Content.
October 20, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 20--Cyndi Smith's responsibility to redevelop Crested Butte's Web site was a hefty one. She needed to position the resort as the "Last Great Colorado Ski Town," while retaining Crested Butte's brand and...

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo., Tech Buzz Column.
October 20, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 20--Remember supply and demand? Tucker Hart Adams, who gave a 2002 economic forecast in Boulder this week, reminded us of these terms and other precepts of economics. For those of you who missed her...

Boulder, Colo.-Based Surgical-Device Maker Posts Profitable Quarter.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 23--Encision Inc. has turned a major corner, saying Monday it posted its first profitable quarter since going public in late 1996. The Boulder-based surgical device maker said its second quarter 2002, which...

Bank One Economist Predicts Thrifty Spending for Holiday Season.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 24--This year's holidays will be less flashy, more intimate and practical, a national economist says. Americans will entertain friends and family at home instead of whisking off to exotic locations, said...

IBM to Test Data-Storage Devices from Boulder, Colo.-Based Exabyte.
October 24, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 24--Exabyte Corp. said Tuesday that it will pay IBM Corp.'s Boulder-based Global Services division an undisclosed sum to test and install its products inside Storage Area Networks. IBM (NYSE: IBM, $105.81)...

Louisville, Colo.-Based Data Storage Firm Reports Boost in Quarterly Earnings.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Erika Stutzman Oct. 25--Louisville-based Storage Technology Corp. posted strong third-quarter results, beating analysts' estimates and more than doubling its income from the same period in 2000. The data storage company,...

Macerich Puts Boulder, Colo., Shopping Plaza on the Sales Block.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 25--Marshall's Plaza has new tenants and soon may have a new owner. The 28th Street shopping plaza is for sale, said Art Coppola, the chief executive of Macerich Co., the Santa Monica, Calif.-based company...

Home Sales in Denver Metro Area Are Slowing, but Prices Remain Steady.
October 26, 2001... Oct. 26--With no damage yet to housing prices, there has been a steady change in the market, according to a report released Thursday: Houses are taking longer to sell, and the power in the exchange is very slowly shifting to the buyers. ...

Information Emerges about $2 Million Bonus Plan for Schwinn/GT Executives.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 26--Details of a $2 million bonus plan arranged by Schwinn/GT Corp. for its top managers and executives were finally released Thursday, despite the former company's repeated efforts to keep them confidential. ...

Colorado-Based Level 3 Communications Reports Loss, Plans to Cut 750 Jobs.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Matt Branaugh Oct. 26--Level 3 Communications Inc. recorded a net loss of $437 million during third quarter, and said Thursday it plans to cut another 750 jobs, meaning the company has slashed 60 percent of its work force since...

Boulder, Colo., Startup Gets Deal with Major Optics Player.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Anthony Lane Oct. 27--A Boulder-based startup, which makes technology that greatly improves the clarity of images through a lens, is poised to grow after signing a deal with one of the world's premier lens and microelectronics...

Broomfield, Colo.-Based Health Products Firm Posts $23.9 Million in Revenues.
October 30, 2001... Byline: Katie Ford Oct. 30--Gaiam founder Jirka Rysavy is banking on the consumer's quest for natural products -- and seeing results. In its third quarter earnings report Monday, Gaiam, which sells health and lifestyle products,...

Retailers Offer New Patriotic Items to Fulfill Demand in Boulder, Colo., Area.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Susan Glairon Oct. 31--Some Boulder County stores and businesses say they have been inundated with requests for patriotic items since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In response, they are developing or offering new products, some...