ColoradoBiz articles from August 2005

ColoradoBiz archives from August 2005

Defining 'business friendly'.(On Colorado)(Editorial)
August 1, 2005... WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE "BUSINESS FRIENDLY," as we often describe ColoradoBiz to be? I've been thinking a lot about that as I've read, interviewed and edited stories for this issue about U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and former Janus...

Real leaders and meetings: how effectively do you bring out the leadership in the people who work for you?(On Management)
August 1, 2005... WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE PART OF A GROUP that has a good leader? Next time you are in a group meeting, watch what happens when somebody besides the boss says something like, "I've got an idea! Let's..." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Note the...

Thinking beyond 'you're fired!' How to terminate an employee in Colorado.(Guest column)
August 1, 2005... DONALD TRUMP MIGHT BE THE ONLY SUPERVISOR who can fire an employee on impulse and not lose any sleep over it these days. As an employment attorney, I hear from business owners and executives who probably have been tempted to lean across a...

Fractional interests: for some vacationers, 1/12th slice is right.(Aspen, vacation homes shrinked)
August 1, 2005... As the owner of an Aspen real estate brokerage, Gwen Dickinson got used to visitors stopping by her office, looking at photos of listings and lamenting their inability to afford property in the upscale resort town. And as real estate prices...

Coming soon.(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... August 2005 1-3 Monday through Wednesday, 17th Annual Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference and Investment Forum, presented by the Colorado Oil & Gas Association at the Adams Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place, Downtown Denver. Focus on...

10 til 2 fills niche placing moms and dads.(employment agency)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... 10 til 2 started when a group of stay-at-home parents decided to tap the niche they knew firsthand: college-educated, stay-at-home parents in search of some extra cash or a way to stretch themselves professionally while their children are at...

Treasurer's move creates ripple.(Mike Coffman)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Leading a charge as if he were already back in the Marines, state Treasurer MIKE COFFMAN started a Colorado political landslide of sorts when he decided to re-up with the military rather than run for governor. Sen. MARK HILLMAN was appointed by...

Instapoll.(Attitude at Altitude)
August 1, 2005... 50% OF RESPONDENTS, AN EVEN SPLIT, FAVORED OR OPPOSED GRANTING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TEMPORARY WORK PERMITS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR U.S. CITIZENSHIP AFTER FIVE YEARS. RESULTS OBTAINED FROM JUNE 5 THROUGH JULY 5. 56% OF RESPONDENTS OPPOSED...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2005... THE MAN PICTURED ON PAGE 16 OF LAST MONTH'S COLORADOBIZ WAS MISIDENTIFIED. THE PHOTO WAS OF MAURIZIO NEGRINI, HEAD BREAD BAKER OF UDI'S ON BROADWAY.

Gale force: judged by drillers and preservationists, Interior Secretary Gale Norton strikes a delicate balance.(Biography)
August 1, 2005... Gale Norton likes to tell the story of meeting pop singer Jessica Simpson at a White House reception. Introducing herself to Simpson, the tall, angular Colorado native explained that she was Secretary of Interior. Simpson responded by...

Education for executives goes professional.(Advertisement)
August 1, 2005... Colorado's business schools are evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of today's businesses and the executives who run them. "The predictions about the need for life-long learning are no longer a prediction," said Jim Davis, dean of...

Tom Marsico: Colorado's money man: fund manager's success began with med-school rejection.(Thomas F. Marsico)(Biography)
August 1, 2005... The list, if there is one, of native Coloradans who can turn to their assistant and say, "Get me General Electric's Jeff Immelt on the phone" must be a short one. Or Procter & Gamble's A.G. Lafley, or even Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan...

Technology dismantlers: reverse engineering proves patently profitable.(TAEUS Inc.)(Biography)
August 1, 2005... Jim Adams, chief technology officer of Colorado Springs-based TAEUS Inc., has been curious about the inner workings of technology since he was a kid. "My mother would get very upset with me when I would take apart radios to see what was...

Tech startup of the month.(High Tech ColoradoBiz)(Groople)
August 1, 2005... Where: Centennial www.groople.com Founded: January 2003 INITIAL LIGHTBULB Groople CEO David Loy, a veteran of the online travel industry with stints at Trip.com and eBags on his resume, long ago recognized group travel as an...

Strength in numbers: center gathers business nonprofits under one roof.(Advanced Colorado Center)
August 1, 2005... From beaver hats to oil shale, Colorado's economy has repeatedly cycled from boom to bust for nearly 150 years. Technology, however, finally broke the chain--or so we thought. The Computer Age was so diverse that every bust was cancelled by...

Belmar project takes Lakewood downtown: city center rises in Villa Italia's wake.(Who owns Colorado)
August 1, 2005... ASK ANYONE TO NAME COLORADO'S FOURTH-LARGEST CITY and there's a very good chance they'll give you the wrong answer. Behind Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs, in fourth place with 550,000 residents, is Lakewood, the city without a...

State tries again with investment fund.(ON SMALL BIZ)
August 1, 2005... OUT WITH CAPCO, IN WITH THE VENTURE CAPITAL Authority. An attempt begun four years ago to nurse fledgling Colorado companies along on the backs of taxpayers didn't quite work out, but state government is still bent on jump-starting the...

BIOTA spring water.(Blame It On The Altitude, water in bioplastic bottles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... In 2004, nearly 100 billion plastic bottles found their way into landfills, where they'll degrade by about 3004. Telluride entrepreneur David Zutler aims to change that. As CEO and founder of BIOTA (which stands for "Blame It On The Altitude"),...

Polar Bottle.(Product Architects Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Robert Heiberger and Judy Amabile were married in 1991, started a successful business together in 1994, and were happily divorced in 2001. Their marriage might be over, but their professional partnership--Product Architects Inc.--is going...

Wallaroo Hats.(Wallaroo Hat Company LLC)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... In 1999, Stephanie Carter was Down Under with her Australian husband visiting his family. "His mother had one of these hats on," she recalled. "I love hats, and I had never seen anything in the American market like them." So Carter, a...

Big Chill fridges.(Colorado Cool Stuff)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Remodeling his California bungalow five years ago, Thom Vernon wanted a retrostyled fridge, but didn't want retro performance. So the owner of Boulder's Fresh Produce Sportswear enlisted his nephew, Orion Creamer, who was freshly degreed from...

John Raeder: resilient CEO steers IQNavigator toward IPO.(Executive Edge)
August 1, 2005... John Raeder will never forget the images of ash-covered people rushing from the scene of the Twin Towers disaster on Sept. 11, 2001. "It was horrible to see the complete scattering of people," recalls Raeder, the president and chief...

Whiz kid.(restroom advertising)
August 1, 2005... JEFFREY KAHN ISN'T A PLUMBER. OR A UROLOGIST. OR ONE OF those scary guys with towlettes who offers to dry your hands in the men's room of a five-star restaurant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But if you want to know about the restroom habits...

Career of Doom.(generation now, career prospects)
August 1, 2005... WHEN I WAS A KID, SAY, 18-19-20, MY PARENTS AND their friends were fond of pointing out to us youngsters how good we had it, how coddled we were, how soft we were, how spoiled we were. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These same people, our...