ColoradoBiz articles from December 2006

ColoradoBiz archives from December 2006

ColoradoBiz invites you to hang out at The Pub.
December 1, 2006... "I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DEMOCRATS, DESPITE Republicans' perception of them, work better with business and for business than a no-tax, limited-government approach to governing. We'll see if that's the case." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Why Reagan was wrong (Web exclusive column posted 10-23-2006).(Readers respond)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ARHEDDIS I'm with Robert all the way. You can't cut taxes and expect premium services and prosperity, as suburbanites are slowly learning. TABOR is a miserable failure because only a penurious lot of short-sighted zealots (such as most of...

No mere pipe dream (ColoradoBiz, October issue).(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... (NO NICKNAME CHOSEN) I'm sure that our grandchildren will much more appreciate the beautiful city of Denver with its 4 million people, and who knows how many new malls, than to see the lifeline of the West, the Colorado River, with water...

Economics back tax increase.(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2006... Robert Schwab has said what too few Coloradans have had the courage to say. (Why Reagan was wrong," Web Exclusive column, posted online Oct. 23, 2006). And the CATO Institute paper reinforces his point. The ideological "anti-tax" crowd is...

Chevy ad defended again.(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2006... I like your defense of the Chevy truck spot ("Chevy's alignment," Mike Taylor, Web Exclusive column, posted online Nov. 1 2006). I like the spot too. Before somebody criticizes the use of Rosa Parks and MLK, they should find out whether the...

What makes a company tick? The first in a series on this company.(Pat Wiesner)(Company overview)(Column)
December 1, 2006... "SO, HOW LONG YOU BEEN RETIRED?" HE ASKED. WE WERE sitting at a table in a park in Deltaville, Va., along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It was a celebration of some sort and there were about 30 tables with some 10 people each and a bushel...

A two-year-old law keeps changing the shape of banking.(Column)
December 1, 2006... After the events of September 11, banking as we know it changed forever. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gone for many people are the days of banking at local branches or keeping piles of checks on hand as tax records or for accounting...

Cowboy clothes made to last: Schaefer Outfitter finds Steamboat a comfy fit.(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... How many people out there are doing what they really love to do? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I am!" declares Rick Grant, owner of Western clothing manufacturer Schaefer Outfitter. But like any good cowboy movie, it's been one tough...

Boulder Logic LLC.(TECH STARTUP OF THE MONTH)(Joshua Horwitz)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... INITIAL LIGHTBULB After several years with IBM on the East Coast, Joshua Horwitz relocated to Colorado in the late 1990s and worked in marketing for several small software companies. Horwitz soon learned his new employers couldn't hold a...

Executive edge: Robert Mettler; The CEO of Macy's West has a long relationship with Colorado.(Macy's West Inc.)(Biography)
December 1, 2006... Over 44 years in the retail industry, Robert Mettler has befriended Elizabeth Taylor, chatted with Princess Di during a holiday reception in Chicago, visited President Clinton's Oval Office and considers lunching with fashion designer Eileen...

Blacktie-Colorado.com: centralized info source clicks with charities.(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Blacktie-Colorado is where Colorado gets together online for charity. The website www.blacktie-colorado.com is the state's only combination online event calendar and fundraising vehicle. It allows clients to promote charity events, sell tickets...

Small Business CEO of the Year: Durango's Marc Katz and Mercury Payment Systems prove the mountainous potential of high-tech enterprise.(Marc Katz)(Cover story)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... From his house high on a hillside at the north end of Durango, Marc Katz can see far up the spectacular Animas Valley where the red-rocked La Plata mountains frame the Animas River, one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Western United...

In state: the St. Regis; Luxury inside and out.(St. Regis Resort)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ASPEN--The St. Regis Resort, formerly the Ritz Carlton, is now a jewel of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Following a $37 million renovation in 2005, the Aspen resort features a state-of-the-art spa, luxurious accommodations and...

Taste to taste: Colorado wine pros value gold from the Colorado Mountain Winefest.
December 1, 2006... It's 9 a.m. in mid-September, and 10 judges are sitting at tables in a hotel conference room in Grand Junction, facing the prospect of tasting about 175 wines by the end of the day. That may sound like fun to some people, but to the judges it...

Strength in numbers.(Venice Ristorante and Wine Bar)(Broadmoor Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado))(Flagstaff House Restaurant (Boulder, Colorado))(Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House)(Restaurant review)
December 1, 2006... The four Colorado restaurants with the largest wine cellars made themselves that way for a reason: to serve their customers with the largest choice of wine to match with their food. Each of the four have garnered various awards from Wine...

A mix of Colorado varietals: taste these Colorado wines at The Capital Grille.(recommended wines)
December 1, 2006... The wines featured on this page can be sampled January through March at The Capital Grille, 1450 Larimer St., in Denver. Menu suggestions for each wine are supplied below. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SPECIAL COLORADO WINE PAIRING DINNER...

2007 forecast: brace for a thrilling ride.(William Greiner)(Michael Orlando)(Kate Paul)(Gareth Heyman)(Meg VanderLaan)(Larry Wolfe)(Discussion)
December 1, 2006... unless they are in marketing, it's hard to make optimists of business executives because they are always looking 'round the bend for the next kink in their plans. Yet participants in a 2006 round-table of winners of the ColoradoBiz Top Company...

Granby welcomes: a more constructive story; Land annex sparks developments 2 years after bulldozer rampage.(Granby, Colorado)
December 1, 2006... News junkies will always pair the words "Granby, Colo." and "bulldozer rampage" because those were the words in the headlines produced by one of the most bizarre events in the town's 101-year history. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Friday,...

Author IDs enemy of greatness.(Jim Collins)(identifies)
December 1, 2006... Jim Collins has spent his professional life taking apart companies and organizations to figure out what makes them work, and the best-selling author believes he knows what stands in the way of greatness. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Good...

Follies of Science.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2006... "Follies of Science," written by Minnesotan Eric Dregni and his brother Jonathan, covers "how the world was supposed to look in 2006," Eric Dregni explains. That means skis with tank treads, flying cities, robotic secretaries, and...

Rocky Mountain Slides.
December 1, 2006... In 2002, Todd "Doc" Sigmier teamed with his ceramicist father, Robert Sigmier, to make guitar slides and tone bars. Four years later, business is brisk, with the son--a longtime guitarist--providing musical insight to his artist dad. "I'm the...

Loodles books.(Mark Ludy)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The first book written and illustrated by Windsor's Mark Ludy, "The Farmer" came out in 1999. In the seven years since, he's had a hand in four more books, illustrating two and writing and illustrating the other two; he's also revved up a...

Michael Garman sculptures.(Michael Garman Productions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... "We try to make fine art for the most affordable price possible," said Mike Garman of Michael Garman Productions, a stalwart operation on the west side of Colorado Springs. Mike, who took the company over from his father, Michael Garman, in...

Stalking Stan Kroenke.(E. Stanley Kroenke. )
December 1, 2006... CLAUDE LEBEL WAS THE NAME OF THE INDEFATIGABLE FRENCH detective who hunted down the would-be assassin of French president Charles de Gaulle in Frederick Forsyth's gripping 1971 novel, "The Day of the Jackal." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Call me a workplace enviromentalist.(Rundles Wrap-up)
December 1, 2006... A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY WIFE GOT CALLED FOR JURY DUTY, was selected for a trial and, well, she did her duty. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was quite an experience for her, and while I expected that she would learn a lot about the justice...