ColoradoBiz articles from January 2002

ColoradoBiz archives from January 2002

The health-insurance headache: Chamber's white paper offers remedies.
January 1, 2002... THE DEBATE OVER RISING HEALTH-INSURANCE PREMIUMS can give you a headache. Bad enough to make you want to take a pill. But if you're not insured, taking that pill might add to the rising costs of health insurance. It's a vicious cycle....

Readers respond.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2002... SOLUTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE The article on the troubles small businesses are having with their health insurance plans was really touching. There is one solution and one solution only. It is universal health insurance. There is no...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2002... Patti Hecht, marketing and public relations manager of the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, was misidentified in the December issue. Robert Schwab referenced the closing of the Children's Museum of Colorado in his November column. It was...

Some things I learned at Wiesner.
January 1, 2002... I have given this space this month to Eliza Castaneda, a senior vice president at Wiesner Publishing who recently retired after 16 years of outstanding service. I could write a lot about the contribution Eliza has made to all of us, but...

Fort Collins designers put Olympics on course. (Attitude Altitude).
January 1, 2002... It's not easy designing a cross-country ski trail system for the Winter Olympics, one that will satisfy athletes, spectators, the media and the exacting standards of various skiing and biathlon governing bodies. Phil Hendricks knew what...

Tours for Free Colorado.
January 1, 2002... This book will cost you $18.95, but the places it will take you are free. Mike Taylor Author jodi Jill's "Tours for Free Colorado" describes more than 100 free tours, most of them of businesses that celebrate a vast range of...

New cell phones bought from Denver-based wireless. (Company puts old phones in good hands).
January 1, 2002... Source come in a box that's prepaid for return shipping and a label with Wireless Source's Broadway address. But the company isn't expecting a lot of returns. It's trying to make it easy for customers to trade in old cell phones and,...

Taking issue: Love him or hate him, lobbyist Steve Durham is a pro-business force.
January 1, 2002... STEVE DURHAM, WHO AS LEGISLATOR, LOBBYIST AND political strategist has logged more time than just about anyone in the Colorado statehouse, has also, at various times, been termed "cranky," "fiery," "fierce," "gritty," and "outspoken." And...

The IRS's catch 22.
January 1, 2002... JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING A BREAK FROM LOWER INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES TAKING EFFECT FOR 2002, you could find yourself facing the federal governments version of Catch 22 -- the alternative minimum tax. Sell a business or...

New-age arms race: Cyber attackers pose constant computer threat.
January 1, 2002... A WEEK AFTER TERRORIST-GUIDED PLANES HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON IN SEPTEMBER, tens of thousands of computer networks also came under attack. The attacker was Nimda, a cyber worm that affected 450,000 computers and brought...

Not just for movies: Company aims to put DVDs in business. (Colorado Cutting Edge).
January 1, 2002... JOE ZEIMENTZ IS FROM THE MID-west, where practicality sells and pretense generally doesn't. So the fact that Midwesterners are taking to DVDs is an important signal to the no-nonsense founder and president of Centered Solutions, a Denver-based...

Itech startup of the month.
January 1, 2002... STATERA INC., ENGLEWOOD www.statera.com FOUNDED: MARCH 2001 INITIAL LIGHTBULB: Statera, the Latin word for "balance," is the brainchild of founder and President Brad Weydert. A 15-year veteran of the Denver-area IT consulting...

A few of their favorite things: Tech crowd ponders Colorado allure. (e-buzz).
January 1, 2002... EVEN WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY barraged by bad economic news, there are always bright spots. Like the Colorado-Nebraska football game. I was so inspired by CU's football resurrection that I surveyed all my tech friends and asked them what they...

Meeting by remote. (Teleconferencing takes flight).
January 1, 2002... THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR NEWMONT MINING, NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER, GATHERS IN either Denver or New York to discuss the company's operations, dissect finances and review executive management's performance. ...

Colorado business hall of fame.
January 1, 2002... 2002 Thursday, February 7, 2002 Denver Marriott City Center The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement are proud to present the 13th Annual Colorado Business Hall of Fame. A celebration of business, the Hall of Fame...

Disappearing on Broadway: Old Standbys give way to trendier Midtown.
January 1, 2002... Twenty-five blocks of car dealerships and pawn shops-that's how Jerry Meer would characterize the stretch of Broadway between the Civic Center and Interstate 25. For most of his 70 years, anyhow. "I've done deals on Broadway ever since...

Capturing music's giants. (Pulling the Strings).
January 1, 2002... MIKE DRUMM SETTLES INTO HIS HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD bungalow, fresh from a trip to L.A. where he filmed trumpeter Chris Botti's new DVD and television special. Drumm's crew had captured the sights and sounds of a magical night at the El Rey...

Startup frenzy yields to natural selection. (Money Matters).
January 1, 2002... CHARLES DARWIN WOULD have appreciated how his theory of natural selection is working in the business world. But then, he never had to test it on his own startup. The number of venture-backed companies eligible for Series B financing...

Cool Colorado stuff. (Small Biz).
January 1, 2002... CHROME MESSENGER BAGS Living in Snowmass in the early '90s, Mark Falvai spent time on the slopes and envisioned a future when he would run his own business. Soon, he relocated to Denver and teamed with a friend to start Chrome, a...

Ron Kientz runs the fast track with Compass Bank. (Executive Edge).(senior vice president)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Perhaps it was destiny. Tom Kientz earned a perfect score on the math section of his SAT college-entrance exam and today at age 35 is senior vice president of Compass Bank, heading up retail operations at 24 branches for the state's youngest...

Paying for patriotism: I can't believe I bought the whole thing.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT MY excessive spending over the Christmas season before I realized I wasn't being profligate, but patriotic. I am also conflicted, but what the hell. I have already spent the money. I can't take it...