ColoradoBiz articles from January 2006

ColoradoBiz archives from January 2006

Waterfield: Insuring Colorado's top businesses.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Waterfield Group Inc)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... After hearing the enthusiasm Sherry McGann, senior vice president, Waterfield Insurance Agency has for her work, one might believe she willed the company to the heights it has reached. Actually, the company has achieved great success through a...

On guard for bird flu--and check out our big changes.(On Colorado)(Re-designing of ColoradoBiz website)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... "BARRING A CATASTROPHE," MY PUBLISHER, BART TAYLOR, said to me last month (although I'm quoting him liberally and not literally), "it really looks like Colorado is on the road to a pretty strong economic expansion." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Praise for vine, Colorado-grown goods.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2006... I just received my December issue. What a beautiful piece from front to back! Congratulations. The Colorado Vine section was great. I attended a fundraiser for Bill Ritter for Governor last night where they served only well-selected Colorado...

Give deadbeats credit--and blame.(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2006... Great article, ("Lead us not into temptation," Jeff Rundles, November) and you had me with you right up to the very end. Right up to the line "... we have no business being given access to... " Therein lies the entire problem. Who is...

Eco movement not a myth.(Readers respond)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2006... I am writing in response to your article entitled "The eco movement is a myth." (Rundles, December). Let me begin by saying that I'm not mad at your comments on the subject, but saddened by your lack of understanding about what the eco...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
January 1, 2006... In the October issue of ColoradoBiz ("Recovery 1.1") Richard Scudder was incorrectly identified as an employee of the University of Colorado-Denver. He is the chair of the Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Department at the Daniels...

Flying high.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(Van Gilder Insurance Corp. merges with AirSure Ltd.)
January 1, 2006... As they begin their second century in business, the Van Gilder Insurance Corporation is certainly not standing still. In fact, one of the company's most recent mergers has it poised to soar. On September 1, 2005, Aero Insurance, a division...

Do you measure up as a manager?(On Management)(Characteristics needed by managers and leaders)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... AHH, TO SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US! If you can handle it, you could be about to get some good ideas that will help you become the manager you want to be. Below are a number of characteristics needed by managers and leaders. Read the...

Embedded ads can push ethical line.(Guest column)
January 1, 2006... AS AMERICAN CONSUMERS, WE'VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED to advertising--nearly everywhere we look or listen. Even in unexpected locations: on restaurant menus, inside elevators, above urinals. But there is a different strain of advertising--a more...

The boutique doctor is in: Economic pressures prompt move to concierge-style practice.(Attitude at Altitude)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Dr. James Benoist, at 44, is old enough to know physicians once did house calls, but he isn't old enough to remember a doctor ever coming to his own home. In fact, when Benoist decided to cut down his private practice from 5,000 patients...

Hispanic Chamber on a comeback.(Attitude at Altitude)(Composition an intriguing composition of goods.)(Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
January 1, 2006... LODO SHOP AN INTRIGUING COMPOSITION OF GOODS "To me, it makes sense that I sell shoes and carpet tiles," said Jennifer Roberts, proprietor of Composition, a retail shop at 1499 Blake St. in downtown Denver. "It doesn't matter what the...

Executive edge: Kevin McNicholas' concession business predates Mile High.(Attitude at Altitude)
January 1, 2006... Kevin McNicholas still enjoys doing business "on a handshake"--a practice that dates to 1971 when he formed Denver-based K-M Concessions Inc. after then-Denver Broncos coach Lou Saban hired him to sell programs and souvenirs and cater the press...

Tech startup of the month: Tendril Networks Inc.(Attitude at Altitude)
January 1, 2006... INITIAL LIGHTBULB Before the Boulder native came home, Tim Enwall worked for Apple Computer in the 1980s and early 1990s, developing software tools for vendors to develop Macintosh applications. He worked for early e-commerce projects for...

Mergers & acquisitions.(Attitude at Altitude)(Rentech Inc. and Royster-Clark Nitrogen Inc)(Delta Petroleum Corp. and Castle Energy Corp.)(Level 3 Communications Inc. and Structure LLC)
January 1, 2006... Key recent Colorado mergers and acquisitions DELTA PETROLEUM/CASTLE ENERGY Denver-based Delta Petroleum Corp. has agreed to buy Pennsylvania-based Castle Energy Corp. in a stock swap that amounts to about $160 million. Castle Energy,...

Colorado's most powerful people: Anschutz exerts wealth, and nine newcomers crash top-25 party.(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... You have to wield power to demonstrate you have it. That was one of the criteria for the first-ever ColoradoBiz ranking of the state's 25 Most Powerful people in January 2004. The people listed in this year's third annual Most Powerful list...

Energy innovators: Colorado companies squeeze fuel from crops and coal.(Blue Sun Biodiesel)(KFx Inc.)(Rentech Inc)
January 1, 2006... The family built farmhouses, stores and churches, and sent their children off to war to protect their adopted country. Today the town is quiet as the region hemorrhages population and young people are forced to move out to find jobs and another...

06 Colorado Business Hall of Fame.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION)(17th Annual Colorado Business Hall of Fame)(Advertisement)
January 1, 2006... Colorado's rich history is dotted with scores of truly outstanding men and women who have helped make our state what it is today. Among them are the business leaders who have dedicated so much of their lives to providing our region with both...

Sky's the limit: downtown developers pin hopes on high-rise dwellings.(Who owns Colorado)
January 1, 2006... THE UBIQUITOUS LOFT MAY SOON TAKE A BACK SEAT TO THE LUXURY SKYSCRAPER AS DENVER'S MOST NOTABLE RESIDENTIAL DOWNTOWN PROPERTY. Two developers are putting their money on new high-rise residences, with one operation pegging square-foot prices...

"American Inventor" already a reality.(ON SMALL BIZ)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... BILLED AS AN EXCITING NEW PRIME-TIME REALITY SHOW, "American Inventor" is scheduled to premiere on ABC early this spring. Auditions were held in November and December in eight major cities, including tryouts in Denver that attracted more than...

StickySheets.
January 1, 2006... Wen Boley bought a car for his son at an auction that snowballed into a company. "It was totally covered with dog hair," he explained. "It took me an hour and a half to clean it all up." Frustration turned to inspiration when Boley envisioned...

Join hands for DAM.
January 1, 2006... The general public can leave its mark on the soon-to-open Frederic C. Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum. When the decidedly contemporary building opens in fall 2006, a wall in the museum's new Duncan Pavilion will feature a legion of...

Bottles in Translation.
January 1, 2006... Traveling through Europe in 2003, Steve Margolin found himself flipping through his phrase book on a regular basis. "I don't speak Spanish or French, and we were in Spain and France," he said. "But I always had a water bottle with me."...

Indigo Equipment.
January 1, 2006... After working together at Life-Link, a backcountry gear manufacturer in Jackson, Wyo., Steve Kropf and Jack Koehler went on their own and launched Indigo Equipment from Aspen in 2002. "My wife and I grew up in this area," said Kropf, "so it was...

Colorado sports: trends to watch.(Sports Biz)(Top sports business stories of 2005)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE COLORADO SPORTS MEET up with business and economics, here's our list of the top sports business stories of 2005--that may play a big role in 2006. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY RETURNS. Upon...

Let's do less!(General Motors Corp)(General Motors reduce its capacity)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... AS EVERYONE HAS BEEN EXPECTING FOR SOME TIME, the industrial giant General Motors made an announcement in November that it would restructure. When I heard it, I realized GM was changing the course of American business history. In all my days as...