ColoradoBiz articles from June 2006

ColoradoBiz archives from June 2006

Cyber security: pay now or pay later.(On Colorado)(Editorial)
June 1, 2006... IF YOUR E-MAILS PILE UP LIKE MINE DO, YOU MUST, IF you are a small-business owner, be careful not to open or correspond with mails that might somehow infect your business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dean Turner, who is editor of the...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 1, 2006... My nephew, Mike Halloran, took me to task on a mistake I made in last month's column on immigration. He said his company, Longs Peak Tree Care, pays employees more than $7 an hour, which was the wage he started at in the industry when he was...

The old man and the sea: apologies to Ernest Hemingway. I'm the old man here, and I'm trying to get acquainted with the sea.(On Management)
June 1, 2006... I'm trying to be retired. In an all-out effort to accomplish this I sometimes find myself among the beaches and marinas of South Florida. My specific interest is in trawlers. They are beautiful boats that despite having 900-1,000 horsepower in...

Remastering music's past: Audiophonic's Bill Cook fine-tunes music history.(recordings)
June 1, 2006... Audiophonic's sound lab, a cluttered basement in Woodland Park, is like a museum of state-of-the-art sound playback gear. Company President Bill Cook, a still-active 75-year-old executive, points to one vintage analog mixing rack. It was used...

Executive edge: Bob Fanch; Cable maverick shows innovative knack in making mountain ranches more eco-friendly.(Attitude at Altitude)
June 1, 2006... Growing up in Gloversville, N.Y., Bob Fanch was fond of the old, rustic camps and lodges of the Adirondacks and dreamed of someday building facilities reminiscent of his youth while preserving land for future generations. [ILLUSTRATION...

CFOs for hire: small businesses get a boost from freelancing financial officers.(Attitude at Altitude)(B2B CFO-CIO)(Chief Financial Officers)
June 1, 2006... HOLLY HILL has been in the trucking industry most of her life. Her family started their business, Hill Brothers Trucking, more than 20 years ago, but when she decided to start a new truck line under her own name, a whole new host of problems...

Dynamic Organic Light Inc.(TECH STARTUP OF THE MONTH)
June 1, 2006... INITIAL LIGHTBULB Formerly chief chemist at microdisplay maker Displaytech in Longmont, Neil Gough, Ph.D., consulted in Asia for a year before returning to Colorado in 2003 to launch a company that's gunning for a breakthrough in organic...

Stan Kroenke's full-court press: six years after swooping in to rescue the Nuggets and Avalanche, the unassuming Missouri billionaire has transformed Colorado's sports scene, established a business model for the industry's future, and become the most powerful sports figure in the state. He just won't tell you about it.(Enos Stanley Kroenke )(Biography)
June 1, 2006... In real estate, three things matter, and talking isn't one of them. Enos Stanley Kroenke of Columbia, Mo., is many things, but foremost among them he is a real estate developer, and a very successful one, which may help explain why the...

Part I of a series: allied newspapers, warring newsrooms.(part 1)
June 1, 2006... FIVE YEARS INTO THE JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT FUSED THE DENVER POST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS AT THE WALLET BUT KEPT THEIR EDITORIAL VOICES SEPARATE, THE RESULTS ARE DECIDEDLY MIXED. THE NEWSPAPER WAR MAY BE OVER, BUT EMERGING ELECTRONIC...

Re-cork that champagne bottle! Deregulation not so simple.(guest column)
June 1, 2006... When the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in May 2005 on a case styled Granholm v. Held, the headlines read something like: "Pop the Champagne: Court Knocks Down Wine Shipping Restrictions." As with so much of our news, though, a very...

Colorado's wine country at its best: showcase for a young industry that makes our state richer, and more fun.(The Best)
June 1, 2006... FROM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF WINE-COUNTRY SCENERY to the snazziest accessory to dress your wine glass in, Colorado VINE brings you 26 "Best of" choices from among all the things your state's wine industry has to offer. We think they represent 26...

Farm-to-market in the streets.(food)(Boulder County Farmers' Market)
June 1, 2006... Beginning as early as April, farmers' markets open across the state and thousands of Coloradans converge on them, from Cherry Creek in Denver to Grand Junction on the Western Slope. With local growers selling a plethora of organically and...

Colorado's world (beer) champs.(the beer guy)
June 1, 2006... To quote roots rocker Webb Wilder, "You're never too small to hit the big time." Kevin DeLange understands this more than any brewer in Colorado these days. A few weeks ago he stepped across a stage before thousands of his peers at the World...

Top 100 Colorado-based public companies.(Public companies)
June 1, 2006... Casual shoes made from a patented plastic, and giant burritos that McDonald's spun off from its fast-food menu were the biggest newsmakers among Colorado's top 100 public companies this past year. Crocs Inc. has seen its comfy, brightly...

In line for a raze: when neighborhood lots are worth more than the houses that sit on them, Denver investors find it makes more sense to bulldoze and build anew.(Q2 Real estate)
June 1, 2006... IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THE FUTURE FROM THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE house Jeff Johnston is building in University Hills. Just peer out any window, in any direction. The landscape, north of Hampden Avenue and east of Colorado Boulevard, is...

Nomad Adventure Journals.(Colorado Cool Stuff)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... After selling his natural-products company in 2002, Todd Hakanson made a favorite hobby his next career. "I've always kept track of different outdoor activities," he said. "I found I was writing notes on corners of maps and travel guides, and...

Inka pens.(Colorado Cool Stuff)
June 1, 2006... Before founding Inka in 2004, Greg Adelman designed equipment for de-activating explosive mines for the military. Before that, he developed and deployed undersea instruments, and, on one expedition, the seed for Inka was planted. "On the ship,...

Ultimate Direction Diablo.(Colorado Cool Stuff)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... When outdoor gear stalwart Sierra Designs bought hydrator manufacturer Ultimate Direction in 1997, the companies were based in California and Idaho, respectively. Today both are headquartered in Boulder County, after moving to Louisville in...

Trek Light Hammocks.(Colorado Cool Stuff)
June 1, 2006... Trek Light founders Seth Haber and Brian Weinberg love camping, but they don't think much of tents--they'd rather snooze under the night sky, but not necessarily on top of hard ground. It follows that their entrepreneurial offering is a hammock...

FSN's Altitude adjustment.(FSN Rocky Mountain sports network television management)
June 1, 2006... From his third-floor office, Tim Griggs has an expansive view of Denver's Platte Valley. On a concrete path below, bicyclists clad in colorful jerseys whir by. A latticed Ferris wheel at Six Flags Elitch Gardens idles in early morning repose....

Dying to get ahead.(Rundles Wrap-up)
June 1, 2006... Just recently, I went to a couple of Colorado Rockies baseball games, and I ended up with heartburn for days afterward each time. No, not because I ate the hot dog, although I did indeed do that. And, no, not because I drank a beer, even though...