ColoradoBiz articles from March 2002

ColoradoBiz archives from March 2002

No accounting for greed.(ethical aspects in business and accounting practices)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... EVER SINCE THE MICHAEL DOUGLAS CHARACTER Gordon Gekko, in the 1980s movie "Wall Street," announced that "Greed is good," the business world seems to have forgotten that it isn't. But greed still is bad. Which once again has been proved by...

Readers respond.
March 1, 2002... WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED? In reading your January commentary regarding our current health insurance debacle titled "The health-insurance headache," I felt compelled to add one more layer to this crisis we are facing. In Colorado,...

When good management is not enough, leadership is put to test.(management tips)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BUSINESS IS TOUGH. The thinnest of margins force projections that will at best produce break-even numbers. Even these, we know, are mostly pie in the sky. Sales are even tougher, very hard to come by, making foolish scraps of paper out of...

Hazardous work: If it's toixc, Roy Marshall can handle it. (Attitude/Altitude).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... THE PHONE RINGS MORE OFTEN AT HazardousMaterials.com in Louisville since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as callers from Fortune 500 companies and small businesses across America turn to founder and president Roy Marshall, a leading expert on...

Trinidad antler dealer picks up where elk leave off. (Attitude/Altitude).(supplier of antlers to the craft market, Colorado)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AS PROPRIETOR OF POWELL'S ANTLER SHOP IN TRINIDAD, PAT POWELL HAS helped propel the market for antlers as it emerged and picked up steam over the past decade. "The market has grown as we've grown," said Powell, who sells the racks that elk,...

Road blocks ahead: Transportation projects await infusion of cash.(Wolf Creek Pass)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Wolf Creek Pass in southwestern Colorado is legendary for its narrow, hairpin turns, precipitous drop-offs, gorgeous scenery and huge snowfalls. The first pioneers took two to three weeks to cross the pass on foot. The first cars took two days...

Colorado Connection: Fiber Network bridges digital divide.("Multi-Use Network" broadband communications system)
March 1, 2002... Think of Colorado's Multi-Use Network as a fiber-optic version of the Eisenhower Tunnell. The tunnel, through the Rockies' Continental Divide, sped up travel across the mountains. The MNT, a statewide broadband communications system, is...

Dutkowsky: Tabbed to complete J.D. Edwards' turnaround. (ITech@coloradobiz).(interview of Bob Dutkowsky)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... BOB DUTKOWSKY IS TWO months into his role as CEO of J.D. Edwards, handpicked by the man who co-founded the company 25 years ago, Ed McVaney. With almost 2,400 of its more than 5,000 employees based in Colorado, J.D. Edwards has long been a...

Built to last: Ciber holds grounds as I-Tech consultings stalwart. (ITech@coloradobiz).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... WHILE THE '80s AND '90s GAVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY consulting firms a smorgasbord of high-profile challenges to tackle, the cupboard in the '00S is looking a bit bare. There's no Y3K bug on the horizon. The dot-coin boom has long since...

Itech startup of the month. (ITech@coloradobiz).(ClearScope)(information technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... CLEARSCOPE IN., DENVER www.clearscope.net FOUNDED AND LAUNCHED OPERATIONS: NOVEMBER 2001 INITIAL LIGHTBULB: ClearScope tounders John Barnard and Ted Tzeng worked together at local Web development powerhouse SpireMedia until last...

Internet watchdog Vericept sniffs out new CEO. (E-buzz).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... COLORADOBIZ STAFF AFTER DECIDING THAT IT NEEDED A NEW NAME, the company formerly known as eSniff decided it needed a new CEO. It named Tery Larrew as its new president and CEO. Cofounder Tom Donahue, previously president and CEO of...

CBCA: 15th Annual Business in the Arts Awards.(Colorado Business Committee for the Arts)
March 1, 2002... THE COLORADO BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR THE ARTS AND KPMG LLP CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO THE 15TH ANNUAL BUSINESS IN THE ARTS AWARDS LUNCHEON. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002 * 11:30AM - 1:00PM * DONALD R. SEAWELL GRAND BALLROOM * THE DENVER CENTER FOR...

Surfing Seniors: Older adults find positive 'Net' effect.(teaching seniors about computers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Rose Keating has a favorite STORY ABOUT PUTER AND INTERNET SKILLS TO THE 60-and-older crowd. "I told a student who was looking at her monitor and learning to use a mouse to 'Click on that,"' Keating recalls. "She picked up the mouse and put it...

Layoffs without liability: Avoid landmines of downsizing.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... As blue chips tumble and pink slips soar, Colorado companies are still facing the daunting task of workforce reductions. Airlines, tech, telecom, dot-com, financial and retail are just a few of the industries bruised by the one-two punch of an...

Crested Butte crucible: Housing.
March 1, 2002... IMAGINE, IF YOU WILL, A COLORADO RESORT TOWN THAT is less than four hours from Denver and boasts a historic downtown, more than 1,100 acres of skiing, slope-side lots for under $200,000 and a golf course. No, this isn't a Twilight...

Dave Lumley: Taking eas to the masses. (Executive Edge).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... DAVE LUMLEY TAKES A WHOLE INTERVIEW TO disclose the business secret that has helped him multiply sales at several companies by hundreds of millions of dollars. "I'll never forget what my Dad used to say," said Lumley, the president and...

Pathogensafe. (Cool Colorado Stuff).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... After the anthrax scare made bio-terrorism a reality, hucksters of all stripes started hocking snake oils and safeguards they claimed would defend against contamination and infection. "All these companies started making these wild claims," said...

Go fast energy drink. (Cool Colorado Stuff).(from Go Fast Beverage Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Adrenaline junkie/entrepreneur Troy Widgery liked the concept of an energy drink, but didn't necessarily think market leader Red Bull had a good product. So Widgery founded a beverage company of his own and started R&D on a concoction that "had...

Loredana's Pesto. (Cool Colorado Stuff).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Loredana Ottoborgo grew up in the restaurant business, working at her family's eateries in Dillon and Berthoud Falls before striking out on her own making pesto a decade ago. She now makes 14 types of gourmet pesto, chopping up 100 pounds of...

OME Banjos. (Cool Colorado Stuff).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... "I consider what we're doing a lost art," said OME Banjos founder Chuck Ogsbury, who has been in the banjo biz for 40 years. "Our instruments are not only musical instruments, but they're also objects of design art." OME crafts about 123...

SBA guarantees loans to stricken companies. (Money Matters).(United States Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... JOHN FINEGAN WATCHED ON TV as the second airplane crashed into the World Trade Center the morning of Sept. 11. About an hour later, he would feel the impact of the terrorist attack on the business he'd poured his life into. On his way to...

Ethics in Business? Ha!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... TWELVE YEARS AGO I WAS EDITOR OF THE THEN-COLORADO BUSINESS magazine, and the country -- and Colorado especially -- was just coming out of a period encompassing the worst business scandals in decades. Charles Keating and Silverado were used...

Endangered species.(ListenUp Audio/Video)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The world of Denver artist Justin DiTommaso illustrates why listenUp Audio/Video had to vacate its corporate headquarters on South Logan Street and Interstate 25 last summer. With the T-REX project coming its way, the company moved on Aug. 1 to...