ColoradoBiz articles from May 2003

ColoradoBiz archives from May 2003

The companies we keep.
May 1, 2003... WHAT! ME BICKER? Charlie Fote, the pull-no-punches chairman and chief executive officer of First Data Corp., Colorado's most valuable company, flashed a bit of impatience last month when he was asked about the state's recent spate of...

Mayor can impact schools.(readers respond)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Regarding your column in the March issue of ColoradoBiz (Jeff Rundles, "Rainy-day mayor"): Your points about the next mayor inheriting a potential mess are well taken. He or she is going to have to be a good manager, as opposed to a...

Deals sealed with a handshake.(readers respond)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I am honored that you (Stephen Titus, "Who Owns Colorado," January) and ColoradoBiz included the Denver Pavilions and my role in the project on my family's behalf in your "seven lasting landmarks of Denver." Two "handshakes" were involved in...

Repair Centre stepping up.(readers respond)
May 1, 2003... In response to your article "Time to Step Up, Business," (Schwab) in the February 2003 issue of ColoradoBiz, it reflects exactly where my company, Autoworks International Collision Repair Centre, is today. I am currently and optimistically...

Outlasting hard times.
May 1, 2003... BEFORE LONG WE WON'T HAVE TO BE THINKING LIKE THIS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If your business is anything like ours at Wiesner Publishing, your whole organization gets a lot of energy and enthusiasm from the sales team. They come back...

Peaberry aims for No. 2: coffee house touts different taste.(attitude at altitude)
May 1, 2003... PEABERRY COFFEE, a Colorado original, is a small company with big plans. CEO and founder Bill Tointon plans to expand the current 22 stores, all in the metro Denver area, to 200 or so nationwide over the next five to ten years. This...

Festival for all senses.(attitude at altitude)
May 1, 2003... ART AFICIONADOS GET to see 150 of Colorado's best artists and their various works in sculpture, painting, drawing, photography and more at the Fifth Annual Colorado Arts Festival, which kicks off the Friday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend at...

Cable pioneer named to hall.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... JOHN J. SIE, who launched Starz Encore Group and built it into the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States, was one of seven people named to the Cable Television Hall of Fame by the Denver-based Cable Center. With...

Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored five Coloradans during the organization's 17th annual business conference on April 11. EUGENE R. LUCERO, CEO and broker of Metro Brokers-Lucero Real Estate and the principal of Colorado Tierra...

Colorado Women's Bar Association.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Colorado Women's Bar Association will honor University of Denver College of Law Dean MARY RICKETSON with the Mary Lathrop Award, a distinction that recognizes a Colorado woman in the legal profession whom the CWBA considers a "trailblazer."...

Herman Miller Workplace Resource.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CARLA DORE was recently named president of, the second-largest office furniture dealer in Colorado. Dore is the first woman to lead the Denver-based firm in its 17-year history.

Pinkard Construction Co.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... JAMES W. PINKARD, the founder of Pinkard Construction Co., died on March 24 after a brief illness, just five days short of the 41-year anniversary of his Lakewood-based firm. He was 83. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

National Women Hall of Fame.(PLAYMAKERS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... LINDA ALVARADO, who launched her own construction firm in 1976 in Denver, was one of 12 women named to the National Women's Hall of Fame.

May.(COMING SOON)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... 1 THURSDAY, the Internet Chamber of Commerce (ICC) holds its annual "Cocktails & Conversation" meeting at the Double Tree in Westminster, 8773 Yates Drive, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Visit www.icc.org for reservations and details. 6 ...

Denver International Airport.(HOSPITALITY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Denver International Airport was ranked the 10th busiest airport in the world and the fifth busiest in North America during 2002. AN INDUSTRY-BY-INDUSTRY LOG OF SELECTED DEVELOPMENTS AT COLORADO BUSINESSES.

Hotel Monaco Denver.(HOSPITALITY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hotel Monaco Denver has promoted its mascot Lily Sopris, a Jack Russell Terrier, to director of pet relations, it said in a press release. The pooch was named after Mount Sopris in Aspen and does double duty at the Monaco's sister hotel there,...

Hotel Teatro.(HOSPITALITY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Hotel Teatro is offering special weekend rates starting at $135 a night to customers who want to stay downtown while they catch a baseball game of the Colorado Rockies. The deal includes complimentary transportation to Coors Field.

Century Casinos Inc.(HOSPITALITY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Century Casinos Inc., Cripple Creek, will operate casinos on board two luxury cruise ships operated by Oceana Cruises, a new Miami-based cruise line. Century owns and operates Womacks Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek as well as other casino...

The Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau.(RETAIL)
May 1, 2003... The Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau warns that other BBBs around the country have reported scam artists who are trying to take advantage of citizens' patriotism and fears for their safety. Check out local companies and business offers at...

Go Fast Sports & Beverage Co.(RETAIL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Go Fast Sports & Beverage Co., Denver, has launched a campaign to send a case of its energy drink to soldiers at Fort Carson for every case bought by a customer. Using its Web site, www.GoFastSports.com, customers can arrange to send some of...

Prudential Real Estate Investors.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Commercial real estate globally is valued at $13,000 billion, according to a study by Prudential Real Estate Investors and reported by Research Worldwide.com. The top five countries with the most valuable commercial real estate portfolios are...

Jason Newcomer.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Jason Newcomer, a University of Colorado-Boulder MBA student, was awarded the Urban Land Institute's student fellowship at CU. ULI, based in Washington D.C., has 17,000 members working in real estate development and land-use policy. The...

Dorsey & Whitney.(LAW)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dorsey & Whitney has named Michael J. Wozniak as managing partner of its Denver office.

Engel Reiman & Lockwood.(LAW)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Engel Reiman & Lockwood, a firm specializing in estate planning and asset protection, moved its offices from the Denver Tech Center to the Equitable Building in Downtown Denver, 730 17th St.

Level 3 Communications Inc.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Level 3 Communications Inc., Broomfield, has agreed to sell the managed hosting services segment of Genuity Inc.'s business to Computer Sciences Corp. of Segundo, Calif. Level 3 closed on the acquisition of Genuity's assets in February, and it...

Latis Networks Inc.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Latis Networks Inc., Superior, has released a new family of intrusion prevention software products that reduce the risk of network attacks. It's called StillSecure Border Guard v4.0.

Cyber Inc.(TECHNOLOGY)(Colorado Lottery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cyber Inc. is providing security oversight services to the Colorado Lottery, which is converting its proprietary business management and computing infrastructure to an open system.

Encorp.(MINING & UTILITIES)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Encorp, a Windsor maker of hardware and software controls for power companies, is a finalist for an inaugural American Business Award for its Energy Management Center, a product that provides remote, always-on monitoring, alarming and reporting...

Titanium Metals Corp.(MINING & UTILITIES)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Titanium Metals Corp. won a $12.3 million, four-year contract to lead an effort to commercialize the FFC Cambridge Process, a method for extracting titanium from ore.

Kfx Inc.(MINING & UTILITIES)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Kfx Inc., a Denver maker of software and other processes that serve the mining industry, has agreed to build a 700,000-ton-per-year processing plant at Arch Coal Inc.'s Black Thunder mine in Gillette, Wyo. Arch Coal, based in St. Louis, Mo., is...

Nathaniel Energy Corp.(MINING & UTILITIES)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Nathaniel Energy Corp., Castle Rock, said it has reached an agreement with the Cimarron Industrial Park Authority to acquire 190 acres in Keyes, Okla., to build a $50 million renewable energy plant.

J.E. Dunn Construction.(CONSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... J.E. Dunn Construction, Colorado Springs, will build 17 full-service branch bank buildings for Compass Bank, which continues to expand in metro Denver and the Springs.

Wycolff Construction Inc.(CONSTRUCTION)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Wycolff Construction Inc. received final approval from Adams County to build the 114-unit Riverside Development at 8000 Steele St. in unincorporated Adams County.

Colorado Springs.(INSURANCE)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Progressive, the auto insurance group that employs almost 900 people in Colorado Springs, broke ground last month on a three-building 300,000 square foot campus on more than 30 acres at Northgate Corporate Village. Move-in, from two Colorado...

Image maker: McClain Finlon delivers in downturn.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2003... The last time Cathey Finlon saw anything like Colorado's current recession she was a new ad-agency owner in a new city and didn't know enough to realize times were tougher than usual. It was 1989, and she had just bought out her partner in...

Outstanding women in business.(special advertising section)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2003... IT'S BETTER AT THE TOP. The Pinnacle Club is host and home to a number of women's networking groups. When Deb Nash took over the position of Executive Director of Sales & Marketing for the Pinnacle Club, it was painfully obvious to her...

Eye on Iraq: local firm captures satellite images of war.
May 1, 2003... Mike Martinez, standing in the darkened flight operations room of Space Imaging, has the physique of the special ops soldiers you see nowadays in Iraq. He's introduced as the man on whose shoulders rests the future of his company. ...

Rocky mountain: resorts, conference centers and executive meetings; Inspiration with a view ...(special advertising section)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2003... WINTER provides the perfect occasion to relocate your company for a day or a week to one of the many world class meeting facilities in the following pages. Rejuvenate you staff or yourself with the combination of sophistication and...

Requisite survives tech bubble's burst.(hightech coloradobiz)
May 1, 2003... REQUISITE TECHNOLOGY INC., A WESTMINSTER software maker, hired a chief technology officer last month after allowing the position to go vacant for a full year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chuck Price, an experienced engineering executive at...

Doctor wins lupus funding.(EBUZZ)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dr. Brian L Kotzin of the University of Colorado at Denver was awarded $500,000 by the Alliance for Lupus Research to further his investigations into the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the kidneys and other...

Wine fest enters cyberspace.(EBUZZ)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Second Annual Lafayette 95th St. Festival of Colorado Wine has launched its official Web site, www.lafayettewinefestival.com, giving site visitors information related to the June 20-21 event.

Boulder Firm licenses cancer treatment.(EBUZZ)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Boulder-based NaPro BioTherapeutics Inc. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for rights to NaPro's proprietary HN-1 peptide delivery technology for treating...

Oscar acquired.(EBUZZ)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Denver-based Oscar Inc. has been acquired by Hanoun Medical Inc., a developer and manufacturer of human performance solutions used by employers, payers and health-care providers. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Oscar Inc. is the...

Tech startup of the month.(hightech coloradobiz)
May 1, 2003... INITIAL LIGHTBULB: Instant messaging--real-time, chat-style communication over the Internet--started catching on with Generations X and Y in the late 1990s, when the primary software options were incompatible clients from AOL, Microsoft and...

Pricing for profit: hurdles for three Colorado industries.
May 1, 2003... Slap a "Made in Colorado" sticker on it and the masses will surely buy that product or service. Or will they? Ultimately, that decision hinges on variables such as the quality delivered, the utility provided, and the perception that the value...

E-470 boom: planner foresees 150,000 homes from Commerce City to Thornton.(who owns colorado?)
May 1, 2003... With war and uncertainty dominating the headlines, the risk of starting a major residential or commercial project in the hobbled Colorado economy seems exponentially more risky than just a year ago. But the newest section of E-470, reaching...

Meritage still taps telecom sector.(money matters)
May 1, 2003... THERE'S A METHOD BEHIND ONE VENTURE capital firm's investments in an industry that has spawned headline-making bankruptcies, disappointing earnings, scandals and lawsuits. Denver-based Meritage still focuses on the telecommunications...

Yeti Cycles.(cool colorado stuff)
May 1, 2003... Founded in 1985 alongside the sport of mountain biking, Yeti began in California and moved to Durango--the epicenter of the mountain bike racing world--before settling in Golden in 1999. The company saw three different owners--including...

Da Vinci Tandems.(cool colorado stuff)
May 1, 2003... After shopping for a tandem bicycle and finding himself dissatisfied with his options, avid cyclist and self-described "tinkerer" Todd Shusterman took it upon himself to make a better tandem. Shusterman's key--and patented--innovation: an...

Col D'Lizard.(cool colorado stuff)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... With a background that began in mining and then meandered into apparel design, Kathy Brassell launched her own technical clothing company from her garage in 1998. The following year, her husband Eric migrated from "dot-comming it down in...

CycleTote.(cool colorado stuff)
May 1, 2003... Tandem Magazine labeled the CycleTote "the Lexus of bicycle trailers" and with good reason: It's built for stability (a low center of gravity), safety (five-point safety seat harnesses) and ease of towing. Owners Dick and Betsy Salisbury bought...

Jeff Litman: pizza's Domino effect.(executive edge)
May 1, 2003... LITTLE DID JEFF LITMAN KNOW that 30 years ago when he helped his brother-in-law open Domino's first stores in the Minneapolis area, he was on the road to starting his own pizza empire--which today includes 22 stores and 500 employees in the...

Lean and mean.(newspaper articles and news programs have lean and mean slant since outbreak of war in Iraq)
May 1, 2003... LOOKING AT NEWSPAPERS AND BROADCAST NEWS PROGRAMS SINCE THE outbreak of the war with Iraq, I couldn't help but notice that there's a certain leanness to all of them. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lean from an advertising perspective, lean on...