ColoradoBiz articles from May 2009

ColoradoBiz archives from May 2009

Another reason for print media's woes.(READERS [respond])(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2009... I read with great interest both "Kindle vs. The Post" and "Paper Losses" (April). Both articles missed a key point and contributor to the newsprint troubles. The print media is largely liberal-leaning. Could it be that the conservatives are...

Benefits of fuel tax not understood.(READERS [respond])(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2009... I enthusiastically read the piece in the February issue written by Jeff Rundles ("Cheap is nice but unsustainable"). Without referencing the prior article ("Some modest proposals for our new president," December 2008) by economist Tucker Hart...

Advertising agencies join the media dinosaurs: longtime Denver firm Karsh & Hagan shifts to marketing.(COTE'S [colorado])(Editorial)
May 1, 2009... Pasquale "Pocky" Marranzino thought he was edging toward retirement. He and his partners had sold Karsh & Hagan, the Denver advertising firm he co-founded and led for more than 25 years, to Omnicom Group. And he was down to working a few days a...

So the kid says to me ...([on] MANAGEMENT)(Business education)
May 1, 2009... "How much money do you make?" I told him. Then I told him that it wasn't quite fair because I was retired and the more interesting question was just how was I still making money when I wasn't working. "I want to be a salesman," the kid...

A case for inclusive work cultures in tough times.(GUEST [column])
May 1, 2009... Since 1999, the Women'sVision Foundation has published a business case on the importance of hiring and retaining women. In its early versions, the crux of the business case was that having women in leadership roles improved business results....

What is legal vs. what is right.([the] ECONOMIST)
May 1, 2009... As the country moves through this economic downturn and the government struggles to take appropriate actions to ease the severity of the contraction, I am struck by the conflict between what is legal and what is right and troubled by our...

Energy: father of carbon trading sees offsets go mainstream.([state of the] STATE)
May 1, 2009... Richard Sandor's great experiment in commoditizing of environmental values has been a great success. The Chicago Climate Exchange, which he founded in 2003, set a record in February for contracts. When Sandor spoke in Denver at the...

On the record.([state of the] STATE)(Global warming)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... IT'S NOT OBVIOUS THAT WE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP GLOBAL WARMING. IT MAY BE OPTIMAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORLD TO ALLOW COAL TO DO ITS INDUSTRIALIZING WORK." --University of Illinois economist Deirdre N. McCloskey, during a panel...

Organic produce comes a knocking.([RETAIL])(Door to Door Organics)
May 1, 2009... Door to Door Organics goes to considerable lengths to deliver on the promise of the company's name. The Louisville operation delivers boxes of organic fruits, vegetables and select groceries to customers' doorsteps as far west as Gypsum on the...

By the numbers.([state of the] STATE)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... 3,206 - Total properties sold in metro Denver in March. That was 13.6 percent fewer than the number of properties sold in March 2008 but a 29 percent improvement over the previous month, February 2009, in which 2,484 properties were sold. ...

Revival of Amtrak's Pioneer would link Denver with Cheyenne and Seattle.(Transportation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Catering to the coasts, Amtrak for the most part ignores the Rockies. But that could soon change: The Pioneer route that ran from 1977 to 1997, connecting Chicago to Seattle via Denver and Cheyenne, could soon be revived and boost the region's...

Kim Day: jet fire was among the challenges DIA's aviation manager faced in her first year on the job.(EXECUTIVE EDGE)(Denver International Airport)
May 1, 2009... What a year for Kim Day, manager of aviation at Denver International Airport. In the year since Mayor John Hicken-looper named the former executive director of Los Angeles World Airport to replace the retiring Turner West, Day faced the...

Metro Denver.(COLORADOBIZ[Real Estate Roundup])(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... TOTAL PROPERTIES SOLD 2008 VS. 2009 2008 2009 JAN 2,987 -17.3% 2,469 FEB 3,001 -17.2% 2,484 MAR 3,709 13.6% 3,206 APR 4,265 MAY 4,664 JUNE ...

Coldwell banker.(COLORADOBIZ[Real Estate Roundup])(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... AVERAGE SALES PRICE 2008 VS. 2009 2008 2009 JAN $257 -16.9% $213 FEB $255 -14.6% $218 MAR $254 -8.5% $232 APR $248 MAY $256 JUNE $267 ...

Single-family units sold Feb. 2008 vs. Feb. 2009.(COLORADOBIZ[Real Estate Roundup])(Statistical table)
May 1, 2009... SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS SOLD FEB. 2008 vs FEB. 2009 COLORADO 2008 2009 PERCENT 2008 2009 PERCENT LOCATION UNITS UNITS CHANGE MEDIAN MEDIAN CHANGE SOLD SOLD Metro 2,378 2,039 ...

The audacity of home: while refinancing booms, federal housing stimulus programs have been slow to reach the market.([Q2] REAL ESTATE REPORT)
May 1, 2009... President Barack Obama's stimulus package included funding for the federal Child Care and Development Fund. Colorado's share works out to $24 million for child-care services for working families, plus another $3.3 million for vaccinations,...

Power passion: Colorado women's chamber of commerce celebrates excellence, leadership and community service.(ATHENA AWARD WINNER)
May 1, 2009... Call them power women with a purpose. This year's Athena Award finalists are high-ranking professionals who care about their communities--and help other women achieve success. On the following pages we profile Athena winner Caz...

Top 100 woman-owned companies: ranked by revenues.(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
May 1, 2009... 2009 2008 COMPANY '08 GROSS '07 % RANK RANK REVENUE REVENUE CHANGE (000's) (000's) 1 1 Ralph Schomp Automotive...

Social networking has become the new frontier for public relations.(Tweet ON THE Street)
May 1, 2009... SOCIAL-NETWORKING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS For those who have yet to dip their toes in the ever-expanding social-networking waters, two Denver-based PR agencies, JohnstonWells and GroundFloor Media, are offering workshops in May to help...

Smashburger undaunted by crowded field.(SMALL biz)
May 1, 2009... Three years ago during an interview for a story on local burger wars, Good Times President and CEO Boyd Hoback described the Front Range to me as "one of the most saturated markets in the country. He added, "If you've got a really good...

ION Engineering LLC.(COMPANY)(Company overview)
May 1, 2009... INITIAL LIGHT BULB: As postgraduate students in chemical engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Jason Bara and Dean Camper researched ionic liquids--essentially liquid salts made up of predominately charged particles. The...

Terralux lights.([small biz] COLORADO COOL STUFF)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Anthony Catalano started TerraLUX in 2003 after his wife bought a battery-powered Chinese lantern with a standard incandescent bulb that went dark after an hour. Catalano went to his garage and made an LED-based replacement bulb that lasted 10...

Barbara Sears Nelson handbags.([small biz] COLORADO COOL STUFF)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... Barbara Sears Nelson was first entranced by the potential of fiber optics in fashion in the late 1980s while she worked as a ski instructor in Aspen. But her idea sat on the shelf for 20 years. [ILLUSTRATION OOMITTED] After jobs in...

Monster portraits.([small biz] COLORADO COOL STUFF)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... A graphic designer behind numerous websites, CD covers and comic books, Robert Elrod has been a fan of monster movies since he was a kid. "I've always loved this stuff, the Universal monsters and the giant monsters, Godzilla, you name it," he...

Schultz's gourmet hot sauces.([small biz] COLORADO COOL STUFF)(Michael Schultz)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... After a transfer to Colorado Springs, Michael Schultz settled in Monument in the mid-1990s. Schultz's three sons all played football at Lewis-Palmer High School. [ILLUSTRATION OOMITTED] "Coach Tony Ramunno asked me if I'd organize a...

A game of regression.(SPORTS [biz])
May 1, 2009... Playing golf requires many skills, and math is one of them. Before that first satisfying slice is launched from the tee box, there are handicaps to consider and calculations of estimated time remaining before the first beer cart appearance to...

Suckers.(RUNDLES [wrap-up])
May 1, 2009... I follow the business news like the news hound I am, and of course the all-consuming recession is beginning to bug me. You get the run-up in the stock market one day on better-than-expected home sales reports, then a plunge the next day because...