ColoradoBiz articles from October 2003

ColoradoBiz archives from October 2003

Coffman: more than a money man.(Mike Coffman )
October 1, 2003... THROUGHOUT MY 30 YEARS-PLUS IN JOURNALISM, WHEN I COULD, I HAVE TRIED to avoid, like a plague, my personally covering anything that had to do with public education or mental-health services. I've learned from experience that covering...

Top 250 list a sight for sore eyes.(Readers Respond)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... The person responsible for the color selection of the Top 250 (September, "ColoradoBiz Top 250 Private Companies") should go back and repeat their class in Layout 101. Did anyone try to read this material before it went to press? Small font,...

Nice swat at governor.(Readers Respond)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Nice swat at Owens and company! (September, Robert Schwab, "Colorado feels bite of West Nile"). I trust you've applied enough "deet" to keep them away.... Ken Bugosh, Director, Channel Development/Inside Sales, Lightspan Inc., Centennial

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2003... Danny Stroud is a partner and managing director of Geronimo Partners. His firm was misidentified in a letter in September's issue. SEND LETTERS AND CORECTIONS TO: Robert Schwab, coloradoBiz, 7009 S. Potomac St. Suite 200, Englewood,...

Selling is easy: at least good salespeople can make it look that way.
October 1, 2003... THE WAY I REMEMBER THIS STORY MAY NOT BE AS ACCURATE IN THE details as I would like, but it is essentially correct. And it makes the most fundamental truths of the sales process seem much clearer because it is a true story. Years ago, like...

Welcome to the Hotel Frisco: California couple rescues mountain inn.(Attitude at Altitude)(Hotel Frisco)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... FOR MARK AND MARY WALDMAN, OWNERS OF THE HOTEL FRISCO, IT WAS ALL ABOUT LOCATION. California's Bay Area was not quite right: Summit County in Colorado has turned out to be perfect. "We didn't leave our careers because we did not like what...

Playmakers: Kortz to head Denver Chamber.(Attitude at Altitude)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... DON KORTZ, chairman of the Denver-based commercial real estate firm Fuller & Co., has been elected the new chairman for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 2003-2004. He was inducted Sept. 4 during the chamber's 119th Annual Membership...

October: coming soon.(Attitude at Altitude)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... 1 WEDNESDAY, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Yergin speaks on "The Battle for the World Economy: The New Era of Globalization". Tickets $20. For more information, call (303) 832-8480. 2 THURSDAY, Quest for Excellence, a dynamic learning and...

Insiders' Biz: an industry-by-industry log of selected developments at Colorado businesses.(Attitude at Altitude)
October 1, 2003... REAL ESTATE * Construction has begun on Water Tower Village, a 29-acre site that will feature a mix of 270 condos, lofts and row houses, and 350 to 400 rental apartments adjacent to Arvada's historic Olde Town. The first home is expected...

Trail to the governor's office: treasurer Mike Coffman hasn't decided, but he's still cast as candidate.(Pricing for Profit)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "He's followed Bill Owens into the House, he's followed Bill Owens into the Senate, and he's followed Bill Owens into the Treasurer's Office," said Brian Vogt, leaving one more natural step for State Treasurer Mike...

China's cable gal: Denver's Encore International, a pioneer in a huge market.(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michelle Sie Whitten may appear diminutive among satellite dishes that pull television signals from the sky. But as CEO of Encore International Inc. her market is almost as big as that sky. U.S. cable companies...

Water grab? Springs, Pueblo vie for Arkansas River to slake different thirsts.
October 1, 2003... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] AS DROUGHT-STRICKEN COLORADO communities continue to explore ways to slake their growing thirst, a simmering controversy between Colorado Springs and neighboring Pueblo over the future of the Arkansas River is being...

Tech startup of the month: The Pulsenet Inc., Denver.(High Tech Colorado Biz)
October 1, 2003... WWW.THEPULSENET.COM FOUNDED: AUGUST 2002 INITIAL LIGHTBULR: Jagdish "Jay" Maharjan is bringing Linux based applications to the masses. The 30-year-old Nepal native has been in the U.S. for a decade now, earning a bachelor's from...

Companies pair up.(E-Buzz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Boulder-based SpectraLink Corp., a pioneer in enterprise wireless communications, and Englewood-based Expanets, the nation's leading provider of converged communications to mid-markets, announced a partnership in early September that will bring...

New site for borrowers.(E-Buzz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... BPS Mortgage LLC of Fort Collins has a new Web site designed to facilitate cost-competitive property financing within Colorado. The site, www.coloradomort gagefinder.com, is structured to offer borrowers wholesale rates on property types...

Web dialup spans states.(E-Buzz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Indra's Net Inc., an Internet and Web provider serving the Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins areas since 1994, has begun offering dialup Internet access in all 50 states. For more information, go to www.indra.com.

CSIA in new digs.(E-Buzz)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In a move that could be viewed as a harbinger of better times ahead, the Colorado Software and Internet Association, along with its nonprofit community outreach partner, the Colorado Technology Community Foundation, moved into new office space...

Sie claims victory.(E-Buzz)(over Federal Communications Commission ruling on copying of video-on-demand programs)
October 1, 2003... Starz Encore Group's founder and chairman John J. Sie cheered adoption by the Federal Communications Commission of a "copy-once" standard for subscription-based customers of video-on-demand. Sie had argued that cable TV watchers had long...

Northwest passage: Beltway link to homes and open space.(Who Owns Colorado)
October 1, 2003... ANOTHER LINK IN THE BELTWAY AROUND Denver is nearly complete, but unlike its counterparts to the south and east, Northwest Parkway may not become a development bonanza. Linking Interstate 25 in the north with U.S. 36 at Flatiron Crossing...

The GHP Financial Group.(Outstanding Business Leaders)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robert M. Webb is able to incorporate both his love of downtown Denver and Colorado's natural beauty in his role as Director of Tax Services for Gelfond Hochstadt Pangburn, P.C. a member of The GHP Financial Group....

Portofino Club.(Outstanding Business Leaders)(private club offers members vacation homes around the world)
October 1, 2003... After more than thirty years in executive positions with international corporations, Ed Anderson and Ron Tapp formed the Portofino Club. After having left corporate America, they both were enjoying a leisurely dinner and began discussing what...

Van Gilder Insurance Corporation.(Outstanding Business Leaders)
October 1, 2003... As the Van Gilder Insurance Corporation prepares to celebrate its 100 year anniversary, Dell Van Gilder is confident that the company's commitment to service and independence will ensure continued success. Van Gilder's grandfather started...

Startup Junkies get monthly fix.(Small Biz)
October 1, 2003... STARTUP JUNKIE UNDERGROUND IS A monthly gathering of entrepreneurs, inventors and dreamers who are serious about their ideas but don't take themselves too seriously. There's networking, a chance to rub shoulders with angel investors and to...

Larabar.(Cool Colorado Stuff)(natural foods nutritional bar)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LARABAR: "It all started in my kitchen with my food processor," said Lara Merriken, president and founder of Humm Foods. An active aficionado of raw foods--i.e. uncooked and unprocessed chow--Merriken was hiking in...

The Beast.(Cool Colorado Stuff)(inflatable Halloween attraction)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... THE BEAST: The largest product ever featured in "Cool Colorado Stuff," the 150-foot-long Beast is an inflatable walk-through Halloween attraction. Made of durable reinforced vinyl, the Beast invites guests to enter through the fang-laden mouth...

Flowering Friendship Tea.(Cool Colorado Stuff)(Colorado tea house creates new tea to raise money for sister city)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FLOWERING FRIENDSHIP TEA: Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, gave its sister city of Boulder an ornate Persian teahouse more than a decade ago. In return, organizers are trying to raise money to return the gift in...

Pumpkin Masters.(Cool Colorado Stuff)(pumpkin carving tools and Halloween novelties)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... PUMPKIN MASTERS: The undisputed leader in the market for pumpkin carving tools since 1986. Denver's Pumpkin Masters continues to innovate. Its flagship carving kit is sporting new ergonomically designed tools this year, and its pattern products...

Executive Living: Elegance. Luxury. Classic style.(Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2003... These are elements that define Executive Living. The following special section highlights some of the finest home communities, properties, and builders in Colorado. When there are so many choices available for making a home purchase, be sure to...

A head for business and a heart for your employees.(Special Advertising Section)(economic aspects of locating your business in Stapleton, Colorado)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Selecting your next business address means finding a great location and cost per square-foot--but it's also about people. Where they'll live, shop, play, and where their kids will go to school. With homes from the low $100s to over $1...

Mel Coleman Jr.: Colorado meatpacker a natural.(Executive Edge)
October 1, 2003... MEL COLEMAN JR. REFLECTS ON HIS TEEN YEARS HAYING UNDER A BLAZING SUN on the Coleman family ranch in Saguache, where cattle gently graze on pesticide-free open land. He'd look up from the beauty of the San Luis Valley to see an airplane flying...

Insuring what's fair.
October 1, 2003... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, MY FATHER, A DISILLUSIONED PHYSICIAN WHO didn't recommend that I follow in his footsteps professionally, tried to introduce me to professionals who were friends and who were not doctors in hopes I...

Selling is easy: at least good salespeople can make it look that way.
October 1, 2003... Mr Byrne outlined five key factors in the establishment of consumer trust: Governance, science, society, culture and public media. Ordinary citizens must feel close enough to public institutions to see that they have a plan which is working in...