ColoradoBiz articles from October 2004

ColoradoBiz archives from October 2004

2004 ballot.(Election '04)
October 1, 2004... George W. Bush John Kerry As competitive as the national race for president seems to be, we struggle to reconcile the economic messages coming from candidate John Kerry's campaign with the stated objectives of the Democratic platform....

Lift up your voice and vote.(On Colorado)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... OCTOBER. A MONTH FOR STOCK MARKET CRASHES (LET'S HOPE NOT), FALLING leaves and a final consideration of candidates and issues that you will face as a voter in the Nov. 2 general election. Colorado business owners and executives, along with...

No fan of Martino's.(Readers Respond)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... Kudos to Mike Taylor for his column about self-anointed consumer hero Tom Martino (September, Money Matters). When Martino first came on the scene, he had a certain appeal. Despite an over-inflated opinion of himself and a uniquely annoying...

Wiesner column praised.(Readers Respond)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your publication. More specifically, your column "On management" (Pat Wiesner, every month). I am the owner of a small business and have big aspirations. Your management tips and insights are...

Commit to minority business.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I read your commentary (Schwab on Colorado, "Minority Label Worth Revisiting," July) with great interest. While there are always exceptions to every rule, challenging times like these should not be reason to abandon one's commitment. In order...

Your start in sales is not about you: Mr. Big is human, too.(salespeople)(Column)
October 1, 2004... VISITING RECENTLY WITH SOME EXCITED, ENERGETIC new salespeople recently made me think of my own shaky start into what has become a wonderful career for me. Almost everyone in selling who is good at it will admit to butterflies (maybe even...

Furniture maverick bets on East Colfax corner.
October 1, 2004... FIFTY YEARS AGO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLFAX AVENUE and Galena Street boasted the largest J.C. Penney store west of the Mississippi River. The Aurora neighborhood has changed a lot since then, and even Penney's has been gone since the early...

Deal making on a smaller scale.(My Financial Advice Inc)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... You hear a lot of political talk nowadays about the wealthiest segment of U.S. taxpayers, people who make more than $200,000 a year. For a financial adviser, the same group represents his or her most lucrative market. But Ron Peremel,...

Farber honored for lifetime achievement.(awards to attorney)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... STEVE FARBER, probably Denver's most politically active attorney, was named 2004 recipient of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Dell Hock Lifetime Achievement award, and he accepted with characteristic self-deprecating modesty. Farber said...

Instapoll.(Colorado's college voucher program)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... COBIZMAG.COM 53% of respondents agree that money from Colorado's college voucher program ($2,400 for public schools, $1,200 for private schools) should go directly to students' schools to reduce the schools' general expenses. Results...

Telecommunications.(MSS*Group Inc., is merging with Telwares Communications LLC)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MSS*Group Inc., a Denver-based telecommunications-industry expense-management provider, is merging with Telwares Communications LLC, a Florida firm that specializes in telecom procurement and contract negotiations. The combined company will...

Education.(The Wall Street Journal and the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado formed an academic partnership)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Wall Street Journal and the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado formed an academic partnership--the first in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region--that will integrate the Journal into the college's...

Health care.(Centura Health-awards)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Centura Health, Colorado's largest healthcare system, is one of 10 organizations in the world to be honored as a recipient of the third annual International Spirit at Work Award. Centura and nine other winners were recognized by four...

Retail.(Consorcio Comex S.A de C.V. Mexico's largest paint manufacturer, has merged with affiliates of The Jordan Co.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Consorcio Comex S.A de C.V. Mexico's largest paint manufacturer, has merged with affiliates of The Jordan Co. to acquire the stock of Professional Paint Inc., Lone Tree. Professional Paint is the parent company of several leading regional...

Technology.(online information services)(CultureConnect)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Young people all over the world are connecting to and learning about each other on a specially developed, interactive Web site hosted by the U.S. State Department that was created using Denver-based Red Dog Software's ReadyPortal product. The...

Outsourcing in Colorado: high-tech job robber, or post-bubble savior?(Howland Machine Corp.)(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Stephen Gartside, president and CEO of Evolving Systems Inc., says the 2001 burst of the technology bubble nearly killed his Colorado software company. Offshoring saved it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We, like everybody else in our sector,...

Darren W. Adamson.(University of Phoenix-providing adult education)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... VICE PRESIDENT/CAMPUS DIRECTOR University of Phoenix, Colorado Campuses Darren W. Adamson's belief in the importance of opportunities for adult education drew him to the University of Phoenix five years ago. Today, it is that same...

Rick Dryer.(Mile High Capital Group-growth and expansion)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... CEO Mile High Capital Group If you didn't know better, you might think that Rick Dryer, CEO of Mile High Capital Group had a crystal ball. An interim Census Bureau report released last spring listing the state's fastest growing areas...

FasTracks at a crossroad: metro voters mull ticket to ride.(colorado department of transporation)
October 1, 2004... Lakewood Brick Co. feels the effects of the Denver metro area's traffic woes every working day. Each company truck manages one round trip a day between the company's Pueblo plant and its Lakewood plant or a Denver-area job site. Six or...

U.S. Senate race: no cold, down, easy contest.(election '04)
October 1, 2004... Salazar: 'Pro-business Democrat' Colorado Attorney General and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ken Salazar makes his appeal to business based on his experience in farming and small business, his solid bipartisan record, and his disgust...

SnapMonkey.(online financial information services)
October 1, 2004... * DENVER * WWW.SNAPMONKEY.COM * FOUNDED: JANUARY 2003 QUOTE OF NOTE: It's additional exhibitor value, having this all-in-one place on a CD or online. Attendees at a show only go home with about 10 percent of the stuff they...

Office hotbed: steeped in residential variety, Arvada breaks for commercial.(real estate developers-projects)
October 1, 2004... IF ARVADA HAS A CLAIM TO FAME, IT MIGHT BE AS GROUND zero for the Colorado "Soccer Mom." The 35-square-mile city of about 103,000 is home to the 200-acre Stenger Soccer Complex and the adjacent Harold D. Lutz Sports Complex, a rectangular...

Unsolicited advice yours for the taking.(sales techniques)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... "We do not accept general business articles (they specifically must target Colorado's business scene), general how-to columns, book reviews, commentaries, collect calls, syndicated work, articles written by PR people about their clients, humor...

Unique masks.(mask making by graphic artist)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... A graphic artist turned environmental planner, P.J. Steinholtz found herself at a plastic store looking for a shower rod in 2002 when inspiration struck. Buying a few pieces from a scrap bin full of colorful plastic shards, she took them home,...

El Dia de los Muertos masks.(maskmakers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is actually an older holiday than Halloween, rooted in ancient Aztec traditions that honor the dead. Calaveras (skull masks) are a big part of the celebration. Bob Luna, one of the most prolific...

Distortions Unlimited resurrection collection.(Distortions Unlimited Corp)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Ed Edmunds has been making masks since he sold his motorcycle to buy a drum of latex in 1978. Some of his first designs "ended up being a big deal" to kids who grew up to be makeup artists and other professional frighteners, he said, so he's...

Foothills fangs.(Foothills Creations Ltd has made different varieties faux fangs)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Foothills Creations was one of the leading Halloween-gear distributors in the Rocky Mountain region since the 1970s, but has focused on faux fangs for the past decade. Making eight different varieties--ranging from Dracula Fangs to Goblin Fangs...

Recipe for confusion: employee-benefits soup.(healthcare benefits offered by employers and health maintenance organizations)
October 1, 2004... The world of employee benefits has become a veritable alphabet soup: FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, FMLA, COBRA, HIPAA, QDRO. It's hardly any wonder that more companies today are opting not to offer health-care benefits at all. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Shared vision; ViaWest's Phillips and Dimoff: a match made for business.(ViaWest Internet Services Inc)
October 1, 2004... NANCY PHILLIPS WAS PUTTING A NEW ROOF ON HER MOM'S HOUSE WHEN ROY DIMOFF called and offered her a job. Five companies and almost 20 years later, they're still working together. The co-founders of Denver-based ViaWest Internet Services Inc.,...

Commerce City: soccer capital.(Sports Biz)
October 1, 2004... STEP RIGHT UP, FANS. This is your Denver Sports Cathedral Corridor tour. First stop: Invesco Field at Mile High, sprouting up from behind Interstate 25 like a regal overlord. Around the bend and underneath that Dish Network sign? That's...

The Information Age--truly.(Rundles Wrap-Up)(Column)
October 1, 2004... SOME 15 YEARS AGO, I WAS DISPATCHED ON A JOURNALISTIC ERRAND TO TALK with "the best computer retailer in Denver," a phrase probably created by the retailer himself, foisted on everyone else by a PR person, and pretty much taken as Gospel by the...