Denver Business Journal articles from December 1997

Denver Business Journal archives from December 1997

Upgrade for Space Command.
December 12, 1997... The U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs needs a major upgrade in capabilities if it is going to succeed at a key mission - protecting NASA's space station from a devastating collision with orbiting junk. That's the conclusion of a General...

United has plan for Shuttle. (Shuttle by United to start flights from Denver, CO to Albuquerque, NM, in early 1998)
December 12, 1997... Albuquerque routes may thwart Southwest The Shuttle by United may start service between Denver and Albuquerque during the first half of next year in a pre-emptive strike against Southwest Airlines. United Airlines employees in Albuquerque...

Alperts betting big on Murphy Creek. (Alpert Corp. to develop master-planned community in Aurora, CO)
December 12, 1997... E-470 tollway spurs homebuilding in Aurora With the opening of the E-470 tollway on the eastern fringe of metropolitan Denver, the Murphy Creek master-planned development stands to become the Highlands Ranch of Aurora. And Harvey Alpert of...

Rocky tiptoes out of city. (Rocky Mountain News being sold in Colorado cities again)
December 12, 1997... Paper endorses statewide sales The Rocky Mountain News, which stopped circulating in most of Colorado nearly two years ago, again is for sale in such cities as Montrose, Delta, Grand Junction, Pueblo and Cation City. The renewed distribution...

Back from the brink. (Children's Museum, Denver, CO)
December 12, 1997... Children's Museum stops financial slide When Patricia Cooper assumed leadership of The Children's Museum of Denver in June 1995, she wasn't sure from week to week, and sometimes even day to day, whether she would be able to keep the doors...

SolarTech has solution for sunburn.
December 12, 1997... Say goodbye to your bottle of Solarcane. Put the aloe vera back in the medicine cabinet. A Boulder company's new technology may help prevent that nasty sunburn. Founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Michael Moniz and physicist Dr. Kamai Goudjil,...

Cherry Creek invites children to the picnic. (Denver shopping center)
December 12, 1997... New play area increasing traffic at mall A giant picnic scene, complete with giant insects, has taken over the new children's play area at the Cherry Creek shopping center. But the kids aren't running away from the big bugs. They're running...

Penny stock firm plots acquisition strategy. (Chartwell International Inc.)
December 12, 1997... SEC sanction, Silverado connection in the past of Chartwell International execs An Englewood penny stock company that survived the 1980s plans to grow through acquisitions into a $400 million-a-year conglomerate. Chartwell International...

KFX begins tapping commercial potential.
December 12, 1997... Technology transforms coal into oil fuel A Denver-based research and technology company has finally taken its coal-to-fuel technology commercial. KFX Inc. has been working to perfect a technology that turns low-grade, high-moisture coal from...

Bumper crop of grapes nothing to wine about. (Colorado vineyards harvest bumper crop)
December 12, 1997... Colorado's vineyards harvested a record crop this fall, providing more grape juice for the six new wineries planning to open in the state next year and promising more wine for consumers. The vineyards harvested 749 tons of wine grapes in 1997,...

First Year 2000 suit filed against software firm. (Software Business Technologies sued over millenium computer bug)
December 12, 1997... WASHINGTON - A small New York computer equipment seller has filed the first class-action lawsuit that involves the reprogramming of computers for the Year 2000 problem. Atlaz International is suing San Rafael, Calif.-based Software Business...

Chipmakers facing technological hurdle. (semiconductor firms need to invest billions of dollars in research to sustain their growth)(Industry Overview)
December 12, 1997... Significant research spending needed to push computers past current limits WASHINGTON - The country's largest chipmakers are staring at billions of dollars in additional investment in research to sustain the level of unprecedented growth in...

U S West Communications reaches out to small business. (telephone company picks Arizona as site to test new products that track incoming phone calls)
December 12, 1997... PHOENIX - US West Communications Inc. has chosen Arizona to test two small-business products that track incoming phone calls. With Call Reports, small-business owners can pinpoint calls by area code, phone number and ZIP code. Most businesses...