Denver Business Journal articles from January 2000

Denver Business Journal archives from January 2000

Watchdog tracks pro-business voting records.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Money may be the mother's milk of polities but business groups learned from organized labor's success in the 1998 congressional elections that money alone can't buy happiness on Capitol Hill. Business butspent labor by an 11-to-1 margin...

Broncos 4th for cheering base of fans.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... It may have not been a banner-waving, trophy-hoisting year for the Denver Broncos this season, but, as usual, the team still enjoys huge support from its fans. In fact, despite finishing last in the AFC West this season, the Broncos...

Theater finds plenty to celebrate.
January 28, 2000... Denver Civic marks 10th anniversary with big upgrades The Denver Civic Theatre has a lot to celebrate in its 10th year. New management took over in August, investing about $80,000 in improvements to the building. Hardwood floors...

Strong cast driving force behind 'Waiting'.(Review)
January 28, 2000... The year 1960 was a pivotal one in the American civil rights movement, a year when black Americans began to bring reality to the legal decisions and political action that promised racial equality. They found that reality in corner...

New film on Louis Prima will be shown in Denver.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... COMING ATTRACTIONS: Fans of jazz great Louis Prima -- the man responsible for the standard "Sing, Sing, Sing" and who recorded such memorable tunes as "Jump, Jive an' Wail" -- can get their fill of him in February. The long-awaited...

Getting the word out -- from home.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Marketing a home-based business When Gina Seamans quit her full-time job at a Denver public relations firm two years ago to start her own home-based business, she didn't have a single client. Today she's president of Accent...

Women lag in retirement savings.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Although women nave made great strides in the work force over the last 40 years, inequalities in the logistics of retirement planning have left many women wondering what awaits them on the other side of the 9-to-5 grind. The 1999...

Zyman: Marketing is a science, not an art.(Interview)
January 28, 2000... Editor's Note: Sergio Zyman, known as the man behind the New Coke marketing strategy, is the author of "The End of Marketing As We Know It." He spoke to Denver marketing professionals at the University of Denver's Marketing Roundtable on Jan....

Nonprofit group improves on-the-job safety.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... When Jim Harding was promoted to handle forklift training at IBM's Boulder office, his employer sent him to the Colorado Safety Association in north Denver to take a class in forklift instructor development. Not only do CSA classes teach...

NEWSMAKERS.
January 28, 2000... Architecture Design Concepts added Carol Henry as a partner in the Lafayette-based firm. Henry has a 10-year history with the company; in 1998 she was named a firm principal. She has worked on projects such as Redstone Park in Highlands...

EPA helping small biz save on energy bills.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Small businesses throughout the U.S. - 2,100 in all - are volunteering to save energy through the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Small Business program. The small businesses are participating in the EPA's free, voluntary...

Insurance Person of 1999.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Inc. recognized Kathleen Finley, CIC, who is vice president of Milek Insurance Services in Denver, as its 1999 Insurance Person of the Year. Finley was elected to the PHAC Board of...

On the move.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The Denver design firm GOOG moved from LoDo to a 9,000-square-foot space at 765 Santa Fe Drive between Alameda and Speer Boulevard. The new space includes a studio, shop and expanded showroom and gallery. The showroom is open to the public...

PINKARD CONSTRUCTION UTILIZES QUALITY TEAMWORK APPORACH.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Executive Center One and Arapahoe Service Center 2 Englewood, Colorado A first partnership between Transwestern Commercial Services, M+O+A Architectural Partnership and Pinkard Construction Co. has proven successful in the Lincoln...

Lawyers for the Arts to hold auction Feb. 5.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (CoLA) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a benefit art auction Feb. 5. The auction will feature more than 100 works of art from all over the country. The silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the...

Vets needed.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital in Denver is recruiting volunteers with medical expertise. Harrison is Colorado's only nonprofit veterinary hospital, providing low-cost veterinary care.

Refresher on the rules.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Nonprofit and community organization leaders are invited to attend the Colorado Association of Parliamentarians' workshop on Feb. 12. Group leaders will learn skills for conducting effective meetings. The workshop will be at the Glendale...

Snowshoers to raise funds.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Snowshoe beginners and enthusiasts are invited to attend the second annual Discovery Snowshoe Festival to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The event will be held at Copper Mountain on Feb. 6. The festival includes a...

Sue Miller to be honored.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Sue Miller, founder of the Day of Caring and a 25-year breast cancer survivor, will receive the Arthritis Foundation's Sabin Arthritis Award for her dedication to breast cancer. A luncheon in her honor will be held April 12 at 11:30 a.m. at...

Free tax help.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... For the 27th year, low-income taxpayers can obtain free assistance in preparing their tax returns. Members of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants will be provide free tax advice and help in preparing federal and Colorado...

AIDS fund raiser.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Valentine's Day is coming early this year at Charlie's of Denver. The establishment is the site of the Colorado AIDS Project's Valentine extravaganza. Last year CAP raised more than $24,000 to assist Coloradans infected or affected by AIDS....

MLK speech at heart of copyright dispute.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Earlier this month, the nation took time off to remember the life of Martin Luther King -- a man whose legacy of pursuing the cause of civil rights was perhaps best solidified by the unforgettable "I Have a Dream" speech. Besides stirring the...

Measuring Europe's investment climate.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Denver-based venture capitalist discusses opportunities overseas Venture capitalist Michael Bugdanowitz, founder and managing partner of Denver-based Sandlot Capital LLC, last October was given a V.I.P. tour of Europe, where he was able...

Young leaders make up trans-Atlantic network.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... If you were to get a call from someone telling you that you've been nominated for an American Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, chances are you wouldn't know what the person was talking...

High-tech proposal will give state boost.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... High-technology job growth over the past five years is a key driver of Colorado's continued economic strength. Growth in this sector alone created tens of thousands of new jobs in the state over the past five years and offered salary levels...

Parking fixes so far fall short of solution.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Sometimes, it is truly amazing what people will say to newspaper reporters and actually believe it will get used. Even more amazing is when their wishes come true. Such is the case with pronouncements by downtown area parking lot...

It's the value, stupid.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Two stories in the local papers last week spoke to me in ways writers only dream about. The words and ideas got inside my head, compelled me to distribute copies of the articles to friends and to really think about the issues raised. ...

DBJ STOCK REPORT.(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... DBJ STOCK REPORT DBJ Index -9.8% 2137.16 NASDAQ 4.21 4235.40 S&P 500 -1.62% 1444,35 Dow Jones Industrial -4.0% 11251.71 Top 10...

DBJ FUNDWATCH.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... DBJ FUNDWATCH General equity funds 1 Wk. 4 Wk. YTD 3 yrs. Fund Name 01/13/00 12/16/99 12/31/99 01/16/97 Janus Special Situation...

Food for thought (or the lack of it).(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... He 'll pass on this tasty new snack If you need proof that Americans are getting dumber with each passing moment, look no further than pork rinds. Pork rinds, pieces of cured, smoked pork skin fried in their own fat, have increased...

Listed are the effective annual yields.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Listed are the effective annual yields, after compounding, on a variety of savings instruments offered in the Denver area. Yields are fixed rate for all certificates of deposit (CD). Rates paid are for deposits of $2,500, except jumbo CDs,...

National Interest Rate Index.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... National Interest Rate Index Current rate Previous Net change SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES (%) week (%) (+ or -) Prime rate 8.50 8.50 ...

Borrowing Rates.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Borrowing Rates Auto terms: $10,000 loan. 48-month ...

Current Tax-exempt Bond Offerings.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Current Tax-exempt Bond Offerings Issue Coupon rate Maturity Yield Eagle Cnty CO School Dist 5.60 12-01-01 4.65 Jefferson Cnty School District GO 5.50 12-15-06 5.05...

Experts analyze AOL-Time Warner.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... $166 billion merger to shake up telecom "Welcome. You've got mail." It may take a while for the dust to settle on the proposed merger between America Online Inc. and Time Warner. After all, the $166 billion merger -- the biggest in...

Merger might give ISPs access to cable lines.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... America Online's acquisition of Time Warner may accomplish what a year's worth of lobbying could not: It may force cable companies to let other Internet service providers use cable broadband systems to provide high-speed Web connections. ...

WorldWerx prepares to take on the world.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... With a recent injection of $21 million of Silicon Valley venture capital, Englewood-based WorldWerx Inc. is poised to market its product line and grow its sales force. WorldWerx's founder and president Vic Ahmed has aggressive plans for...

Online service helps investment clubs organize.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Boulder-based startup bivio.com has created a suite of free online services that aim to ease the administrative and communication headaches investment clubs face. "We're the Quicken of investment clubs," said Ion Yadigaroglu, bivio CEO...

U S West getting back in the cable business.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Baby Bell experimenting with new system U S West, which left the cable television business in 1997, is re-entering the fray, rolling out a high-end version of its digital phone line technology near Denver. Analysts expect it will hit...

UK ISP eases life for freelance writer.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Here I am, in the quintessential one-pub, one-shop, one-church English village, writing this story for the Denver Business Journal almost half a world away. But that distance -- close to 4,600 miles between Great Gransden, near...

Author considers tech's limitations.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... I once worked for a few months as a temp, and from time to time there were days on which I didn't have a job assignment. On one of those, I took the agency up on its offer of free computerized training, because I wanted to learn more about an...

Steps for establishing success in e-business.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The thought of researching and deploying an e-business solution for your Company can be overwhelming. Yet every business owner must realize the ability to leverage the Internet as a backbone for doing business becomes more imperative as...

Getting the most out of your Web site.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... So, your company has a Web site. That's nice. But are you using in effectively, or is the "www." nothing more than a nice addition to your business cards? Your Web site can -- and should -- be a valuable sales tool for your company, and...

What convergence means to business.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Increased bandwidth opens new possibilities There's a lot of talk these days about convergence of voice and data networks. But why is this happening now and what will it mean for business? Convergence means combining two systems that...

The case for watching employees on the Web.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Unmonitored Internet access for all is simply not a viable employees business model. The greatest business tool or the greatest time waster ever imagined, the Internet is home to all known decent and indecent human activities. It offers...

Reaching customers through the Internet.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Marketing expert tells what doesn't The Internet is going to change everything. By now, you've heard it a thousand times, and you may have seen some of the changes. Maybe you've profited from Internet stocks. Maybe you bought your Christmas...

DSLs let small businesses close the gap.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... When it comes to business communications today, it's survival of the fastest. In the old days, the big ate the small. Today, the fast eat the slow. To survive -- and ultimately to gain a competitive edge--many business are turning to a...

Tips for playing the domain name game.(Industry Overview)
January 28, 2000... Type in the name of your organization, services or products into an Internet browser, add ".com", ".org" or ".net," click "enter," and you may receive a rude awakening to the realities of the domain name gold rush when you discover that the...

Largest Colorado Internet Service Providers.(table)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Largest Colorado Internet Service Providers (Ranked by total number of subscribers) Total ...

Using technology as a recruiting tool.
January 28, 2000... As job boards pop up like dan-delions, many employers are taking a "do-it-yourself" approach to locating potential employees. There has been much discussion on whether or not this type of technology has hurt or helped the recruiting industry....

Colorado banks tight with a buck.(Industry Overview)
January 28, 2000... Lending practices fall below average For the state's oldest surviving banks, the pain of the 1980s may be something they have yet to forget, especially when it comes to making loans. Despite Colorado's robust economy, fewer than 14...

Doctors aren't quitting.(Industry Overview)
January 28, 2000... Physician numbers increase in Denver Denver physicians continue to complain about how managed care is shrinking their paychecks and handcuffing their treatment of patients, but the hassle hasn't been enough to drive them out of town or...

Brown gets a makeover.
January 28, 2000... Paul McCartney won't recognize Room 840 at downtown Denver's stately Brown Palace Hotel if he ever stays there again. The eighth-floor suite the Beatles occupied on their frenzied, first U.S. concert tour in 1964 is being renovated. So...

Out-of-state law firms escalate pay scale.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Three California law firms will offer Silicon Valley salaries to Denver recruits in 2000, but it's doubtful 17th Street's old guard will follow suit. Townsend, Townsend & Crew, Cooley God-ward and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison all...

Payday advances face regulation.
January 28, 2000... Lenders lobby for tougher restrictions Lenders offering payday advances, also called deferred deposits, want tighter rules in Colorado and across the country. "We would like to see all 50 states with regulations and laws that balance...

Marketers move Vail to Portland.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... You've heard of "body doubles" in movies? Vail has taken the concept a step further. It's using a "city double" to pose as the wealthy, Colorado resort town. The Vail Marketing Board hired an Oregon-based photographer to take pictures of...

Irony at the Adams Mark.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... U.S. West President and CEO Sol Trujillo is being honored by the Latin American Educational Foundation with its LAEF Award for his leadership, advocacy, education and foresight. The Jan. 29 Gala 2000 Celebration, which begins at 6 p.m. at...

The bell tolls for Webb.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Mayor Wellington Webb took his place among the New York Yankees and other famous figures Jan. 25 when he rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange. He was honored with the task because he president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors....

Denver's time capsule.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The city of Denver is compiling stories, facts, memories and gripes about the 20th Century for an interactive online time capsule documenting the past 100 years of Colorado history. The Celebrate 2000 E-Time Capsule will be kept open through...

Communication breakdown.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The executives at Qwest Communications International are so blinded by their own greatness they refuse to talk to reporters they've never met. That poses a problem considering every major newspaper in town is in the process of replacing their...

Lone Tree: Lose lights!(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The City of Lone Tree, always walking to the beat of its own drummer, has begun policing bright lighting around the city. It claims that certain high glare lights are a form of pollution and requests that transgressors be turned in to John...

Square changes tune.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Larimer Square canceled its Summer Nights concert series. Instead of hanging out downtown, listening to the tunes of Three Dog Night or Steppen-wolf, patrons can attend its Sight & Sounds Wine Down, a tribute to local music and the arts....

Tax break for Keds.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Rep. Gary McPherson, R-Aurora, has sponsored legislation that would give parents some tax relief as they do their back-to-school shopping. The bill would exempt clothing, shoes and accessories worth less than $150 from the state's sales tax...

A sod thief among us.
January 28, 2000... A desperate landscaper recently absconded with 12 rolls of sod, about $25 worth, laid down at the intersection of Acres Green Drive and Park Meadows Drive. According to the City of Lone Tree newsletter Timberlines, the sod wasn't even in...

Putting products to the test.
January 28, 2000... Demographics make Denver a guinea pig for household goods Forget Cape Canaveral. Denver is becoming one of the country's most strategic launch pads. We're not talking about rocket ships, but consumer market product launches ranging...

Good Times sidelines Sharpe ads.
January 28, 2000... Aggressive campaign failed to improve sales for fast-food chain It didn't help the marketing campaign at Good Times Restaurants Inc. when its spokesman, Shannon Sharpe, decided to zip his lip. And it certainly didn't boost sales when...

Fitzsimons will be Indian health hub.
January 28, 2000... One of this country's most advanced American Indian health care facilities will be part of the massive new University of Colorado medical campus at the old Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora. The facility will be among the new CU...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
January 28, 2000... * A quoted statement in the Jan. 21-27 issue's real estate column was incorrect. It should have read, "Denver can't become a great city until Colfax becomes a street."

SBA opening coffers to women in business.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Female entrepreneurs who are out knocking on doors for funding are receiving a warm welcome from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA-backed loans to women have tripled in both number and dollar value since fiscal year 1992. During...

Coming to the rescue of Tabor Center shops.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Downtown Denver's Shops at Tabor Center mall has needed the $25 million physical overhaul and tenant juggling announced last week by its relatively new owner, Equity Office Properties Trust of Chicago, for a decade. The...

Wrecking ball signals end of MeNichols' era.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Preliminary demolition of McNichols Sports Arena has been under way for a while, but the wrecking ball officially began to swing Jan. 24. Fred Leutzen, the 24-year-old McNichols' only manager, sent the heavy, metal ball on its way in a...

Hotel completed.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Basic construction on the Isle of Capri Casino at Black Hawk's new 237-room, nearly $30 million hotel was completed this week. The casino is already Colorado's largest at nearly 452,000 square feet, and the hotel will add another 133,500...

Contractor changes name.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Littleton-based commercial building specialist Etkin Construction Co. has become an affiliate of Sordoni Skanska Construction Co. of Parsippany, N.J., changing its name to Etkin Skanska Construction Co. The New Jersey firm, in turn, is...

FlatIron signs tenants.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... The 1.5 million-square-foot FlatIron Crossing mall under construction in Broomfield signed more tenants. They include a locally owned DjUNA home furnishings store, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, P.F. Chang's China Bistro and Borders...

Microsoft invests in Jato.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Software giant Microsoft Corp. will sink $10 million into helping Denver-based Jato Communications Corp. grow. Two-year-old Jato -- an application service provider, or ASP, that rents software services to small and medium-sized businesses --...

Karlis kick-starts new job.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Rich Karlis, a place kicker for the Denver Broncos in the 1980s, has joined a new team. The former football player is the new vice president of sales at GS2.NET Inc. Denver-based GS2.NET provides online Internet services related to e-commerce...

Lockheed's mixed bag.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. has good news and bad news for the Denver area. A recent companywide restructuring could bring Lockheed's space operations headquarters to its Waterton Canyon plant in Jefferson County, according to...

Kaiser-Hill beats deadline.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... The Kaiser-Hill Co. which is already cleaning up the old Rocky Flats weapons manufacturing plant, recently committed to closing the facility far sooner than originally thought. The company signed a $4 billion contract with the U.S....

Chamber building reborn.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Denver's recently renovated, original chamber of commerce building at 1726 Champa Street has become the Chamber Apartments. The structure's loft-style units begin leasing Feb. 1 at monthly rents of $500 to $3,000. Plans for ambitious...

FlatIron Crossing GM here and ready to go.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... The new general manager at FlatIron Crossing is getting in before they even lay the ground floor. Mall developers Westcor announced that Hugh Crawford will handle the overall operations at the Broomfield shopping center and while...

CH2M Hill offers new perk for staff.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Changes welcome employee investment Finding and retaining good employees is increasingly hard in times of low unemployment and high demand for skilled workers. That's why companies like CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. are looking for new ways to...

Interest in gardens pays off for GrowZone.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Denver company reaps $13M investment Some of the nation's largest "green industry" companies have invested $13 million in a Denver-based Internet concept. Called GrowZone Inc., the company offers an online marketplace for suppliers,...

Local Super Bowl air time filled up.(Brief Article)
January 28, 2000... By the time all the local advertising spots were sold for Super Bowl XXIV, about the only thing that was for certain was that Denver Broncos wouldn't be there. Despite the absences of the hometown heroes, ABC affiliate KMGH-TV (Channel...

Colorado lawyers helping out artists.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 28, 2000... Colorado Lawyers for the Arts members want Denverites to know they aren't seeking donations to boost their income or fund starving actors' divorce proceedings. The 170 attorneys who do pro bono work for Colorado Lawyers for the Arts, or...