Denver Business Journal articles from March 1996

Denver Business Journal archives from March 1996

Publisher sets stage for success. (Denver Business Journal publisher Maureen Regan Smith takes over as publisher and majority owner of the Fort Worth Business Press)
March 1, 1996... Maureen Regan Smith, who built The Denver Business Journal into one of the most successful city business publications in the country, is taking her turnaround talents to Texas as publisher and majority owner of the Fort Worth Business Press....

Street-smart CEO shapes Hewlett Packard vision. (Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman and CEO Lewis Platt)
March 1, 1996... Lewis Platt, president, chairman of the board and CEO of the $31.5 billion, San Jose, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard Co., heads to the Rockies March 5 to address University of Colorado at Boulder business students. In this article, Platt talks...

Family just keeps on trucking. (Trailer Source Inc.)(Company Profile)
March 1, 1996... Jim Blumenthal grew up helping his parents run three small businesses - first, an interior-decorating studio, then a franchise operation for a packaging store, and, finally, a travel agency. But young Blumenthal, now in his mid-20s, wants to...

U S West now must compete for customers. (U S WEST Inc.)
March 1, 1996... Competition will take U S West Inc. to task, thanks to telecommunications deregulation. Like other Baby Bells, the Englewood-based phone company could lose a lot of customers. More technicians and service reps now are wrestling with regulatory...

State gives OK to suburban bank. (Colorado State Banking Board approves charter of Colorado United Bank)
March 1, 1996... Two veteran bankers and several business leaders are starting a new independent bank in the northwestern suburbs. The Colorado State Banking Board approved a charter for Colorado United Bank Feb. 15, giving the green light for the state's first...

U S West's cable buy owes plenty to duo. (acquisition of Continental Cablevision Inc.; Continental Cablevision Inc. Vice Chairman Tim Neher; U S West executive Pearre Williams)
March 1, 1996... Little-known execs cemented deal In the fast-moving telecommunications business, where stars rise and fall with the day's headlines, Tim Neher and Pearre Williams are hardly household names. But interviews with sources close to U S West's...

Baby Bell cleared to sell Virginia property. (U S WEST Inc.)
March 1, 1996... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Developer Sequoia Building Corp. has surrendered its interest in a 98-acre development next to Dulles International Airport, ending a bitter, three-year struggle with its financial partner, telecommunications giant U S West...

A small-business tradition. (National Small Business United board of trustees Chairman Ken Heller)
March 1, 1996... Ken Heller brings three generations of experience to new post The Heller family's small Denver businesses illustrate one part of the evolution of American commerce since the dawn of the Industrial Age: first meat packing, then rendering, now...

U S West may slam door on competitors. (U S WEST Communications Inc.)
March 1, 1996... Baby Bell after a 14-state shutout U S WEST Communications Inc. could slam a door shut on competition before it even opens. Last month, the Englewood-based company launched a 14-state legal effort to reposition its services, but the move...

AT&T Wireless stretches geographic coverage. (AT and T Wireless Services)
March 1, 1996... Jeffco asked for OK on cellular sites Denver's two cellular phone companies are rapidly extending their capacity and geographic reach. To catch up with U S West Cellular in one area, AT&T Wireless Services plans to beam phone calls through...

Manufacturer QualMark counting on $5M from IPO. (QualMark Corp.)
March 1, 1996... At QualMark Corp., there is a whole lot of shaking going on, and it will soon all be public. The Adams County company manufactures stress-testing equipment that pushes electronics and other components to the extreme. QualMark plans to raise...

TCI ringing up complaints. (Tele-Communications Inc.)
March 8, 1996... Phone call records reveal outages a common gripe Customer complaints are adding up for cable giant Tele-Communications Inc. According to newly released estimates from a metro-area cable TV watchdog group, incoming phone calls to TCI about...

Lakeside game plan: office fix. (development of a new shopping center in Denver, Colorado)
March 8, 1996... Sevo Miller Inc. of Denver, owner of Lakeside Mall, is buying a whole new future for the venerable shopping center - and taking a different approach to mall redevelopment. In the coming weeks, Sevo Miller plans to break ground on a $10 million...

McStain builds American dream. (McStain Enterprises Inc.)
March 8, 1996... After 30 years of homebuilding, they've learned a few things At McStain Enterprises Inc.'s 30th anniversary party earlier this year, the employees surprised company President Tom Hoyt with a huge cake. The top bore the inscription "30...

Advocate: Blues deal unsound. (bill allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado to become a public company)
March 8, 1996... A bill that allows Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado to convert to a public company gives them special benefits others in the state do not have and might cost the public tens of millions of dollars. The legislation - Senate Bill 100 -...

Area telecom startup seeks voice-mail niche. (Denver, Colorado-based Advance Telecommunications Inc.)
March 8, 1996... Local telephone dealers are betting the computer and telephone will converge - and sell on the market. "It's like a freight train at this point," said Linlee White, president of Denver-based Computer Telephony Associates LLC. Across the...

Martin mission coveted. (Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company Inc.)
March 8, 1996... Scientists seek minerals data Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Company Inc. is looking to team up with NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey and Denver-based Newmont Gold Co. to conduct a high altitude mapping mission over the continental United...

GM defends Incredible Universe. (Tandy Corp. Incredible Universe General Manager Henry Chiarelli)
March 8, 1996... When incredible Universe opened among empty lots in Douglas County last year, it was met by shoppers in awe of the huge showrooms filled with everything from computers to dishwashers. But the shakeout in the home electronics industry has not...

Tri-State Generation consolidating offices. (Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.)
March 8, 1996... With deregulation looming for many energy-related industries, Colorado's second-largest electrical utility is consolidating its holdings to remain competitive. As part of a major reorganization, Tri-State Generation and Transmission...

Interwest spurs new Anschutz telecom deal. (Interwest Communications Corp.; Denver, Colorado-based financier Philip Anschutz)
March 8, 1996... Interwest Communications C.S. Corp. and Rooney Engineering are helping Denver financier Philip Anschutz cut a wider swath in the telecommunications business. The tight-lipped tycoon manages Interwest and Rooney through his privately held...

Richfield elevates Pasquale to CEO post. (Douglas Pasquale replaces Paul Sistare as Richfield Hospitality Services Inc. president and CEO)
March 8, 1996... New head of hotel giant announces desire for aggressive growth The nation's largest hotel management company, Richfield Hospitality Services Inc., has shaken up top management in an effort to pursue a more aggressive growth strategy. Paul...