Denver Business Journal articles from May 1999

Denver Business Journal archives from May 1999

J.D. Edwards faces its customers.(J.D. Edwards holds 1999 user conference at Denver, Colorado)
May 14, 1999... 6,000 clients will greet software firm's new CEO with questions about Y2K, slump Darth Vader is coming to Denver. James Earl Jones, the voice of the famous villain, is one of the keynote speakers scheduled for the J.D. Edwards & Co....

Porsche shortage hits Colorado.
May 14, 1999... High demand forces dealerships to keep a waiting list Porsche 911s and Boxsters are in such high demand that 1999 models allotted to Colorado are virtually all sold out and a waiting list is building for next year. "Porsche has turned...

Hapka finds new Rhythm.(Rhythms NetConnections Inc CEO and Chairman Catherine Hapka)
May 14, 1999... Catherine Hapka, like many, had a bright idea that prompted the rising star to leave her job at a huge corporation, eschewing security for opportunity. But unlike most, she turned her concept into a company worth $5.1 billion after just...

Guiry's turns 100.(Guiry's opens new store and art gallery in celebration of its 100th anniversary)
May 14, 1999... Decorating retailer returns to downtown roots Guiry's is celebrating its 100th anniversary by returning to its roots downtown with a new 25,000-square-foot store and art gallery on Market Street. The paint and decorating retailer got...

Uninsured patients unaware of options.
May 14, 1999... Program aims to find health-care funding for all indigent Denver residents by 2004 State officials know nearly 580,000 Coloradans live without health insurance, but they admit information is sorely lacking about those who go without. ...

OfficeScapes creates new architecture biz.(Integrated Interiors and Construction LLP's new interior architecture scheme)
May 14, 1999... Allan Fries' career in interior construction has taken him from working around the diamond at Coors Field to installing a Denver venture capital firm in its new downtown digs. As president of the newly created Integrated Interiors &...

Denver firm mines for success in Peruvian field.(MTB Project Management Professionals Inc opens gold mining project in Peru)
May 14, 1999... A small Denver-based project management firm recently completed construction of the third-largest gold-mining project in Peru - the Sipan Gold Mine. The nine-person outfit, MTB Project Management Professionals Inc., was launched in 1994 on...

Big developers taking charge in Black Hawk.(real estate development intensifies at Black Hawk, Colorado)
May 14, 1999... The Colorado mountain town of Black Hawk is on its way to becoming something of a local Las Vegas. And that change could be heralded by the arrival of the state's first true destination casino resort, the proposed $180 million Hyatt Black Hawk....

Florida pushes hard to win the space race.
May 14, 1999... CAPE CANAVERAL - Competition is intensifying among states hoping to land Lockheed Martin Corp.'s science fiction-like VentureStar business. Thirty-one sites in 15 states have lined up to build the first space capsule to take off like an...

Internet resumes get results.(Denver start-up firm BizBlast.com automates job hunting)
May 14, 1999... Online job-seeking isn't just for techies anymore In the last year, more businesses than ever posted their job listings on the Internet. Today, a Denver-based start-up is helping job seekers do the same. Founded in 1998, BizBlast.com...

Merger mania rocks Denver.(US West to merge with Global Crossings Ltd.)
May 21, 1999... U S West deal shakes up telecom capital company lineup Its standing as an axis for oil and gas became a dry hole, the label of Silicon Mountain never really stock and now the notoriety of the Telecom Valley is in danger of riding out of...

Spider climbs on Web.(Spider Technologies Inc.)
May 21, 1999... Intech spinoff grows quickly Spider Technologies Inc. is using the Web to help its clients snare customers and keep them in the fold. The Denver-based Spider Technologies, which recently was spun off from parent company Intech...

Steak chain delivers goods to home, office.(Steak-Out Char-broiled Delivery to open its first Denver outlet)
May 21, 1999... Feel like a steak for lunch but stuck in the office? Next month, you'll be able to call Steak-Out Char-broiled Delivery and for between $6 and $16 you can have a steak, salad, potato and drink delivered right to your office. The...

American Skiing's accounting firm says adios.
May 21, 1999... Maine-based American Skiing Co.'s accounting firm recently resigned, in a rare move, and the owner of Colorado's Steamboat ski resort hired a new one almost immediately. Losing an outside accountant is a relatively insignificant event in...

Schonbrun's back, and he's thinking ahead.(Michael Schonbrun, CEO of Balfour Senior Care)
May 21, 1999... Former Denver health industry heavyweight Michael Schonbrun has returned to Colorado and this time around he's doing things his way. As president and CEO of a startup called Balfour Senior Care, Schonbrun hopes to capitalize on explosive...

John Deere dreams comes true for Honnen's.
May 21, 1999... Mark Honnen, president of Honnen Equipment Co. - the oldest and largest John Deere equipment dealer in Colorado - says Commerce City is a great place for his type of business. The company was founded by Mark's father, Pete Honnen, in 1962...

Fund hunts for new telecom deals.(Meritage Private Equity Fund)
May 28, 1999... Tankersley, partner raising $145M A new venture capital fund is quietly rinsing millions of dollars that could fuel the next generation of telecommunications startups in Colorado. Veteran fund managers Jack Tankersley and Laura Belief...

'LoDo' lands biz in court.(LoDo Restaurant Group Inc. sues LoDo Music Hall for trademark infringement)
May 28, 1999... Restaurant group sues over trademark A fight over the LoDo name is breaking out among businesses in the lower downtown district. LoDo Restaurant Group Inc. is suing the LoDo Music Hall for trademark infringement, according to a...

Ardent picks up Unidata's pieces.
May 28, 1999... Denver office still in the loop after merger In October 1997, when employees at Unidata Inc. were told of the planned merger with their chief competitor, the news called for a major attitude adjustment. "We had been functioning under...

ING trying to buy Denver West park.(Internationale Nederlanden Groep N.V.)
May 28, 1999... Dutch firm already involved in property The Denver West office park in Golden has attracted the attention of at least one potential buyer, according to informed real estate sources. The ING Group N.V., a publicly traded Dutch financial...

NationsWay's filing creates ripple effects.(includes related article on founder Jerry McMorris)(NationsWay Transport Service Inc. files for bankruptcy protection)
May 28, 1999... For its biggest competitors, the demise of NationsWay Transport Service Inc. is not unlike an overturned rig spilling expensive goodies all over the highway. They quickly are scrambling to pick up the pieces, primarily dazed customers and...

MedicalQuest creates a link to health data.
May 28, 1999... Web surfers can find everything from a new garden hose to the weather in Ghana to a date for Friday night by cruising the Internet. In fact, there is so much information on so many subjects, searching for reliable, accurate information can be a...

East West looking for project partner.(East West Partners)
May 28, 1999... Texas firms finalists for apartment work East West Partners is looking for another partner to build the apartments slated to be included in the rambling Commons project in downtown Denver's Central Platte Valley. Two Dallas developers...

Denver firm comes to clean up for Lockheed.(Arcadis Geraghty and Miller Inc.)
May 28, 1999... Arcadis Geraghty & Miller Inc., a Denver-based subsidiary of Arcadis NV of the Netherlands, has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to clean up environmental contamination at four U.S. locations. The contract comes with an innovative...

U S West tries cable alternative, but is anybody watching?
May 28, 1999... U S West Inc.'s chief executive used the recent blockbuster press conference announcing the company's merger with Global Crossing Ltd. to showcase its antidote to cable. CEO Sol Trujillo repeatedly urged spectators at the New York...

Schucks hope to develop TransPort.(new industrial business park to be built in Denver, CO)
May 28, 1999... TransPort, the distribution-oriented business park being developed in the eastern metro area near Front Range Airport, is still raw dirt, but things are happening elsewhere to change that. The project's Colorado Springs-based master...

Crown wins mine fight.(Crown Resources Corp.)
May 28, 1999... Denver-based Crown Resources Corp. has won a major victory in its fight to open a gold mine in Washington state. President Bill Clinton signed legislation mandating the reinstatement of the Crown Jewel project's record of decision and...