Denver Business Journal articles from September 1995

Denver Business Journal archives from September 1995

H-P shelves developments. (Hewlett-Packard Co. will sell 500 acres of undeveloped land in Colorado)
September 29, 1995... Hewlett-Packard Co. is unloading nearly 500 acres of undeveloped land in northern and southern Colorado, signaling an end to huge development plans hatched in the '70s and '80s. The Palo Alto, Calif., electronics giant, which employs 8,000...

Telecom fight starts in Holyoke: small town holds lessons for Denver. (cable TV and telephone companies in Colorado)
September 29, 1995... In a small town in northeastern Colorado, the bell has sounded for round one of the match between the cable connection and the telephone line. In what experts say is a preview of the battle coming to each community in metro Denver, a cable...

Playing name game: picking good moniker not easy. (corporate names)
September 29, 1995... What's in a name? Plenty if you ask the dozens of Colorado companies that have spent small fortunes to get new ones. Operations across the metro area are diligently changing names in an attempt to nail down the perfect corporate identity...

Wheels turning for Unique Mobility: at last, company will begin commercializing inventions. (Unique Mobility Inc.)
September 29, 1995... After 27 years of research and development, Unique Mobility Inc. may finally gear up for production. The Golden-based designer of electric motors, on the cusp of the future for decades, wants to mass produce its motors and control mechanisms...

Ego clash doomed Pepsi Center deal: Comsat, city study arena options. (businessman Philip Anschutz quits Denver sports arena construction partnership with COMSAT Video Enterprises Inc. )
September 29, 1995... The breakup of Comsat Video Enterprises and Denver railroad mogul Philip Anschutz ultimately isn't about land or hockey franchises or sports arenas. It's about two billion-dollar business giants used to getting their own way, whose inability...

Inverness tenants play musical chairs: Raytheon picks up office space. (Inverness Business Park in Englewood, Colorado; Raytheon Engineers and Constructors Inc.)
September 29, 1995... A game of high-tech musical chairs is in play at Englewood's Inverness Business Park. Peak Technologies Group Inc., the systems integrator that bought Denver-based Innovative Products & Peripherals Corp. in January, will cut its local...

Amstar Group enters San Francisco market.
September 29, 1995... A Denver-based real estate group has gone shopping on San Francisco's California Street. Amstar Group Ltd. is making its first play in the downtown San Francisco office market by placing the Pacific Bank Building at 351 California St. under...

Don't count on new cars. (Teamster strike paralyzes operations at Ryder System Inc.)
September 15, 1995... Nationwide strike against Ryder could halt deliveries The flow of new cars and trucks into Colorado could slow to a trickle, leaving some model showrooms as dry as an autumn leaf. A nationwide strike by the International Brotherhood of...

TV battle for ratings heating up. (KUSA-TV and KCNC-TV, Denver, CO)
September 15, 1995... Channel 9 wants to best Channel 4 Not content to chase its competitors around the dial, KUSA (Channel 9) wants to steal viewers and siphon advertising dollars from longtime news powerhouse Channel 4. In the smoke and dust surrounding the...

Kaplan makes her mark standing up for students. (Shiela Kaplan, president of Metropolitan State College of Denver)
September 15, 1995... Donning a pair of big, brown sunglasses, Sheila Kaplan walks across the campus of Metropolitan State College of Denver. On the job as university president for two years, Kaplan barely draws a second look from students. But if prestige and...

Strickland must become household name. (Ted Strickland, U.S. senatorial candidate from Denver, CO)
September 15, 1995... Very shortly, the Tom Strickland campaign for the U.S. Senate will begin in earnest. Strickland's entry onto the political stage marks a pivotal moment in the history of the 17th Street law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Strickland. For the...

Appraisal licensing drops fast. (real estate appraisers)(includes related article)(Industry Overview)
September 15, 1995... Software replacement hits residential appraisers' ranks hard The number of real estate appraisers in Colorado is plummeting, as more appraisers than ever decide not to renew their licenses - and the fewest in history apply for state...

Firms of all sizes scramble to cover Year 2000 glitch. (includes related article)
September 15, 1995... There's a recent movie in which actor Bill Murray, playing a disgruntled TV newsman caught in a time warp, keeps reliving the same day over and over. The movie ends happily when Murray finds his humanity. Many of the nation's largest...

Bankruptcy's silver lining. (Golf For Her store, Denver, CO)
September 15, 1995... Midcourse correction required when women's golf store grows too big too fast When Golf For Her opened its doors in the spring of 1993, the fledgling business scored a hole-in-one success. Customers flocked in. The business stood among the...

Deadline nears for drug testing in workplace.
September 15, 1995... The ever-cleaner workplace is feeding a hungry new industry of the 1990s - testing for drug and alcohol use. On Jan. 1, 1996, a fresh bout of federal legislation will crack down on offenders even harder - and give a boost to businesses that...

Demand for temporary employees keeps growing.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Companies control costs by outsourcing jobs to determine optimal labor needs Since the turn of the century, temporary employees have contributed to the nation's economy. Today, with the support of increasingly prominent temporary agencies,...

Ditto's not a done deal yet. (Ditto Corp.'s acquisition of Michelin Tire Corp.'s warehouse in Aurora, CO)
September 15, 1995... Startup wants to buy Michelin building in Aurora Ditto Corp.'s deal to purchase the Michelin Tire Corp. warehouse still hasn't occurred a month after it appeared imminent. The Aurora-based startup wants the building to house an operation to...

Need gas? Stop on by the airport. (Denver International Airport)
September 15, 1995... But prices higher than outside DIA Skiers landing at Denver International Airport can soon rent a car, gas up at the airport, buy their munchies and never look back. ln the other direction, business travelers can drop their car at a...

1616 Glenarm purchase sets stage for new hotel. (office building in Denver, CO)
September 15, 1995... Tenants to be given time to move Mike Roche of Greeley-based Roche Constructors Inc. has finally lassoed 1616 Glenarm Place, once the tallest office building in the Rocky Mountain region at 31 stories. The purchase paves the way for...

U S West's dabbling earns mixed results.
September 15, 1995... To stay nimble in the changing telecom arena, Baby Bell U S West Inc. has dabbled in a lot more than telephones lately - with mixed results. These days, U S West Marketing Resources group (MRG) is the dynamo of the sprawling company. In 1994...

Cutting back on help lines is cheap move for Microsoft.(Answer.Doc)(Column)
September 15, 1995... Last week, I wrote about plans by software publishers to back away from one of their roles: that of providing direct support for users of their products. For several years, Microsoft Corp., for example, has responded to customers' questions and...

Temporary work benefits employer, employee.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Temps are here to stay. And so is temping. While employers might see sick leave, paid vacation and jury duty as slightly undesirable overhead expenses, temps - and the agencies that place them - view such daily disasters as income...

Word to the wise: don't run afoul of environmental laws.(Legal Pad)(Column)
September 15, 1995... Peter F. Michaelson, District Attorney for Colorado's 5th Judicial District, has a tough attitude about environmental crime. His office is one of the most aggressive in the state in prosecuting individuals and companies violating environmental...

Downsizing general key to corporate restructuring.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Honey, I downsized the company! Despite Colorado's high-flying economy the past few years, that's been the refrain of executives at a handful of large corporations in the state. Public Service Company of Colorado and U S West Inc. are the...

Denver's banks still searching for tellers.
September 15, 1995... Despite state's claim 'oversupply' exists, demand remains strong Although the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is reporting a slight oversupply of tellers in the metro-area market, some local banks say they haven't taken down the...

Prepare for firing once you hire an employee.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... When you hire someone you begin the process of firing them. Human resource expert David Dolfinger told this to a round table of managers last month at a seminar called "Pitfalls of Hiring and Firing in the '90s." Dolfinger focused on the...

Affordable housing? In mountain towns? (Corum Real Estate Group Inc.)
September 15, 1995... That's what Corum is building Having completed one affordable apartment complex near Vail, Corum Real Estate Group Inc. of Englewood has two more mountain projects in the works and others on the drawing board. However, like other efforts...

Management must re-evaluate employee skills.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Many staffers can't keep up with changes in technology, marketplace Don't be surprised if 50 percent of your current bank staff is obsolete. Like other industries, banking in the '90s is changing. Is your staff changing to meet the needs of...

Allegro hopes natural dyes spark interest. (Allegro Natural Dyes)
September 15, 1995... Company's growth depends upon educating public about product Allegro Natural Dyes last month received $1.4 million from a private Denver investment group to step up its production of ecolor, a commercial natural dye. That cash infusion...

Policies limit liability in harassment claims. (sexual harassment)(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Educate employees, management to recognize harassment, strictly enforce policy Sexual harassment in the workplace has been the focus of extensive media attention for several years. From the live reporting of the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas...

Global Access banking on idea of cyber co-op.
September 15, 1995... A new variation on an old theme could dramatically lower the price of setting up housekeeping on the World Wide Web for companies along the southern corridor of Interstate 25. Preston Adams, president of Global Access Inc., hopes to hatch a...

Rudeness has gained acceptance in workplace.(Special Section: Human Resources)
September 15, 1995... Good morning! I remember when this was the greeting to start the office day. It may have been followed by a casual inquiry as to how the evening before had gone for you, whether everyone was well in the family, and so on. Today I have...

Colo.'s first-half exports up 19.8 percent.
September 15, 1995... But shipments to Mexico fell; country may remain tough to sell to Colorado exports continued a sweet ascension in the second quarter of 1995, despite a sour sinking in shipments to Mexico. The state's total exports climbed a healthy 19.8...

New season brings new leader. (John Frew, president of Colorado Ski Country USA)(Tourism)
September 15, 1995... Frew seeks consensus among ski industry, government leaders John Frew faces an "experts only" slope full of ice and rocks to bring Colorado's ski industry out of a downhill slide. Last week, Frew was appointed the new president of Colorado...

Resorts hope to attract skiers on the Internet. (ski resorts)(Tourism)
September 15, 1995... OK techies, you've surfed the Net, but what will you do when the snow flies? Well, Colorado's ski resorts hope some of the surfers will be "skiing the Net" this season. Colorado Ski Country USA and ski resorts plan to use a presence on the...

GP Express leaves airline access up in the air. (GP Express Airlines Inc.)(Tourism)
September 15, 1995... Colorado's ski resorts live and die by transportation and, especially for big destination areas, by airline service in the high-country airports. This season, just as last, one of the main commuter airlines serving the mountains has pulled out...

Cheyenne hopes to land low-cost carriers. (commuter airlines)(Tourism)
September 15, 1995... Officials working to repeat success of Colorado Springs airport north of DIA Could Cheyenne, Wyo., become the magnet for fare-weary air travelers in the northern counties that Colorado Springs has become for those in the south? Probably...

City's downtown in danger of losing out to 'edge city.' (Denver, CO)
September 15, 1995... The recent announcements of new office developments in and near the Tech Center, along with continued slow office space absorption in downtown Denver, suggest a significant relocation of major metropolitan area functions. While it might be...