Posts tagged business news

• Peaberry's Locations to Close Denver Stores, Lease to Starbucks

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 12:54 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to a recent article in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver-based Peaberry Coffee released a list of 11 locations it plans to close in the coming weeks and deals to lease the stores to Starbucks. Last month, the coffee company said it would close up to 13 corporate locations in a restructuring designed to focus on franchising and retail bean sale efforts. Peaberry will keep its two kiosk...

• Plane Diverts Landing in Denver due to Severe Turbulence

  Linda Snyder | January 21, 2008 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Monday morning, a United Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to Chicago, had to land in Denver due to severe turbulence.As soon as the plane landed, paramedics came on scene to take two flight attendants and eight passengers that were injured on board to a nearby hospital.The plane landed at 3:00am according to the Denver International Airport and the plane checked out ok for...

• Residents Opposed to "Super Slab" Transportation Corridor

  Staff Writer | December 15, 2006 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Coloradans from Fort Collins to Pueblo are voicing strong objections to the "Super Slab" transportation corridor that has been proposed to be constructed through that area. Many residents along the proposed Prairie Falcon Parkway are opposed to its construction, citing many reasons including, a negative environmental, financial, and quality of life impact from the project. The Prairie Falcon...

• Pirated Software: Microsoft Files Suit in Colorado

  Staff Writer | July 18, 2006 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Microsoft has filed federal lawsuits against two Colorado companies who allegedly sold pirated Windows and Office software. Microcomp Solutions Inc. of Denver and Computers Plus USA of Grand Junction are accused of pirating software or installing the software on computers. Microsoft was made aware of the problem from system builders who are going out of business because they can't compete with...

• New County Judge Sworn In

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2006 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Gretchen Larson, a senior trail deputy district attorney with the Mesa County District Attorney's Office, is Mesa County's newest county court judge. Mesa County population is approximately 120,000 with people spread across 15 different cities including Grand Junction, Fruita and Palisade. Due to a 350% increase in the number of cases filed in Mesa County since 1972, legislators approved the...

• Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Require Companies to Provide Health Insurance

  Linda Snyder | January 28, 2008 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Tuesday, January 29th, there will be a public hearing on a proposed ballot initiative at the State Capital in Denver."The Fair Share Health Care Initiative" would make an amendment in the Colorado Constitution requiring companies that employ 20 or more to offer health insurance coverage to employees and their dependents.A Colorado Springs postal worker, Chuck Bader, initially wrote the...

• Two Companies to pay $407 million for Mistakes in Big Dig Project

  Linda Snyder | January 24, 2008 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Wednesday, January 23rd, two companies that managed and designed the Big Dig project in Boston, MA, will have to pay $407 million to the state and federal governments due to leaky tunnels and a fatal ceiling collapse which killed a woman who was driving through a tunnel to Logan International Airport.The two companies, Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Parsons Brinckerhoff acknowledged...

• F.D.A. says Food from Cloned Animals is Safe

  Linda Snyder | January 16, 2008 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On Tuesday, January 15th, the Food and Drug Administration stated that food from cloned animals is safe to eat. This makes it possible for milk and meat from cloned cows to be sold in grocery stores.Numerous farmers and cloning companies have been pushing the government to approve products from cloned animals for some time. However, animal breeding takes time so it may be many years before we...

• It Pays to be Healthy

  April Armani | July 12, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  New health plan pays for healthy choices.UnitedHealthcare unveiled a new program this month which will allow Coloradoans to save as much as $4000.00 in their insurance deductibles if insureds maintain low blood pressure and smoke free, among other things. The plan, called "Vital Measures" will be tested in Colorado, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The plan is only available to those...

• Two People Pleaded Guilty to Federal Arson For Their Role in the 1998 Vail Ski Resort Fire

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Thursday, December 14th, two people pleaded guilty to federal arson charges for their role in the 1998 Vail ski resort fire. The blaze did $12 million worth of damage and gained national attention to the activities of radical environmentalists. The Two Elk Lodge, a restaurant, ski patrol office, and operators' shack of four ski lifts were all burned in the fire. Chelsea Gerlach and Stanislas...