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More Companies Offer On-Site Child Care. Parents love the Convenience, but is it a Long-Term Fix?
They operate in places like an airport, a resort and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls and meandering tricycles. They're child care centers based at workplaces. And in the fraught American child care[...]
Can America Really ‘Return to the Office’? And, Even if We Could, Should We?
Someone asked me recently if I exercised regularly — which I do — but it turned out to be a way of proselytizing for running as an exercise. “The only thing about me that runs is my nose,” I replied. I don’t suppose that this is what is meant by a running gag, but it worked — he moved on to someone else for a runnin[...]
Women to Watch 2023 — YMCA of Metro Denver
Everywhere in Colorado, women are leading our business communities to new levels of success. They each have a unique story that has shaped our state through economic, social and enterprising contributions. Yet, at times, these women go unnoticed. ColoradoBiz is here to change that. Throughout the YMCA's history, many incredible wo[...]
GenXYZ 2023 — Nicole Riehl
They’re uncommon achievers, whether as entrepreneurs, CEOs, nonprofit leaders, visionaries critical to their companies’ success or, in some cases, all of those roles. This year’s Top 25 Young Professionals figure to continue making a difference professionally and in their communities for years to come. Read on to learn about th[...]
The Future of Colorado Dental Care Lies in Digital Transformation
The dental benefits landscape stands to gain significantly from digital transformation, particularly in Colorado where access to dental healthcare is alarmingly low across certain patient populations. Presently, 1.3 million Coloradans — that’s a little over one-fourth of the state’s population — lack access to dental insuranc[...]
The Success of Our Economy Depends on Accessible, Affordable Child Care
The success of a flourishing economy, community, and workforce is dependent upon child care that is both accessible and affordable. Yet the business model for providing child care services in Colorado has been strained for years, leading to an ongoing decline of both supply and access. Consider the facts. From April 2018 to April[...]
The Best of Personal Fulfillment 2022
Best Fitness Club LIFETIME FITNESS A healthy lifestyle shouldn’t just be pursued in the gym it should find its way into all facets of one’s life. Lifetime Fitness aims to do just that. Becoming a member of Lifetime Fitness gets you access to all of Lifetime’s facilities, as well as opportunities to explore its health and well[...]
Top Company 2021: Professional Services
[caption id="attachment_111067" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Winner: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck[/caption] In its 34th year, ColoradoBiz's Top Company honors the Colorado companies that have drive, determination, a vision and a plan and are ultimately making the state a better place to live and work. These three companies –[...]
Best Companies to Work For, Revisited
Even the workplaces with the most innovative employee perks and engaged employees had to rethink their human resources strategies last year. Less than three months after ColoradoBiz presented the list of winners and finalists of Best Companies to Work For in Colorado, the COVID-19 crisis changed the business landscape. Workplaces c[...]
Top Company 2020: Nonprofit
In its 33rd year, ColoradoBiz's Top Company honors the Colorado companies that have drive, determination, a vision and a plan and are ultimately making the state a better place to live and work. These three companies – one winner and two finalists –represent the 2020 Top Companies in Nonprofit. Winner Focus Points Family Res[...]
How coronavirus may increase labor exploitation
Over the past few months, Coloradans have had unlimited opportunities to reflect on how we will respond to the COVID-19 crisis in the months ahead. The stressed economy is forcing people to think about their businesses differently - and one thing that should be top of mind is labor exploitation. Business leaders can make a difference[...]
6 Questions with Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee Marianne Neifert
This interview is one in a series of interviews with the 2020 Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductees. Each year, the Hall of Fame inducts a group of contemporary and historic women who have made enduring and exemplary contributions to their field while inspiring and elevating the status of women. In her 45-year career,[...]
Colorado Labor Department releases emergency rules on paid sick leave for COVID-19
The Colorado Department of Labor (the “Department”) has issued an emergency rule, the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”), which temporarily requires certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees who may be impacted by COVID-19. The Department released this emergency rule [...]
Early childhood ventures get a leg up from new Colorado initiative
Education, thanks to the advent of technology, has rapidly evolved in recent years, giving rise to new verticals and ecosystems — edtech and, most recently, early childhood development. And, these ventures are becoming quite profitable. According to education news publication, EdSurge, edtech ventures raised nearly $1.66 billion a[...]
Women’s Bean Project: 30 years of finding self-sufficiency in a pot of soup
In 1989, Jossy Eyre invested $500 of her own money to help women find self-sufficiency by making and selling a simple bean soup mix. It worked then — and it’s still working today. In the last 30 years, the Women’s Bean Project in Denver has helped more than 1,000 women break the cycle of poverty through employment. “What [...]
What Colorado Businesses Need to Understand About the Child Care Crisis
When it comes to attracting and retaining the best workers in the nation to build a life in Colorado, the state’s current child care system is decidedly bad for business. According to the Center for American Progress, more than half of Colorado residents live in a “child care desert.” In Denver alone, nine out of[...]
Get in the Spirit of Giving This Holiday Season
The holidays are upon us. ‘Tis the season for festive gatherings, time with family and helping others. In fact, The Digital Giving Index estimates that nearly one-third of all charitable giving throughout the year occurs in December. Contrary to what many believe, giving does not just mean donating money to nonprofits in you[...]
The 78 skills that will be most difficult to automate
Recently, my wife and I were eating at a local Japanese restaurant, watching the itamae – sushi chefs – carefully prepare each meal. In Japan, becoming an itamae of sushi requires years of on-the-job training and apprenticeship. I asked Deb if she would prefer eating sushi prepared by humans or the same d[...]
(For April Fools' Day, we remind you:) A fool and his money are soon parted
Divorce isn’t what anyone expects when they walk down the aisle and say, “I do.” Thought it may make for impolite dinner conversation, for a good number of people – at least 50 percent of us, according to some statistics – divorce comes knocking on your white-picket fenced-in doors sooner or late[...]
Kristen Stiles' Sitter.me emerged from family inspiration
KRISTEN STILES CO-FOUNDER + CEO | SITTER.ME |MOBILE APP| Kristen Stiles worked in IT and business strategy at Hewlett-Packard and other companies. She co-founded the technology company Sitter with Matt Stueve, a software developer with whom she had worked for a decade. INVENTION Sitter is an app that helps parents f[...]
