Recent Articles from Ali Longwell
A Gourmet Find in a Most Unexpected Place
The 4,000-square-foot store has double the profit margin of the grocery industry standard.
Ski Seance
There are few trickier tasks in Colorado business than resurrecting one of the state’s 100-plus ghost resorts.
Executive Wheels: A Worthy Pickup Competitor, and Made in the USA
All of my apprehensions melted away the very minute I got into the Tundra and drove it around the block
Executive Wheels: Great Base Vehicle, Suspect PHEV System
The Outlander itself – available in a gasoline engine format – just might be the ticket for someone looking for a mid-sized SUV, but this PHEV – Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle – is another matter.
The Colorado You Were Promised
Just for starters: In Grand Junction residents spend 32 percent less time sitting in their cars than Front Range residents.
Workplace Culture: A Case Study
Whether or not you are intentional, deliberate and consistent about building and engaging your culture – it exists – and is impacting your business performance.
How Value-Based Health Care Can Address Coloradans Costs
Five policy themes that align with value-based care and that could be driven by private and public sector stakeholders might help move Colorado providers, payors and consumers toward arrangements yielding better care at lower costs.
The Nonprofits Behind the Profits
Corporate charitable arms can build stronger communities — and brands. But they can also attract young professionals who increasingly want to work for businesses that go beyond profit and loss.
Executive Wheels: Too Many Little Flaws
Little things can become deal breakers as far as I am concerned.
Female Founder Builds a Global Empire with a Single Questionnaire
When Browning founded her first company in 1985, The Browning Group, “Female entrepreneurs in Colorado were few and far between,” she says.
Get in the Spirit of Giving This Holiday Season
No matter how you give back this year, remember that every act of kindness or generosity can go a long way to spread good cheer and support your neighbors.
Business Schools Vie for Recruits the Way Companies Do
When business booms, business schools often don’t.