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Recent Articles from Jeff Rundles
Rundles Wrap-Up: Overcoming Age in the Job Market
Of course, illegal age discrimination under a variety of federal and state laws, but that and $3.50 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Rundles Wrapup: God Help Us
With all the new scooters and bikes, it seems as if the city transportation authorities were caught flat-footed, like they had no idea they were coming.
Rundles Wrap-Up: For Promised Joy
I don't think Denver and many other areas in the country will sustain the kind of growth and a version of the status quo for much longer.
Executive Wheels: A Very Close Second Best
This newly styled 2018 Honda Odyssey – the 5th generation of the venerable minivan, originally launched in 1974 – is a marvel in spite of lacking AWD.
Making Our Case for Amazon HQ2: All Grown Up – Almost
I think our most significant challenge in this Amazon pitch, however, is our overall lack of peer corporate entities and other leading business institutions.
Rundles Wrap Up: Not Chipping In
I get technology, and I marvel at and use its many benefits both professionally and personally.
Rundles Wrapup: The economic death pledge in Denver
Housing prices have skyrocketed so far out of whack that we’re at the tipping point of where people simply can’t afford to buy the American Dream. This is not a good thing for the Colorado economy, as there are only two possible outcomes:
Rundles wrapup: Save like mad and more reflections on retirement
As I write, I’m on the eve of my 65th birthday, have my Medicare card and coverage in place, am trying to delay taking Social Security until I qualify for a higher monthly payout, am finding job applications rejected due to my age (obliquely), and I’m constantly being asked why I don’t just retire by well-meaning but obviously ignorant people, mostly younger, who just assume that retirement [...]
It's time to reflect on the state of American retail
Now that we’ve all been through the annual frenzy that is the Christmas shopping season, it is time to reflect on the state of retail in America.
Fairness isn’t always on the menu
Not having just coffee at a coffee shop or just a burger at a burger joint is no crime, of course; it is, however, most assuredly short sighted. We should never forget where we came from. Too bad in banking those roots are often obscured.
Denver's on the cutting edge of public transit
Economic development – economic boom – is now firmly centered on public transportation, and it has helped shift the focus of Denver’s future from one of sprawl back to the very core of the city.
Here's why meetings are self-defeating
Why do people kvetch more about wasting time in traffic than wasting time at work? Disparities like this drive me crazy.
