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Made in Colorado 2012
“Everyone knows Colorado as this great resort community with incredible skiing and biking and white-water rafting. They don’t realize all the innovation,” says Gov. John Hickenlooper, who cited technology, aerospace, outerwear and recreational gear as examples of the state’s leading edge. “Colorad...
Executive edge: Bill Vidal
For Guillermo "Bill" Vidal, talking about contentious topics like immigration and high school dropout rates are more than civic exercises. The Cuban native knows firsthand what challenges new arrivals to this country face. As the former mayor of Denver adjusts to his new job as the president and C...
Made in Colorado: Craft beer and spirits
Lance and Anna Hansen founded Jack Rabbit Hill Farm about 12 years ago in the North Fork Valley to grow grapes. In 2005, the California transplants decided to branch out and founded Peak Spirits, a distillery that keeps its focus on the farming connection, a concept commonly practiced in Austria a...
Cote’s Colorado: Pancakes, soup and street talk
Letting your lunch partners pick the restaurant usually means little more than trusting them to pick a place with great food. So when Roxane White — Gov. John Hickenlooper’s chief […]
State of the state: Technology
The concept of the “smart” home is hardly a 21st century phenomenon, but Comcast aims to bring it mainstream with a service priced low enough to be bundled with cable bills. Xfinity Home Security allows users to keep tabs on their castle both at home and remotely to control temperature, lighting a...
Former HP chief took on Senate campaign in California
Carly Fiorina didn’t wait too long to work on her second act. After leaving Hewlett-Packard in 2005, the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company took on another […]
Inside the mind of Steve Jobs
Just about anything Steve Jobs ever uttered was scrutinized as closely as the latest word from the Federal Reserve chief. It was not just about what Apple was going […]
Cote’s Colorado: HP-Compaq merger remains Carly Fiorina’s legacy
Carly Fiorina defines true grit and risk-taking. The former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard has the distinction of being the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company. While at HP, […]
Colorado Business Hall of Fame: Jake Jabs
While some of his competitors have gone out of business during the tough economic climate of the past few years, Jake Jabs has expanded his American Furniture Warehouse empire to 13, with new stores open or under way in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. The company - long known for its founder's...
Kinky Friedman’s “Hanukkah Tour” ain’t what you think (unless you know the K
If you go:Who: Kinky FriedmanWhen: 8 p.m. ThursdayWhere: Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., DenverTickets: $35www.theorientaltheater.com or 720-420-0030 Kinky Friedman wastes no time getting the work done during an interview […]
State of the state: Hospitality
As Wende Curtis celebrates the 30th anniversary of Comedy Works in downtown Denver and the third anniversary of her second club in Greenwood Village, she doesn't have more brick and mortar on her mind.What's next likely will be more on the creative side: books, speaking engagements - and a reality...
Crawling from the wreckage
Five years ago, economist Bill Greiner gathered with a dozen or so business-people from Colorado in a San Francisco hotel meeting room and talked about the “long, hard slog” – […]
