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Cote’s Colorado: Bill Ritter aims to keep the sun and wind by his side
FORT COLLINS – If anyone wants to challenge Bill Ritter’s reputation as the “greenest governor in America,” he’ll be around to defend it. As Ritter prepared to exit the governor’s […]
Greg Allman returns to his roots with “Low Country Blues”
GREG ALLMAN Low Country Blues (Rounder)Greg Allman first conjured the spirit of the country blues 40 years ago as the young lead singer and organ player for the Allman Brothers […]
Dave Brubeck: “Legacy of a Legend”
DAVE BRUBECK Legacy of a Legend (Columbia/Legacy)DAVE BRUBECK The Definitive Dave Brubeck on fantasy, concord jazz and telarc (Fantasy) Call it a box set without the box. Released on the […]
Maximum Impact: Colorado Business Hall of Fame Laureates
What the five 2011 Colorado Business Hall of Fame laureates share with the more than 100 alumni who have come before them is the generosity of spirit and financial commitment to their communities. We're talking about the kind of drive that has a lasting impact long after they retire. And these peo...
Cote’s Colorado: Renewables vs. traditional energy
President Barack Obama’s tax-cut deal with Republicans was characterized by the Associated Press as a “Christmas tree tinseled with gifts for lobbyists and lawmakers.” Some of the “gifts” included the extension of […]
Springsteen revisits “Darkness” and unearths a couple more albums
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Promise (Columbia) After his 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run got him on the covers of both Time and Newsweek in 1975, Bruce Springsteen was under intense […]
No time for the recovery room
Economic reality at breakfast, fine wine at lunch. Before participants of this year’s Top Company trip to Napa Valley wined and dined at area vineyards, they talked about the economy […]
Beware the Black Swan
If you should encounter a black swan, do not be mesmerized by its elegant, otherworldly beauty, its majestic ominous grace. Shoot the dang thing, would you? Just a thought. "Black Swan Rising" was the theme this year for economist Bill Greiner's 2011 outlook at the ColoradoBiz Top Company trip to N...
Cote’s Colorado: Making sustainability obsolete
Alice Madden likes to tell the story of an upstart job applicant who had the nerve to confront his potential employer about the lack of sustainability information on the company’s […]
Costello’s ‘Ransom’ note rings true
ELVIS COSTELLO National Ransom (Hear Music) On his second consecutive outing with producer T Bone Burnett, the ever-adventurous Elvis Costello delivers a diverse collection of Americana-laced rock that reveals last […]
Roll out the old guys again
Boomers can try to stay cool and current by checking in with their twentysomething kids to explore the latest sounds. But it’s hard to resist the temptation to fall back […]
Celebrating success
Judges must like beer. How else could you explain how Odell Brewing Co. rose to No. 1 in the two ColoradoBiz competitions featured in this month's issue? The business executives who examined the Top Company nominations and the architects who reviewed the Colorado Sustainable Design Awards entries...
