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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...
Top Company 2010: Mass Service & Supply LLC
Mass Service & Supply CEO Cathy Grasmick says she’s still a farm girl at heart. The owner of the Pueblo-based business, who grew up on the state’s Eastern plains, directs […]
Built to last, built to lead
You don't necessarily have to have a giant budget or a colossal project to set a strong example. Sustainable development, our judges believe, should balance energy-efficient and low-carbon footprint features with reasonable costs. This year's first place winners include a family-owned brewery in Fo...
Top Company 2010: ReadyTalk
Scott King smiles when he recalls the first time he made the two-hour trek by bike from Boulder to ReadyTalk’s LoDo office. His older brother, Dan, who had cycled to […]
Portland’s platinum high-rise
On a Sunday night in Portland, Ore., people stream in and out of the lobby of Twelve West, a 23-story building that serves as headquarters for Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects. […]
Honoring the clean energy gov
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter likes to joke that he coined the term “new energy economy” – before President Barack Obama co-opted it from him on the campaign trail. Ritter, who […]
The Miles Davis mind-blower, 40 years later
MILES DAVIS: Bitches Brew 40TH Anniversary Collector’s Edition and Legacy Edition (Columbia/Legacy) Forty years ago, Miles Davis confounded many of his long-time fans — and won thousands of new ones […]
Fueling the economic fire
There's nothing more inspiring in a rough economic climate than hearing about companies that are succeeding and even adding jobs. While the Not So Great Recovery continues to emerge […]
Colorado’s Top 25 most influential young professionals
As the judges of the inaugural Top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals in Colorado reviewed more than 150 nominations, we were wowed by the level of success these 21- through 39-year-olds have achieved in their relatively brief careers. We had a tough time selecting just 25, even though we focu...
