Recent Articles from Mike Dano
Top Company 2014: Financial services
“We are in the business of helping consumers and small businesses get back on their feet,” says Paul Larkins, SquareTwo Financial CEO. It's no wonder they are a top company in financial services.
Top Company 2014: Consulting & Professional Services
Consulting & Professional Services winner: Ecosphere Environmental Services Ecosphere-services.com Founded in 1982, Durango-based Ecosphere Environmental Services specializes in environmental compliance and permitting, natural resources consulting, public outreach and participation, and environmental planning and monitoring. Ecosphere provides professional environmental consulting solutions an[...]
Top Company 2014: Consumer Business
Working to properly scale business for growth and the years ahead, it's no wonder these consumer businesses made our Top Company list.
Top Company 2014: Media/Advertising/PR
Media/Advertising/PR winner: Madwire Media (watch a video about Madwire.) Madwiremedia.com Judging by Madwire Media’s growth, there is significant demand among small businesses for help with digital marketing. Founded in 2009 in Loveland, Madwire’s revenues have soared exponentially in subsequent years, and the company’s not shy about trumpeting that growth: In the three years between 2009 [...]
App-based upstarts fight for slice of Denver’s taxi market
For close to a century, the personal, on-demand transportation market in Denver and throughout the state has been dominated by a relatively small but dedicated fleet of taxi companies and drivers. But thanks to the smartphone revolution, that might all change. Or at the very least, work a lot differently. Currently in Denver four companies […]
From classrooms to capitalism
It was an unlikely pairing – she was an experienced business executive and he, a cutting-edge academic researcher. But after a year of refining the company’s business model and strategy, she knew they had something special. Leslie Kimerling, an entrepreneur with years of experience growing early stage companies, met professor Rafael Piestun at a dinner party […]
Colorado’s aerospace a ‘champion’ in the sector’s top three trends
Jay H. Lindell’s official title is “Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion.” Late last year, Gov. John Hickenlooper named Lindell to the state’s new post in order to push Colorado’s aerospace industry forward. And it’s no surprise that Hickenlooper selected Lindell as the man for the job: Lindell is a retired Air Force major general with […]
GenXYZ: Shawn Hansson, 35
Hansson turned his love of electronics and A/V equipment into a business that counts the likes of DISH Network, Sprint, Costco and others as customers.
State of the state: Fitness
“We believe that by providing a very unique work/lifestyle balance, we can differentiate ourselves from other employers and attract the best employees out there,” explained Marc Graveline, vice president of engineering research and development for German e-commerce company hybris. Graveline is heading up the construction of a new office in Boulder for the company, which […]
Office space evolution
Perhaps unsurprisingly, a hot topic of discussion these days is how companies can capitalize on technologies that untether and mobilize employees. If an employee can move from a desktop to laptop computer, can that employee suffice with a smaller desk? If the contents of a file cabinet can be digitized and saved onto that laptop, […]