Recent Articles from Site Staff
Images under fire
(Sponsored Energy Section) No image has stoked fears and rallied the anti-fracking movement quite like the “flaming faucet” scenes in the “Gasland” documentaries. But key aspects of that depiction – and the attempt to connect the presence of methane in tap water to hydraulic fracturing – have been met with doubt and in some cases outright […]
Fracking and Colorado’s economy
(Sponsored Energy Section) Tom Clark likes to tell the story of the time a delegation of top businesspeople from Turkey was visiting Denver and took a particular interest in the region’s advancements in oil and gas development. “They had interpreters, and they certainly made a good effort with their English,” recalls Clark, the CEO of the […]
Fracking debate: What’s in it for families?
(Sponsored Energy Section) Colorado is one of the top six natural-gas producing states in the country, and residents paying utility bills every month are among those who benefit directly from that production. Average household energy costs in Colorado – $1,551 per year – are 23 percent less than the national average, primarily due to historically […]
What would an anti-fracking statewide amendment look like
(Sponsored Energy Section) A ballot initiative filed with the state’s Title Board – the first step in getting a measure onto the state ballot – has economic leaders throughout Colorado particularly concerned about the potentially crippling economic consequences it would bring. One such measure seeks to amend the state’s Constitution to give municipalities “the power […]
Fracking may save water
(Sponsored Energy Section) Critics of hydraulic fracturing like to point to the amount of water it requires, typically millions of gallons per well. But compared to other industries, the amount of water used for hydraulic fracturing across the state is actually tiny – about 0.1 percent of Colorado’s total demand according to the Colorado Division of Water […]
Colorado city loses tech jobs due to fracking ban
(Sponsored Energy Section) Sometimes the appearance of anti-business regulation can deter business development as much as the reality of it. That appeared to be the case earlier this year when a Boulder-based company looking to relocate to a larger space ultimately chose Louisville over Lafayette. The company, XetaWave, cited concern over the Lafayette Community Rights […]
CBCA: The winners
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) announced the winners of the 2014 Business for the Arts Awards, honoring companies and individual’s for their exemplary partnerships and engagement with the arts, to a sold-out crowd of arts, business, and civic leaders at the Seawell Grand Ballroom on Wednesday. “Congratulations to the arts and business leaders […]
Acquisitions, due diligence and successor liability: What about export controls?
By Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson Our company is in the process of acquiring all assets of a competitor. It has a large share of the marketplace and the acquisition will help consolidate your company’s business objectives. The target company is particularly attractive because it has a substantial international market. Your company has been exploring the possibility to […]
GenXYZ Top Five: Leah Pilcer, 26
It’s not uncommon for someone to make a little money waiting tables, flipping burgers or juggling employee schedules to help pay for college. It’s a little more unusual for that same person to fall in love with the business. “I started in restaurants early on to save money for college and it was an environment […]
GenXYZ: Christopher Hemming, 35
Strategic connector, Hemming is the president of C10, a private network of C-level businesspeople and technology leaders that hosts exclusive events in cities across the U.S.
New commerce secretary seeks to tap Colorado’s export potential
Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker kicked off her nationwide listening tour with business leaders and Department of Commerce employees with a series of stops in Colorado. Over a two-day period in July, she met with employees of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder. […]
Frackers and farmers
Story and Photography By Lee Buchsbaum As the tents go up at Front Range farmers’ markets each spring, it’s a sure sign of the immense and healthy bounty to follow. Beginning with bags of locally produced, organic, leafy greens, followed by bulbous tomatoes and an assortment of zucchinis, peppers and squash, the farmer’s market season […]