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Up close and personal with the Nuggets
While Chauncey Billups played blackjack, an eager fan stood by, hoping the Nuggets star would agree to sign the vintage Wheaties box he was carrying around in a Ziploc bag. Billups obliged – such encounters were the theme for Big Night at Big Game, a fundraiser held earlier this month in downtown Denver. The event, sponsored […]
Talking double whammies and 800-pound gorillas
Jeffrey Campos, president and CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver Joe Garcia, the former president of Colorado State University-Pueblo and now Colorado’s lieutenant governor, warned of the double whammy faced by college students: incurring higher debt loads as students, having a hard time finding jobs as graduates. “The answer (to budget cuts) […]
Tax your way to prosperity?
The Illinois legislature, with the support of the state’s Democratic governor, rammed through major tax increases on Illinois residents and businesses on January 11, 2011. This took place just hours before newly elected representatives were to take office, with control then shifting to the Republican Party. The intent? To help address a nearly $14 billion […]
Economic forecast: storm’s over, but it’s still cloudy
Coloradans still have a tough economic road ahead, but the recession is over and we’ve moved beyond the major bumps, an analyst says. “The car goes where the eye goes,” said Patricia Silverstein, president of Development Research Partners, at Vectra Bank’s 18th Annual Forecast Breakfast on Wednesday. “For businesses, employees, we need to stay focused,” […][...]
Pro sports go green
What’s being done to “green up” professional sports? I know that the last two Olympic Games both made some effort, but are there others? The last two Olympics were indeed greener than any before, but environmental awareness isn’t limited to the realm of international amateur competition. In fact, in just the last few years, all […]
Does the right glass make the wine?
Who really cares what sort of glass you drink your wine from? Apparently a lot of people do. Do we insist upon the right wine glass because the glass, in and of itself, is an experience? Or do we really want a stem on our wine glass so our body heat doesn’t change the wine’s […]
And in this corner…
As co-owner of a large regional Travel Management Company, I have watched with great interest the ongoing battle between American Airlines (AA) and Orbitz and, later, Expedia. American has succeeded in having their fares dropped from these online sites, making it harder for consumers to compare fares. I have watched with increasing great interest as […]
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 Band. So it’s no surprise the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame icon sounds even more authentic and soulful now that he has the world-weary […]
Get answers to your sustainability biz questions
As the former executive director of CORE – Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy – Graham Russell was at the forefront of helping Colorado businesses understand how sustainability could drive innovation, cost savings, recruiting and competitive advantage. “More and more companies are setting up green teams or they’re charging someone to lead a green team […][...]
Economic uncertainty on a global scale
Two issues have led to the economic contraction we faced a couple of years ago, and still have not been resolved. These two forces are: A change in the growth profile of the world’s economic powers. During the last 15 years, the world’s economic growth leadership has shifted from countries which border the Atlantic Ocean […]
The Fed: navigating uncharted economic waters
The Federal Reserve’s high-stakes “roll of the dice” to keep deflation at bay, while also attempting to stimulate the American economy (and generate a wee bit of inflation) remains largely on track. Where we go from here remains the subject of intense debate as the Fed continues to operate in uncharted waters. U.S. consumer prices […]
And now, a few words from our lawmakers…
The legislative leaders of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Senate opened the session with speeches to their respective chambers. Here are excerpts from their addresses that center on the concern of the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry and other business organizations: economic recovery and the retention and creation of private sector jobs […]
