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Heat in the Morning, AC by Noon
Like the climate control in your car, the temperature of home buying season in Denver can change on a dime. Like its namesake, sometimes we skip spring altogether and head right for the 90-degree days, while every now and then, our summer flowers freeze before the leaves begin to fall. Recent numbers released by the Colorado Associ[...]
Opportunity Zones: Seizing the Investment Opportunity in Colorado
The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act resulted in the creation of a significant new economic development tool through a federal income tax incentive known as the Opportunity Zone Program ("OZ Program"). This tax incentive regime is designed to stimulate economic development by incentivizing taxpayers to reinvest c[...]
Consistently Keeping Promises Drives Manufacturer's Growth
The term – manufacturing – refers to a range of human activities, from handicraft to high tech, but most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. The following three companies – ColoradoBiz magazine's 2018 Top Company awa[...]
16 Million Pounds Recycled by Colorado's Top Nonprofit
From recycling to micro-finance and setting standards for transparency in business, the collection of nonprofit organizations are making a positive difference in the Colorado community, hence their acknowledgement as 2018's Top Companies in the nonprofit category. WINNER BLUE STAR RECYCLERS COLORADO SPRINGS Whe[...]
Designing the Ideal Employment Environment Earns Denver Company Accolades
Professional services – from architects to accountants, engineers to doctors and lawyers – this expansive sector encompasses a meaningful chunk of Colorado's economy. The 2018 Top Companies in this category run the gamut from employment solutions to environmental stewardship. Check out the Top Professional Services[...]
Top Company Positioned to Use Real Estate to Unriddle Savings
It's no secret – what, with cranes and newly erected buildings springing up seemingly overnight – that real estate is booming throughout Colorado. The brains of these operations are featured in ColoradoBiz magazine's 2018 Top Company awards, particularly in the Real Estate category. Read on[...]
Best in Service – Dedication Makes for Top Hospitality Company in Colorado
Clearly, Colorado is known for its plethora of playground options and opportunities – dream-like destinations for hikers, bikers, skiers, boarders or those just looking for a little R&D in a stunning scenery. It is with that we give you the Top Companies in the Travel + Hospitality category – those who hav[...]
Digital Marketplace Connects Construction Industry Professionals
Laying the groundwork and building the infrastructure upon which we live work and play are the Top Construction and Engineering Companies of 2018. Day by day, these firms design, plan, erect and manage, roads, tunnels, bridges, buildings, facilities, utilities and other structures that comprise our communities. Innovative and energ[...]
Money-Minded Business Puts People First
Speaking in dollars and cents, the finalists and winners of the 2018 Top Company – Financial Services – awards put the bottom line at the top of the list and work to put you in the black. These professional services – credit unions, banks, tax preparation firms, insurance providers, etc. – encompas[...]
The Spirit of the Rocky Mountain West
When you think of Colorado’s flavor industry, beer likely comes to mind, and for good reason, too. Micro-breweries scattered around the state have the range and multiplicity of Galápagos finches. But here in this biodiverse ecosystem of bubbles and hops is a community of world-class distillers who aren’t turned o[...]
How to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
In nearly every destination or gateway town, not only are short-term rentals squeezing the last drops out of the housing supply, but more profoundly, they are threatening the very character that drew in locals and tourists. For example, in Crested Butte in 1997, short-term rentals were a mere 6 percent; by 2016, they were al[...]
In the Zone: 126 Distressed Areas Selected for Investor Opportunity
The recent selection of 126 investor Opportunity Zones in Colorado amounts to a modern-day Goldilocks story, with the final selected zones nominated from 501 economically distressed U.S. Census tracts. During the statewide selection process, some areas were deemed “too cold” to attract ca[...]
Confluence Accords Unveiled at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
During the four-day Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, outdoor recreation officers from eight states met on the rooftop of Le Meridien Denver Downtown to sign an agreement dubbed the "Confluence Accords," that outlines best practices to promote public health and wellness, education and workforce training, econ[...]
A Case Study in Financial Ruin
Summertime is a good reminder of the No. 1 mistake people make in real estate. Why is it so critical to have sufficient insurance on your property? CAST STUDY IN FINANCIAL RUIN About five years ago, a major wildfire destroyed many homes in Black Forest – not far from Colorado Springs. We had a loan on a residential inv[...]
Colorado Springs Startup Has Grand Plans for the Future of Food
PC: U.S FOODMAVEN FOUNDED: 2015 | HQ: COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs-based FoodMaven, a produce and packaged food reseller, has gained traction with a business model that tackles waste in the American food service system, successfully embodying conscious capitalism with a for-profit operation that balances generating re[...]
A Better Way to Operate and Scale Coworking
PROXIMITY SPACE FOUNDED: 2015 | HQ: MONTROSE Searching for a solution to manage a single coworking space in Montrose, Proximity Space created its own platform with standardized, easy-to-integrate tools and features. As other spaces heard about the platform, the idea to build a better way to operate coworking scaled, with more th[...]
Colorado Startups to Watch
Six companies. Five cities. More than $50 million in funding. Hundreds of jobs. Our startup stars – shining brightly across the Colorado business firmament from Montrose to Colorado Springs, Durango to Denver—are proof-positive that talent runs deep in the space between New York and Silicon Valley. “There&rsq[...]
C-PACE Gives Power of Tax Assessments to Business Owners
Adding a line item to property tax bills is not usually something that commercial entities relish, but Colorado C-PACE is putting the business investment power of a tax assessment into the hands of building owners. C-PACE, or Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, is a public/private partnership funding mechanism that takes ad[...]
Click Medical Helps Amputees, Patients with Growing Product Line
Imagine trying to move around all day in shoes that don’t fit with no way to fix the problem without visiting a medical professional. People using prosthetic limbs often deal with that discomfort and impaired mobility, says Jimmy Capra, CEO of Click Medical in Steamboat Springs. Capra, 44, and business partner and prosthetis[...]
What Symbols Mean to your Business
Does your company value the role of symbols in your branding and corporate culture? How about symbols in your office space? They play an important role, the visual symbols of success, failure, confidence and most importantly, culture. Think about this: symbols are found in almost every item in an office. If you have an office full [...]
