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Tech startup: MYAPP2GO.COM
company:MYAPP2GO.COM INITIAL LIGHT BULB After nearly a decade in the banking software and services industry, Dan Rogers "shifted gears" and launched MYAPP2GO.COM last year with cohorts from his previous business, MSP Inc. At the time, the iPhone 3 was in its infancy and Rogers saw the writing on the wall for his previous business. "[...]
Filling a prescription for prosperity
Outside Lilly Marks' window on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, tractors rumble and towering cranes jockey for position, as the university and neighboring hospitals forge ahead with roughly 1 million square feet of new construction, totaling $820 million in capital investment. Among the additions to the already-[...]
GENxyz finalists 2011
DAVID SINKEY, 33Professional position: Principal and director of marketing, sales and land procurement, Boulder Creek BuildersPath to success: The graduate of the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business joined Boulder Creek Builders' predecessor, Cessna Associates, in 2000. He has developed sales and marketing tools that h[...]
GENxyz: Colorado’s Top 25 Young Professionals for 2011
They're young, they're tech-savvy and they're undaunted by the lingering economic downturn that has now persisted almost half of some of their professional careers. They're also givers, involved in their communities. But most of all, they're doers. This is the 2011 edition of "Gen XYZ," our second annual look at 25 professionals un[...]
Do you know who your IRA beneficiary is…
Deciding whom to designate as a beneficiary for your IRA might seem like an easy decision-you probably want your money to go to someone near and dear to you. But is the person (or people) you're thinking of actually named as the beneficiary on the particular IRA you opened all those years ago? To be certain, it's wise to review your [...]
David vs. Goliath, business-style: Part 2
In my last article, I talked about how "David" companies can compete against industry Goliaths with smart positioning. The idea is to create a niche where your differentiators are without compare; something that addresses a particular market pain point that you do better than anybody else. Now I'd like to drill down into some tactica[...]
Rare earth rising
An obscure mineral with a long and colorful mining history in Colorado may be reemerging as an element critical to the widespread use of solar and wind power. At the same time, it introduces a bit of a quandary for environmentalists seeking a clean and renewable energy future. The substance is vanadium, long used as a metal alloy [...]
Colorado Springs is looking a lot more like Denver
By Robert D. Loevy Colorado Springs and Denver have a unique relationship, although hardly anyone ever comments on it. Ever since I moved to the Springs more than 40 years ago, I have been calling my hometown "a suburb in search of a central city." Colorado Springs has an unusually small downtown for the center city of a metro are[...]
Confusion muddles the health-care market
Ask a health-care executive for his current outlook on the sector and you'll likely hear how its extraordinary growth prospects are threatened by confusion about reform. The controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 was passed to address soaring health-care costs that have crippled employers for decades. But i[...]
The Economist: The deficit/debt fiasco
As I expected, Congress dealt with the debt ceiling crisis at the ninth hour by raising the ceiling and appointing a committee (the third), leaving the basic problem unaddressed. The market for U.S. Treasury securities yawned - there is still no safer place for your money - while the stock market swooned, then bounced back. The basi[...]
Cote’s Colorado: Insurance for the future—a kid with a great job
The U.S. economy eked out a mere 18,000 new jobs in June. Employment in the private sector stayed about the same while government cut 39,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported. In that environment, with unemployment at 9.2 percent, my youngest son snagged a great job, beginning work almost immediately after graduation (he got marrie[...]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Alpine Bank
2) Alpine Bankwww.alpinebank.com Alpine Bank believes happy employees beget satisfied customers. This philosophy helps explain how, since its founding in 1973, this community bank has successfully set up shop in 28 Western Slope communities from Durango to Steamboat Springs to its base in Glenwood Springs, with 37 branch offices i[...]
Still smoldering
By Steven Titus/photograph by Thia Martin The 6,250-acre Four Mile Canyon fire was deemed "contained" on Sept. 13, 2010, a week after it started a few miles west of downtown Boulder. But for those whose homes it touched, the impact of this relatively small forest fire will be felt for decades. Some 169 structures were destroyed[...]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Large
4) Mercury Payment Systemswww.mercurypay.com FOUNDED: 2001LOCATION: Headquartered in Durango with an office in Denver.CEO: Matt TaylorCOLORADO WORKERS: 430IN A NUTSHELL: Mercury Payment Systems is an integrated transaction processing company created to enhance point-of-sale systems by offering credit, debit, check, gift card and lo[...]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Small
4) R.A. Nelson & Associates Inc. www.ranelson.com Founded: 1976 | Location: Avon CEO: Chupa Nelson | 2010 revenue: Colorado workers: 60 IN A NUTSHELL: R.A. Nelson & Associates specializes in building mountain resort communities, with a focus on green practices, community amenities, recreational facilities, luxur[...]
Best Companies to Work for in Colorado: Medium
4) RETURN PATH INC.www.returnpath.net Founded: 1999 Location: New York CEO: Matt Blumberg 2010 revenue: $33.4 million Colorado workers: 127 IN A NUTSHELL: Return Path is an e-mail technology provider that offers an on-demand software application to monitor and certify e-mail programs. Companies like Facebook use th[...]
Supporting women at work
It's astounding what people can accomplish when they get the right support, something that women in business still lack-even in the 21st Century. It's for this reason that The Women's College at the University of Denver is announcing The Center for the Advancement of Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) for Women this fal[...]
Fixed income’s role in saving for retirement
Every investor's financial situation and investment goals are unique and evolve over time. As investors approach retirement, funding living expenses becomes an increasingly significant consideration. For many investors, maintaining a steady income stream is a focus for their retirement years. Customizing your portfolio to include fi[...]
Fatal marketing mistakes for tech companies
For all Colorado's diversity of tech companies and entrepreneurs, there is still a small list of marketing missteps that can cause them to limp along far beneath their potential, or worse yet, fold outright. As veterans who have built and marketed tech-based companies from Silicon Valley to Colorado, our team has seen it all. We've [...]
Landlines and land mines
The blue beacon of Qwest is gone from the Denver skyline, as memories of the dot-com rise and fall and the trial of Joe Nacchio have gone similarly dim. From the haze emerges CenturyLink, which - after closing on its deal to acquire Qwest in March for about $10.6 billion (and assuming another $11.6 billion in debt) - is the nation'[...]
