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Pinnacle Bancorp announces acquisition of AmFirst Bank
Pinnacle Bancorp Chairman Sid Dinsdale announced the signing of an agreement for Pinnacle Bancorp to acquire AmFirst Bank, located in Nebraska and Colorado, a wholly owned subsidiary of AmFirst Financial Services Inc. AmFirst Bank has total assets of $260 million with three operating locations in Nebraska and two in Colorado,[...]
How Damon Baker's software helps restaurants treat all customers like regulars
DAMON BAKER CO-FOUNDER + CHIEF TECHNOLOGY | HYPRLOCO |CLOUD-BASED LINE-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR RESTAURANTS| When Damon Baker served with the U.S. Marine Corps, he worked as an infrared data technician. After discharge, the self-taught computer programmer worked in software development for 20 years. In 2013, Bak[...]
The top tech talent of Colorado 2017
Colorado technology professionals work for hipster firms in cool spaces, legacy corporations and companies in between. According to the Colorado Technology Association, the state's information technology work force encompasses two groups: tech companies, which have about 146,800 workers, and IT occupations across all industrie[...]
8z Real Estate: Purpose, alignment and trust
(Editor's note: This is the third of a five-part series intended to give business leaders, founders and executives greater insight into building a great workplace.) Lane Hornung, founder and CEO of 8z Real Estate, brought an outsider perspective to building a top Colorado real estate company. 8z has received significant [...]
Protect your company from a data breach
Yahoo’s recent announcement that CEO Marissa Mayer would forego a 2017 stock award (after giving up a 2016 cash bonus) following security breaches in 2014, 2015 and 2016 underscores the importance of having a security team in place to prevent or at least mitigate security breaches. The Yahoo Board found the company&rsquo[...]
Made in Colorado 2017 – Manufacturing poised for growth [Video]
PHOTO BY: JORDAN HUEGLI The Made in Colorado 2017 Forum and Awards brought together the state's greatest goods and their makers to celebrate and discuss the state of manufacturing. Filmmaker Jesse Barlow joined in the festivities and captured some of the "creativity and energy" of the sector. "In Colorado, [...]
Workshops not working? No time for a graduate degree?
Leaders at Colorado Parks and Wildlife faced a triad of organizational challenges in recent years, including migration through a state-mandated merger, a covey of impending retirements, and challenges between a more urbanized Colorado citizenry and wildlife. Employees working in the state division needed effective leadership [...]
No more drivers: 15 more predictions and rules for the road of the future
(Editor's note: This is the second of two parts. Read the first 10 predictions here.) Last week, I shared 10 expectations for our driverless futures, and the more I muse on the subject, the more variables I've consider. The true value of a prediction is in drawing attention to a situation, and then allowing your audience[...]
Made in Colorado 2017: Most ethical manufacturer
From the finalists selected this year: Mile High Workshop, New Belgium Brewing Company and Eco Brands Group, the three companies have a variety of commitments to ethical people, product and community policies that are wow-worthy. WINNER NEW BELGIUM BREWING CO. Inspired by a Euro bike trip, Fort Collins duo Kim Jordan and Je[...]
Ent hires business banker on Pueblo team
Southern Colorado's Ent Credit Union announced Wednesday, March 1, the organization would add Rick Nieves to their business banking division. Bringing 15 years of financial services experience to the position, Nieves maintains a commitment to developing customized financial solutions for his business clients.&nbs[...]
Reviewing econ 101
Here’s a quiz: What are the four “economic questions” from your Intro to Econ class you should keep in beyond when school is out? The correct answers are: What to produce How much to produce How to produce Who gets the production The last question considers the distribution of production,[...]
Why millennials are the "foodie generation"
As millennials have grown up, so have their tastes. And now that they’re entering their 30s, the restaurant industry is rising to meet them. The 75 million Americans that make up the millennial generation are bringing new perspectives, preferences and expectations to their decisions about which restaurants to visit. Accordin[...]
UMB reaches nearly $2 billion in HSA assets and deposits
UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMBBank, n.a., has reached nearly $2 billion in health savings account (HSA) assets and deposits as of Jan. 31, a 30 percent increase from $1.5 billion a year ago. In addition, individual health savings accounts surpassed 988,000, compared with 818,000 accounts as of Jan. 31,[...]
PorchLight Real Estate: Insider insight and a new approach
(Editor's note: This is the second part of a series intended to give business leaders, founders and executives greater insight into building a great workplace. Read Part One.) PorchLight Real Estate co-founder and co-owner Amy Bachelder Bayer was a top-producing realtor in Denver from 2000 to 2007, averaging more than $10 mil[...]
TRIO Environments takes top honors at builders' show
TRIO Environments won top honors for "Best Commercial of the Year" and "Best Interior Design of a Custom Home" during the 2017 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Fla. Additional honors include “Best in Region” – Mountain Region (Co[...]
Why companies must excel at digital value delivery
Mobile technologies and communications have changed the game for businesses of all kinds and all sizes. With the introduction and proliferation of smartphones, tablets, kiosks and other “in the moment” technologies, we have seen companies race to provide digital touch points to their customers, employees and business pa[...]
What do your customers hate about you?
What do your customers hate about you? If you answer that and find a solution, you’ll likely grow. A recent story about Elon Musk caught my eye. He saw that there was a complaint on social media about people leaving their Tesla cars at the charging stations longer than required, causing new arrivals to wait and get steamed i[...]
How to keep the health care conversation going
Open enrollment season has ended, but that doesn’t mean the conversation should be closed. Continuing to educate and communicate with employees throughout the year can help control the overwhelming feeling of making benefit selections in the future. Offering employees ongoing, digestible information encourages them to put mo[...]
How to sell the feeling and close the sale
It’s no secret that people (yes, you too) buy based on emotion, then justify their purchases later with facts and logic. Regardless of what you sell ― a product, a service or advice ― people buy based on feelings. No matter how much we think that people are rational beings who occasionally act emotionally, the reality is [...]
Best of Colorado 2024 is Now Live
Now in its tenth year, the Best of Colorado Reader’s poll gives our readers a chance to voice their opinion on what they believe are the best service providers and companies throughout Colorado. Last year, we featured 127 different categories, received more than 3,100 ballots and nearly 30,000 total nominations. Of course, none o[...]
