Category: Business
West Side Books, a Denver Highland mainstay, faces uncertain new chapter
The first thing you notice walking into West Side Books is the smell. It’s a good smell. It’s the smell of older books, stirring up memories of entering a small-town library where the head librarian knew your name and what you liked to read. Customers of West Side Books in Denver’s Highland neighborhood know that…
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Meat processor JBS pushed Greeley instructors to falsify safety trainings, whistleblower says
JBS USA, the meatpacking giant headquartered in Greeley, pressures instructors to falsify safety trainings so its employees can get to work on production lines with a history of causing injuries, a whistleblower alleges in a recent lawsuit. Salima Jandali, a former JBS worker who is Muslim and from Morocco, says in her complaint filed in…
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Wings Over the Rockies CEO out after eight months
After eight months in the cockpit, the top leader at Wings Over the Rockies is out. Marcus Harshaw is no longer the Denver aviation museum’s president and CEO. The circumstances of the departure are unclear. Harshaw did not respond to BusinessDen’s requests for comment. David Dickerson, a museum board member, has taken over as president…
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Atlanta developer to build 380 new residences in Arvada’s Candelas community
A project that will add about 380 new residences to Arvada’s Candelas development is set to break ground next month. The project, just northeast of the Welton Reservoir, is targeted for completion in April 2028. The development will include 324 apartments with one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 688 to 1,196 square feet, plus…
Read MoreEnglewood-based EchoStar gives up wireless network independence for enough cash to survive
Loaded down with $30 billion in debt and struggling to make interest payments as revenues from its pay television business declined and costs to build out its new wireless network accumulated, Englewood-based EchoStar Corp., owner of Dish TV and Boost Mobile, has been in a financial tough spot for months. Compounding matters, the Federal Communications…
Read MoreCracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar
By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Business Writer Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. Related Articles West Side Books, a Denver Highland mainstay, faces uncertain new chapter Meat processor JBS pushed Greeley instructors to falsify safety trainings, whistleblower says…
Read MoreBook authors settle copyright lawsuit with AI company Anthropic
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of book authors has reached a settlement agreement with artificial intelligence company Anthropic after suing the chatbot maker for copyright infringement. Related Articles West Side Books, a Denver Highland mainstay, faces uncertain new chapter Meat processor JBS pushed Greeley instructors to falsify safety trainings, whistleblower says Wings Over the…
Read MoreTrump family crypto empire expands with Crypto.com partnership
By ALAN SUDERMAN President Donald Trump’s personal crypto ventures are expanding again, this time with plans for a digital asset treasury company that holds an alternative cryptocurrency. Related Articles CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections Trump extends control over Washington…
Read MoreFounder vs. president: Trial to decide future of dog toymaker Kong begins
A trial to determine who will own Kong, which grew out of a Denver auto shop to become a global pet toy valued at a half-billion dollars, got underway Monday. The three-week proceeding follows more than three years of litigation across two Denver courts and pits Joe Markham, Kong’s founder, against his company, its longtime…
Read MoreBroadway karaoke bar sings closing number after 18 months
Rhapsody Karaoke has sung its last tune. The bar at 24 N. Broadway in Denver’s Baker neighborhood has closed after 18 months filled with building issues, liquor license delays and a downtrodden drinking environment. Owners Ben and Hillary Todd, who also run Full Afterburner Calzones on the same block, said foot traffic dropped from 800…
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