Category: Business
Denver may soon have multiple stadium districts along the South Platte River. Can the city support them all?
Before the industrial age, before railyards and steam plants and I-25 melded a concrete jungle around a polluted river, the South Platte was the genesis of Denver. The riverbanks were mined for gold. The river itself was used for irrigation for farmlands. For over a century, a cycle of neglect and refurbishment has flowed through…
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Denver’s first $100 million in downtown grants unveiled for housing, business projects — and Civic Center
Ten projects in downtown Denver — ranging from office-to-housing conversions to business concepts — are set to get cash infusions as city leaders seek to bring foot traffic back to a struggling but vital part of the urban core. The roughly $100 million in awards announced Wednesday would come from the Downtown Development Authority, a…
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Golden-area ranch owned by same family since 1911 on market for $14.85M
An 811-acre ranch in the Golden area that has been owned by one family for more than a century is on the market for $14.85 million, real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield said. The property, owned by the Ladwig family since 1911, is one of the few remaining large parcels available along the Front…
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Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil
By JOSH BOAK and RAJESH ROY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Related Articles Senate confirms Trump’s pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties…
Read MoreTourists added $28.5 billion to Colorado’s economy last year
Tourists continued to funnel billions of dollars into the Colorado’s economy last year, but new data released Tuesday shows a mixed bag for tourism’s impact in 2024 and the first half of 2025. Tourism contributed $28.5 billion to the state’s economy and supported 188,510 jobs across the state in 2024, both of which are relatively…
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Egg price hikes drive Coloradans to raise backyard chickens
At the Fleischer Family Farm in Lakewood, fresh eggs are among the fastest sellers at the Saturday market. The eggs simply taste better compared to ones that are factory-farmed, according to Paul Fleischer, who runs the business with his wife, Chelsie. The eggs are more flavorful, the yolks are a deeper yellow, and many who…
Read MoreNightclub, restaurant eyed for building on downtown edge after $1M sale
The building at 2019 Stout St. has sold at least five times since 2008, been foreclosed on once, and currently isn’t much more than four walls and a roof. “It’s basically a shell, they acquired a shell. It doesn’t have electrical, it doesn’t have plumbing,” said Matt Call of NavPoint Real Estate. The latest sale…
Read MoreWaste Management threatened with eviction from Denver recycling facility
While it waits for a new $100 million sorting facility to be built in Aurora, Waste Management claims it is being wrongfully evicted from its current Denver recycling facility. The national trash company has leased several buildings at 3600 E. 48th Ave. in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood since 2005 without much problem, according to a lawsuit…
Read MoreDenver says ‘one-and-done’ policy for concept plans could save developers time
Earlier this month, Denver rolled out an update to its permitting process that could shorten development timelines by several months. It could be pretty transformational for us,” said Chris Gleissner, director of site design and neighborhood development for Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department. Gleissner said the department is moving to a “one-and-done” process for…
Read MoreAfter closing both Denver taprooms, Great Divide Brewing plans a new one this fall
Denver beer drinkers who miss bellying up at one of Great Divide Brewing Co.’s now-closed taprooms will soon be able to do so once again. Wilding Brands, the local craft beverage conglomerate that bought 31-year-old Great Divide earlier this year, announced Tuesday that it will open a new spot for the brand at 3040 Blake…
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