Category: Business
Is reality TV a watch party-worthy sport? These Denver bars bet on it.
Last Sunday, hundreds of people packed into Tom’s Watch Bar near Coors Field in Denver to cheer on their favorite team. But it wasn’t the Colorado Rockies they were there to support. It wasn’t the Broncos, Avalanche or Nuggets either. The bar was airing the season finale of “Love Island USA,” a reality dating show…
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EPA signals opposition to Colorado’s plan to close coal power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday signaled it no longer believes Colorado can mandate utility companies close their coal-fired power plants, leading environmentalists to accuse the Trump administration of attacking the state’s plan to shift to 100% renewable energy by 2031 to meet its climate goals. The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register…
Read MoreCalifornia Pizza Kitchen closes after 25 years in Cherry Creek mall
California Pizza Kitchen has closed up shop at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. It first opened at the mall 25 years ago, when the national chain made its debut in the Centennial State. CPK got its start with a Beverly Hills, California, location in 1985. Its corporate headquarters did not respond to a request for comment from…
Read MoreSwire Coca-Cola scraps plans for large bottling plant near DIA
Swire Coca-Cola, the Utah-based manufacturer and distributor, is canceling its plan to construct a 570,000-square-foot bottling plant at the northeast corner of Tower Road and Peña Boulevard near Denver International Airport. “Unforeseen delays and ongoing timeline instability have severely impacted the viability and delivery of the project. As such, we will no longer pursue the…
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Retail center Gold’s Marketplace in Wheat Ridge acquired for nearly $16M
Gold’s Marketplace in Wheat Ridge has been acquired for $15.8 million by Canopy Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate private equity fund investing in real estate across Colorado and Arizona. The 59,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center, at the corner of 26th Avenue and Kipling Street, is 83% occupied with 17 tenants, including Illegal Pete’s and…
Read MoreUS producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control
By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher for goods before they reach consumers. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index was unchanged last month from May after rising 0.3% the previous month. June wholesale prices…
Read MoreDeveloper to demolish Centennial office for apartment project
A vacant office building in Centennial is poised to be demolished and replaced with an apartment complex. The southern suburb’s city council last week approved a rezoning request from The Garrett Cos., an Indiana-based multifamily developer, for 6901 S. Havana St. The 18.9-acre site on the east side of Interstate 25 near Topgolf currently has…
Read MoreDenver judge orders CBZ Management to turn over records from its rental properties to Colorado attorney general
A judge has ordered CBZ Management to turn over to state investigators records about how the company has run its various Colorado rental properties, including several notoriously dilapidated apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora. Denver District Judge Jill Deborah Dorancy gave CBZ and its constellation of associated companies until July 28 to comply with several…
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The ups and downs of RiNo: New opportunities and questions of affordability
Once a rough industrial area dominated by warehouses, foundries and factories, Denver’s River North Art District has rapidly evolved over the years. The area has attracted new investments and transformed into a bustling cultural hotspot, with vibrant murals, entertainment and a variety of bars and restaurants, making it a go-to destination. In 2004, area leaders…
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From ‘No Nukes’ to Nuclear Now: The progressive energy flip
A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nearly 50 years ago pushed Gene Stilp into a life of activism, starting with a 1979 march on the Capitol he helped organize that drew 65,000 demonstrators and appearances by Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash. At 75, Stilp is still at it — now protesting Baltimore-based…
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