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Not Guilty Plea In Globetrotter Trainer's Death

A man accused in the slaying of a Harlem Globetrotters trainer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated motor vehicle theft. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 11:10pm

Sheen's Ex-Wife Avoids Aspen Jail For Now In Drug Case

Actor Charlie Sheen's former wife has received a deferred judgment in a drug case in Aspen. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 10:52pm

Parking Lot Owner Pleads Guilty To Operating Without License

A 7News investigation leads to lot owner pleading guilty. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 10:49pm

CU law school’s Ohm to help FTC monitor online privacy

Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School, has been appointed to the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning as a senior policy adviser.

Ohm is regarded as an authority in online privacy matters and formerly was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

The FTC in recent years has been looking into the privacy policies of Internet giants such as Facebook, Google and Twitter.

“I... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 7:10pm

Police: Robber Douses Victims With Lighter Fluid

Colorado Springs Police look for a robber who doused several clerks with lighter fluid. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 7:09pm

Postal Worker Attacked By 2 Dogs

A US Postal Service letter carrier was attacked by two dogs in a Denver neighborhood Monday afternoon. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 6:50pm

Manning Looks Good In Broncos' First OTA Workout

The Denver Broncos got their first real taste of Peyton Manning on Monday with a spirited, fast-paced workout, the four-time MVP's first full practice in more than 16 months. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 6:37pm

Chamber Leadership Foundation’s McDonald leaving for museum post

Maureen McDonald, executive director of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation, is leaving to take a position with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

McDonald next month will become the museum’s director of donor relations and major gifts.

“I have long loved the museum and have been a visitor since my childhood in Park Hill,” she said in a statement. “The opportunity to be part of a team that transforms this regional cultural institution to one of international renown is so... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 6:32pm

Wage Violations Found At Mexican Restaurant Chain

A Mexican restaurant chain with six locations in Colorado will have to pay more than $73,000 in back wages, following a federal investigation. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 6:23pm

AAA: More Mountain State Travelers This Holiday

AAA predicts about 1.6 percent more residents in mountain states will take trips this Memorial Day weekend compared with last year. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 5:31pm

DIA Baggage Carrier Crashes Into Fuel Pump

A baggage handler at Denver International Airport was hurt Monday when a cart carrying baggage crashed into a fuel pump. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 5:21pm

Denver gas prices slide as summer driving season approaches

With the first big driving weekend of the summer just days away, Denver motorists are getting a break at the pump.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge report for Monday shows the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Denver area is $3.736 Monday, down 4.1 cents from a week ago and down 13.7 cents from a month ago.

Earlier in the year, steady gains in gas prices threatened to blast the price of regular in Denver through the record $4-a-gallon set in July 2008.

Mid-grade gas in Denver averages $3.849... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 4:59pm

Community Housing Concepts remodels historic St. Louis complex

A 121-year-old apartment complex in the St. Louis area, owned by Denver nonprofit Community Housing Concepts Inc., reopened its doors Monday following a $27.3 million renovation.

CHC acquired the 209-unit complex in 2007 and hired Steele Properties to complete the historic redevelopment. The property was purchased as part of a pool of seven affordably-priced properties.

CHC partnered with U.S. Bank, the Missouri Housing Development Commission, St. Louis County and the Department of Housing and... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 4:46pm

Colorado stocks: StarTek up 14% as Dow rebounds

Wall Street rallied Monday after three weeks of declines, and only a dozen Colorado stocks lost ground for the day.

StarTek Inc. (SRT) had the biggest day with a 14.07 percent increase. Shares rose by 37 cents to close at $3.

Among the more actively traded stocks — those with an average daily volume of least 500,000 shares — the biggest gains belonged to:

• Molycorp Inc. (MCP): up 9.88 percent, or $1.94, to $21.58.

• Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (KOG): up 8.07 percent, or 64 cents, to $8.57.

•... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 4:43pm

Mistrial Declared In DJ Williams' DUI Case

A jury had only been seated for a few hours in the trial of Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams before a judge declared a mistrial Monday afternoon. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 4:23pm

Metro Denver unemployment rate at 7.9% in April

Metro Denver’s unemployment rate stood at 7.9 percent in April, down from 8.1 percent in the same month of 2011, according to raw, unadjusted county jobs data from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

The 7.9 percent rate is for a 10-county area that includes Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Broomfield and Centennial but not Boulder County.

With Boulder County included, the regional unemployment rate stood at 7.8 percent in April, down from 7.9 percent in the same month of 2011, CDLE reported... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 4:15pm

Police Looking For Suspected Serial Robber

Police in Colorado Springs are asking for the public's help in finding a suspected serial robber. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 3:13pm

Denver Chamber, Mountain States Employers to debut Manager Summit

The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Mountain States Employers Council are launching a new annual training event for managers.

The inaugural Manager Summit will be held Thursday, July 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the MSEC offices at 1799 Pennsylvania St., Denver.

“The event will provide how-to tactics to improve managerial skills,” the chamber said in a press release. “Discussion topics include: beating the budget, understanding and managing your boss, overcoming obstacles to high... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 3:13pm

Colorado Court Rules Against Wyoming Oil Pipeline

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a Wyoming pipeline company has no right to condemn property in Colorado. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 2:51pm

CH2M Hill-led group lands $929M Australia contract

A consortium led by CH2M Hill inc. has been awarded a $929 million contract for work on a power plant in Australia, the Douglas County-based global engineering company said Monday.

The contract is for engineering, procurement and construction and commissioning of a power plant supporting the Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Australia’s Northern Territory.

The contract was awarded by JKC, comprised of JGC Corp. of Japan; Kellogg, Brown, and Root of Australia; and Chiyoda Corp. of... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 2:41pm

Sinclair can’t condemn property for petroleum pipeline, Colorado Supreme Court rules

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Sinclair Transportation Co. doesn’t have the legal authority to condemn private property for construction of a petroleum pipeline.

But the seven-member court was far from united in its decision. Justice Nancy Rice wrote the majority opinion, while three other justices dissented.

Two of the justices — Gregory Hobbs Jr. and Allison Eid — went so far as to write separate dissenting opinions.

Sinclair Transportation is a subsidiary of Salt Lake... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 1:39pm

Hewlett Fire Close To 90% Contained

A northern Colorado wildfire that had forced the evacuation of dozens of homes earlier in the week is nearly contained. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 11:35am

Steak Or Fake? How To Spot 'Glued' Meat

7NEWS exposes "glued" meat, the dirty little secret some restaurants don't want you to know about: Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 11:16am

DBJ Tech Watch for Monday: Facebook IPO, Yahoo, Apple, Google, Microsoft

Welcome to the Denver Business Journal's Tech Watch, our roundup of today's tech news from around the nation, featuring reports on Facebook, Yahoo, Apple, Google, Microsoft, DaVita, Alibaba, Amazon.com, Samsung, Motorola Mobility and more.

And click here for more DBJ tech coverage.

Nasdaq apologizes for Facebook IPO snags

Facebook, other social stocks, dive on Monday

Facebook closely watched after tepid Nasdaq debut

Facebook's Zuckerberg marries after IPO

Facebook's Zuckerberg No. 26... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 11:15am

School Bus Crashes On Ramp From I-225; Injuries Reported

A school bus crashed on the ramp from southbound Interstate 225 to Yosemite Street Monday morning. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 11:13am

Homeless Man Accused Of Ax Attack

A Grand Junction homeless man is facing charges after another homeless man was attacked with an ax. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 10:30am

Warm, Dry Conditions Return With Highs In 80s

After a cool and partially wet weekend, warmer and drier conditions return to start the work week. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 10:08am

Boy Wants Apology For King Costume Dispute

An 8-year-old boy who was kicked out of class for wearing a costume of Dr. Martin Luther King is asking for an apology from school officials. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 10:06am

Shooting Leaves Girl Injured By Flying Glass

A 6-year-old girl suffered minor injuries when several gunshots shattered the window of her room while she was sleeping. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 9:57am

Memorial Service For Fort Carson Soldier Monday

A memorial service is being held for a Fort Carson soldier from Arizona who was killed in Afghanistan. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 9:53am

Man Shot After Dropping Gun While Mowing

A Colorado Springs man is recovering after he dropped his gun and it went off while he was mowing his lawn. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 9:47am

DaVita To Buy HealthCare Partners In $4.42B Deal

Kidney dialysis services provider DaVita says it will buy the doctor network operator HealthCare Partners in a cash-stock deal worth about $4.42 billion. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 9:44am

Denver May Settle Lawsuit Over Police Shooting

The Denver City Council is meeting Monday to consider settling a lawsuit brought by a bystander who was injured in a police shooting. Read more...

TheDenverChannel.com - Local News, Yesterday, 9:40am

Aspen prepares for possible drought

The city of Aspen is taking steps to reduce its own water consumption by 10 percent as the area prepares for a potential drought, the Aspen Daily News reports.

Aspen is reducing the number of times it flushes fire hydrants, and implementing a more strategic watering plan at the municipal golf course.

The city used 38.8 million gallons of water last year. Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:46am

CEO of Midway Gold resigns, citing health reasons

Daniel Wolfus has resigned as chairman and CEO of Midway Gold Corp. because of health reasons, the Englewood-based company announced Monday.

Wolfus, who owns 3 percent of stock in Midway Gold (NYSE: MDW), was re-elected to the company’s board earlier this month and will remain a director.

Company president Kenneth Brunk was promoted to chairman and CEO. Brunk was named president a year ago.

Wolfus joined the Midway Gold board in November 2008 and slightly more than a year later was named chairman... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:29am

Joe Coors could be wealthiest member of Congress

Joe Coors could stand out as the richest member of Congress if he wins the seat now held by Ed Perlmutter, The Denver Post reports.

Coors, who's trying to represent Colorado's 7th Congressional District, has family assets worth as much as $478.1 million. The wealthiest current member of Congress is Darrell Issa, a Republican from California who's worth as much as $451.1 million. Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:21am

High Sierra Energy to be acquired for $583 million

Denver's High Sierra Energy LP and its general partner, High Sierra Energy GP LLC, are being acquired by NGL Energy Partners LP of Tulsa, Okla., for about $583 million.

NGL Energy Partners (NYSE: NGL) on Monday announced the signing of merger agreements with the High Sierra Energy companies. The purchase price is $693 million, minus assumed debt.

The expected debt level at closing values the equity portion of the deal to $433 million and the cash portion to $150 million.

The closing is due in... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:03am

Grow your business one customer at a time

With companies such as Facebook and Twitter gaining users daily by the thousands, it’s easy to look past the fact that every business, no matter how large, grows by one customer at a time.

Each customer has their own unique situation, needs, and even purpose and approach to using your product or service. A good example is when Microsoft first reached out to its Excel users and discovered that most of them didn’t use the program for its spreadsheet capabilities (like they thought), but instead... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:00am

Is poor EI preventing you from gaining more business?

You’ve preached the importance of consistent prospecting and business development to your sales team. All heads nod up and down in agreement.

You dedicate a portion of each sales meeting to teaching your team new skills and strategies for opening up opportunities. Key performance metrics are set and tracked.

So with all this time and attention, why are so many sales managers and CEOs still complaining that there aren’t enough new opportunities coming through the door?

Most sales organizations... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:00am

Social Madness gets 91 Colorado entries; it's game on June 1

The entry period for our Social Madness challenge is now closed, and 91 Denver-area businesses submitted nominations.

American City Business Journals, parent company of the Denver Business Journal, is in the process of reviewing nominations for eligibility. Any ineligible nominees -- donation-supported nonprofits, for example, or companies not headquartered in Colorado -- will be notified.

The competition itself begins Friday, June 1. Companies will be scored based on votes at bizjournals.com as... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 8:00am

DaVita agrees to pay $4.42 billion for latest purchase

DaVita Inc. announced Monday it will pay $4.42 billion to buy HealthCare Partners, which operates medical offices in three states.

Denver’s Davita (NYSE: DVA) said it’s signed a definitive merger agreement for $3.66 billion in cash and about 9.38 million shares valued at $758 million. DaVita said it expects to use available cash, borrow under its credit facilities and tap into additional debt financing to cover the cash portion of the deal.

DaVita has been stockpiling cash for potential acquisitions... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 7:47am

Briefcase Plus: Fast-growing Denver startup raises $3M, plus more biz briefs

Denver-based startup UrgentRx has closed on a $3 million Series B round of financing, led by Los Angeles-based venture capital fund Jump Investors. The company provides over-the-counter medications, such as aspirin, in a fast-acting powder format, packaged in single-dose, credit card-sized packets.

The money will be used to aggressively expand the company’s distribution footprint, grow its team, and for marketing and brand awareness, according to an UrgentRx spokesman.

The funding comes on the... Read more...

Latest news from The Denver Business Journal, Yesterday, 7:00am