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Colorado’s Front Range continues to see a steady stream of California transplants — not just people, but entire corporations and satellite offices. One of them could be a Bay Area financial technology (fintech) startup that is looking at the metro area and could bring in nearly 800 jobs over eight years. Project Feline, a codename […]

By David Shepardson | Reuters WASHINGTON — Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has met with some of his company’s toughest critics, facing aggressive questions over the social network’s failures to protect consumer privacy and a call on Thursday to sell WhatsApp and Instagram. On the second day of a three-day trip to Washington, Zuckerberg, wearing […]

The National Western Stock Show on Tuesday announced Marcy and Bruce Benson have been named the 2020 Citizens of the West. The annual award recognizes “those who embody the spirit and determination of Western pioneers and perpetuate the West’s agriculture heritage and ideals,” according to a press statement from the Stock Show, following last year’s […]

Xcel Energy-Colorado’s requested rate increase would go into effect Jan. 1, 2020 if approved by the Public Utilities Commission. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will begin taking public comment next week on a rate increase Xcel Energy-Colorado proposed in May. The increase would net the company an additional $158 million a year, which would be […]

A new service provider for food and drink service at Broncos games debuted against the Raiders last week with the unveiling of a $7 million investment for concession upgrades at Empower Field at Mile High. Aramark and the Metropolitan Football Stadium District finalized a 10-year agreement Wednesday for the Philadelphia-based company to serve as the […]

Despite high prices and tight inventory, the Bay Area remains a strong market for real estate investors. The Urban Land Institute ranked San Jose and San Francisco among the top 20 metros for real estate prospecting, citing a growing local economy, young work force and a long-term sustainable market. The Bay Area scored better this […]

By Shannon Liao | CNN Business After months of waiting, Apple’s new software update for iPhones is almost here. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system is set to become available to download on Thursday. The update usually comes out around 1 pm ET, or 10 am PT. Anyone with an iPhone 6S model […]

NEW YORK — Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc. said Thursday it plans to go public in 2020. It’s a long-awaited move for the San Francisco company, which was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, who needed some extra cash so they put air mattresses on their apartment floor and charged $80 per night. […]

By Gregory Wallace | CNN Two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet officials criticized California’s environmental record Thursday as the state and the administration are in a pitched battle over the authority to set vehicle emission standards. “No state has the authority to opt out of the nation’s rules and no state has the right to […]

By JENNIFER GOLLAN of Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting LOS ANGELES — In her final months, Elaine Geslicki, a bedridden dementia resident at a home for seniors in the Los Angeles area, had difficulty communicating. But by the time the owner of Court Yard Estates sent her to the hospital in an ambulance, […]

Elizabeth Warren, prominent antitrust academics, and even a Facebook founder, have all called for an antitrust suit to breakup Facebook. Now state attorney generals have announced an investigation. But breakup advocates should be careful what they wish for because the real problems Facebook creates—addicting people like a drug, promoting fake news, allowing a foreign power […]

An engineering director for Google is suing the firm, claiming she was paid less and denied a promotion because she’s a woman, then was demoted for complaining. Ulku Rowe, a former managing director for JPMorgan currently working in Google’s Cloud unit, “has played a critical leadership role in building Google Cloud’s offering in financial services,” […]