Duluth, Minnesota, is hiring a social worker to help people with addiction and mental health problems. Pueblo, Colorado, started paying homeless residents to clean city streets. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — in Palm Beach County, home to 160 golf courses — is building a new golf course. These are among the thousands of ways cities […]
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Improving Investor Behavior: Feeling confident? Are you sure?
I’ve contributed to the Denver Post monthly for a while now, and I’m grateful for readers who have reached out to me with thoughts, comments, and questions. Some about my writing, the market, and broader topics like the meaning of wealth or improving investor behavior. My goal has always been to encourage a discussion. I […]
Fifth-generation Colorado business tries a new approach based on old values to attract workers in tight labor market
Signs of labor shortages are everywhere. Restaurants have cut their hours, warehouses pile up with products that wait for truck drivers to deliver them and construction projects stretch out for weeks and months longer than expected. And if it were only about finding help. An estimated 4.3 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in August, […]
Cybersecurity firm subleases a third of its downtown HQ
The Optiv building now has a little less Optiv. The Denver-based cybersecurity firm, whose signage adorns the top of the 1144 15th St. office tower, has subleased one of its three floors in the building to PNC Bank. The bank took the 28th floor, which is 24,650 square feet, according to Colliers broker Matt Ball. […]
In race for 5G, alarm and security services get stuck in the middle
By Steve Lohr, The New York Times Company Melissa Brinkman’s troubles are threatening to slow down AT&T’s multibillion-dollar rollout of ultrafast 5G wireless technology. Brinkman is CEO of Custom Alarm, a company that installs and monitors home and commercial security systems, fire detectors and personal emergency alert devices in and around Rochester, Minnesota. Those alarm devices […]
Upgrading? Here’s what you can do with an old mobile device.
By J. D. Biersdorfer, The New York Times Company Upgrading your smartphone or tablet will leave you with a decision: What to do with your old device? Trading in, donating or recycling retired gear are all popular options, as is passing on a serviceable phone to a family member sharing your wireless-carrier account. But you […]
Plans revived for 36-story LoDo tower, this time with ground lease deal
Plans for a 36-story apartment tower along Speer Boulevard near Larimer Square are back on, nearly three years after first being proposed. San Antonio-based developer Kairoi Residential resubmitted plans to the city this week for a project at the corner of Speer Boulevard and Market Street, on the block at the edge of LoDo known […]
It’s time to stop paying for a VPN
By Brian X. Chen, The New York Times Company I am done with paying for a virtual private network, a service that claims to protect your privacy when you are connected to a public Wi-Fi network at the local coffee shop, the airport or a hotel. For more than a decade, security experts have recommended […]
Aurora Hills: Suburban neighborhood appeals to families
Buyers considering moving to Aurora Hills seek an established neighborhood conveniently located near amenities like dining, shopping, and recreation. Routinely rated as one of the best Aurora neighborhoods, Aurora Hills is known for its homes built in the 1960s, mature landscaping, and large trees. Ashley Wildeman, 8z real estate agent, is a Colorado native who […]
Longtime Pueblo mill makes move to solar power to make world’s “greenest steel”
A steel mill in Pueblo that has been powered by coal during most of its roughly 140-year existence will now get most of its electricity from solar energy. EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel welcomed state and local elected officials as well as its partners in the 300-megawatt Bighorn Solar project to the site Wednesday for a […]
“As seen on TikTok” is the new “As seen on TV”
NEW YORK — Near the Twizzlers and Sour Patch Kids at a New York candy store are fruit-shaped soft jelly candies that earned a spot on the shelves because they went viral on TikTok. A flood of videos last year showed people biting into the fruit gummies’ plastic casing, squirting artificially-colored jelly from their mouths. […]
The Greens at Buffalo Run offers townhome-style condominiums with thoughtful design and room to breathe
The Greens at Buffalo Run offers 74 townhome-style condominiums with four floor plans near Buffalo Run Golf Course. The convenient location provides an easy commute into Denver and a quick 10-minute drive to Denver International Airport. The two- to four-bedroom floor plans are available as ranch homes or two-story homes, and all come with unfinished basements […]