Adams County denies permit for Colorado-Texas NGLs pipeline
Adams County commissioners have denied a land-use permit for the proposed Front Range Pipeline, a 435-mile natural gas-liquids (NGLs) line between Colorado and Texas, because it passes through land...
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Ford F-150 to offer natural gas option in Colorado-driven initiative
The Ford F-150, the most popular pickup in the nation, will come in a new flavor for 2014: a version that can run on compressed natural gas as well as gasoline. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), based in...
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RTD could make Longmont the end of FasTracks’ North Metro rail line
A $2 million study looking at commuter options for bus and rail service to Denver’s north and northwestern suburbs could make Longmont the end of the line for the proposed FasTracks North Metro rail...
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CH2M Hill offers how-to study on setting sustainability goals
Setting long-range goals with concrete milestones will help businesses meet their sustainability goals, according to a new paper issued by Douglas County-based global engineering firm CH2M Hill Cos....
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DIA sells $720M in revenue bonds for project funding
Denver International Airport has sold $720 million worth of revenue bonds at a 4.94 percent interest rate. The bulk of the money from the Airport System Subordinate Revenue Bonds, about $608 million,...
View ArticleHow many acres of solar power panels do 1,000 homes need?
It takes 32 acres of solar power panels to meet the demands of 1,000 homes, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden. By comparison, imagine solar power panels...
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Xcel Energy may increase its wind-based power by 30 percent
Xcel Energy Inc. serves customers in eight states, and is considered the No. 1 utility in the nation for wind-based power. And it’s about to add even more wind — due to the current “extremely...
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Zipcar sharing service launches in Denver
Zipcar, a car-sharing company, is launching in Denver, just weeks after another sharing service, Car2Go, launched its operations in June. Cambridge, Mass.-based Zipcar was purchased by Parsippany,...
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MWH focuses on hydroelectric
Hydroelectric power — using water to generate electricity — seems old-fashioned, but it’s the biggest source of renewable energy in the United States. And it’s big business for MWH Global, the...
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Colorado oil companies shipping crude by rail again
As Colorado’s crude oil production booms, exceeding the capacity of pipelines, energy companies are turning to railroad cars to get the liquid black gold out of state and off to market. Traditionally,...
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Highway Technologies emerges from closure as Colorado Barricade
For years, the Denver branch of Highway Technologies Inc. provided traffic signs, cones and barricades to high-profile events statewide, including the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver Broncos...
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2 guys meet over a beer, and a new company is born
The birth of traffic safety company Colorado Barricade Co. LLC as a new, locally owned Denver-based firm started over a Friday-evening beer. That Friday morning, May 17, Houston-based Highway...
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CH2M Hill lands contract on big Canadian oil pipeline
CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. has landed a contract to help oversee the construction of a multibillion-dollar pipeline project backed by TransCanada Corp. But it’s not the Keystone pipeline, the controversial...
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IHS's 10-year rollup includes Carfax and Jane's Defence. What's next?
Scott Key, the new president and CEO at IHS Inc. as of June 1, isn’t exactly new. Key has been with the Douglas County-based information and analysis firm (NYSE: IHS) since 2003, and has been the...
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Panel reviewing Colorado renewable energy law adds 2 members
A 10-member advisory committee looking at the feasibility of implementing Colorado’s controversial new renewable energy standard for rural electric cooperatives will have two new members at its next...
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PDC Energy sets stock offering
PDC Energy Inc. will sell 3.75 million shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering. The Denver company (Nasdaq: PDCE) said it’s also granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up...
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Rocky Mountain oil and gas deals surged in Q2
The Rocky Mountain region saw a big jump in oil and gas deals in the second quarter, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The value of the deals more than tripled in the second quarter, to...
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Boulder City Council to vote on a future without Xcel
The Boulder City Council will vote tonight on moving forward with plans to create a city-owned utility to provide electricity to residents and businesses in place of Xcel Energy Inc. And big battles...
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Colorado oil and gas attorney Ken Wonstolen joins Bill Barrett Corp.
Denver’s Bill Barrett Corp. has a new lawyer: longtime oil and gas attorney Ken Wonstolen. Bill Barrett (NYSE: BBG) announced that Wonstolen had joined the company as senior vice president-general...
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PDC Energy hopes to raise $243M in stock offering
PDC Energy Inc. expects to raise $243 million from a public offering of 4.5 million shares of common stock, up from 3.75 million shares the company had planned to offer. The Denver company (Nasdaq:...
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