The cost of DIA's hotel and train station project rises -- again
As the $544 million hotel, train station and plaza construction project at Denver International Airport inches closer to the finish line, its estimated cost is expected to climb between 5 percent and...
View ArticleCanada's ambassador to U.S. touts Keystone XL pipeline in Denver speech
Gary Doer, Canada's ambassador to the United States, says he is flummoxed by the latest delay to allow more time, more thought, more study of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. “There are 84...
View ArticleHancock, city auditor react to budget increases at DIA hotel-train station...
Calling it the “elephant in the room,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Tuesday addressed the news that Denver International Airport’s massive project to build a train station, hotel and open-air plaza...
View ArticleBill to study health impacts of oil and gas dies in Colorado Legislature
A proposed law to launch a wide-ranging study of the health and quality-of-life impacts of oil and gas production along Colorado’s Front Range is dead. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday...
View ArticleOil/gas interests and legislators discussing potential bill to give local...
The oil and gas wars that many predicted at the Colorado Capitol still may be coming as the 2014 legislative session wanes, as industry representatives and elected officials are discussing a bill that...
View ArticleWPX Energy, Colorado's biggest natural gas producer, names new CEO
WPX Energy Inc., Colorado’s biggest natural gas producer, has named Richard Muncreif its next president and CEO. Rick Muncreif, 55, currently senior vice president of operations and resource...
View ArticleColorado offers as much as it risks in play for global energy market
Colorado may be far from the nation’s coasts, but the state has much to offer the world’s energy markets, according to panelists who spoke at the fourth annual Energy-Moving Forward seminar. Colorado...
View ArticleCover story: A timeline of Denver Union Station, past and present
The site of Denver Union Station has been a transportation hub longer than Colorado has been a state. A timeline: June 21, 1870: The first train arrives in Denver’s Central Platte Valley June 1, 1881:...
View ArticleCover story: What they're saying about Union Station
Share your thoughts on what the new Union Station’s impact will be. Send an email to denvernews@bizjournals.com with “Union Station” in the subject space, or comment on Twitter using the hashtag...
View ArticleCover story: Union Station stands out as Denver's ticket to the future
Many of Denver’s hopes for the future rest on a building that dates to horse-and-buggy days. Leaders here and elsewhere believe the $480 million conversion of Denver Union Station into a hub for...
View ArticleCover story: 3 ways Union Station will transform Denver
Frank Cannon, president of the Union Station Neighborhood Co., was asked to identify three ways the Denver Union Station development will transform Denver. 1“Mobility and accessibility will change...
View ArticleTed Lopez moves from ballparks to Denver-Julesburg Basin
Ted Lopez ticks off the sports stadiums he helped build or renovate over the course of more than 20 years in construction. There’s the homes of the Cincinnati Reds and Jacksonville Jaguars as well as...
View ArticleMore on the cover story: A long road led to Denver Union Station's rebirth
Denver’s transportation hub of the future is a far cry from what it was just a decade ago. Then, historic Denver Union Station — built in 1880s after an earlier depot was damaged by fire — was a dimly...
View ArticleAnadarko, Noble Energy talk about death of local-control bill
The question of where local control over Colorado’s multibillion-dollar oil and gas industry starts and state oversight ends has been an area of discussion and negotiation across the state for decades...
View ArticleXcel Energy and solar power backers broker deal for 2014 Solar*Rewards
Xcel Energy Inc. and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) have cut a deal to allow incentives and rebates to flow for new renewable energy systems installed this year while the two...
View ArticleClimate-change report could help Colorado prepare
The massive "National Climate Assessment," released by Obama administration on Tuesday, points to recent events, such as the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire that devastated a Colorado Springs neighborhood, as...
View ArticleDenver's FourPoint Energy, partner buy $275M in oil & gas assets
Denver's FourPoint Energy LLC and affiliates of EnerVest Ltd. have bought $275 million worth of oil and gas assets in the Granite Wash area of western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. The deal,...
View ArticleEncana buys big in Texas’ Eagle Ford play; doubles oil production
Encana Corp. doubled its oil production — and signaled the Canadian company was serious about its move into the oil patch — with a $3.1 billion purchase of about 45,500 acres in Eagle Ford oil play in...
View ArticleA ballot proposal targeting Colorado's oil and gas industry is withdrawn
The number of proposed ballot initiatives focused on oil and gas operations in Colorado stands at 11 now that an early contender, filed in February, has dropped out of consideration. Proposed...
View ArticleEnergy issues loomed large during Colorado 2014 legislative session
Energy interests and the environmental community notched wins during the 2014 legislation session, including the state’s continued support of renewable energy goals and an updated fine structure for...
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