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Another Colorado oil and gas ballot initiative is dead
Supporters have halted efforts to put Initiative No. 75 on the fall ballot this year, leaving supporters of new regulations on Colorado’s oil and gas industry with just two — Nos. 88 and 89 — still...
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Halliburton launches push to fill 150 oil & gas jobs in Colorado amid...
Halliburton Co. employs 1,900 people in Colorado and currently has more than 150 open positions — including for entry-level people — in the state. And Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has launched an...
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Colorado energy bills are cheapest in the nation, report says
Monthly energy bills for Colorado residents are the lowest in the nation, according to a study by WalletHub, a consumer focused website. The new study looked at three areas: electricity, natural gas...
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What they're saying about Hickenlooper pulling the plug on oil & gas session
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has officially pulled the plug on his effort to call a special session to give local governments more regulatory control over oil and gas drilling within their...
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Judge says Polis-backed groups on Colorado oil and gas don’t have to detail...
Groups backed by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis pushing ballot initiatives that would put more restrictions on the Colorado’s oil and gas industry into the state’s constitution don’t have to report where their...
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RTD's FasTracks takes another step forward
One more element of the Regional Transportation District’s sprawling FasTracks rail construction project is starting to move forward — if it can land a federal grant. The RTD board of directors this...
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Hickenlooper joins with Colorado business group to fight oil & gas initiatives
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, surrounded by a crowd of senior executives representing the state’s biggest industries, on Thursday joined with the business-backed powerhouse Coloradans for...
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Denver mayor touts transit-oriented development
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock hopes that a focus on a “Transit Oriented Denver” strategy will boost development throughout the city along the new FasTracks rail lines that the Regional Transportation...
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Vestas says it's poised for the future, has 800 Colorado jobs open
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has 800 open positions in Colorado, most of them concentrated at the company’s blade plants in Windsor and Brighton north of Denver. And the company...
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Contractor picked for I-70 toll lane to smooth Colorado high country traffic
A smoother, faster trip to Denver after a weekend of high-country skiing is moving closer to reality, as the Colorado Department of Transportation has picked a contractor and construction work has...
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Ascent Solar, maker of thin-film solar panels, raising $32 million
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. said Monday it is raising money from private investors and will issue $32 million in senior secured convertible notes and warrants. The Thornton-based maker of thin-film...
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Fly much? You'll pay more as security fees, parking prices rise at DIA
The price of flying is going up at Denver International Airport, with parking prices rising and the federal government raising security-related fees. On Monday, the federal Transportation Security...
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Colorado business group asks Polis to withdraw his oil and gas ballot proposals
Vital for Colorado, a business group that counts more than 2,700 members on its rolls, has asked U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Boulder) to withdraw his support of two ballot proposals aimed at the state’s...
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Longmont can't ban fracking, court decides, but ruling is stayed pending appeal
A Boulder district court judge has ruled that Longmont can’t ban hydraulic fracturing within its borders, but also issued a stay in the case. District Judge D.D. Mallard on Thursday granted a motion...
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Denver to host EPA hearing on CO2 cuts
Interest in the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to cut the nation’s emissions of carbon dioxide by 30 percent by 2030 is running very high. So high that if you snagged a speaking slot at the...
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More on the cover story: Inside Ardent Mills, Colorado's newest 'Big Food'...
Here’s how this story ends: With me standing in the baking aisle of a local grocery store, holding a bag of flour in my hands and grinning. I was grinning because I was holding a bag of white, whole...
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Colorado energy companies on a hiring spree
Colorado’s energy sector is booming, with big-name companies announcing they have hundreds of jobs available. Vestas Wind Systems, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer with four Colorado plants, is...
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Cover story: A look at Colorado’s other major food production players
WhiteWave Foods: An organic behemoth Name: WhiteWave Foods Co. HQ location: Corporate headquarters in Denver; North American division headquartered in Broomfield. Products: The Silk brand of...
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Cover story: Big Food finds a home in Colorado
When two giants in the nation’s flour milling industry announced plans in early 2013 to combine about 40 of their mills under a new joint venture called Ardent Mills LLC, Denver didn’t stand out as an...
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More on the cover story: Leprino's a big deal for Colorado dairy
What does Denver’s Leprino Foods Co., the world’s biggest mozzarella cheese maker, mean for Colorado’s dairy industry? That’s easy, according to people who work in that sector of the state’s...
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