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Denver embraces cowtown history with National Western Stock Show parade (Video)
If you were downtown for lunch today, it was a beautiful day to enjoy the annual tradition of the National Western Stock Show parade down 17th Street. The National Western Stock Show runs Jan. 10-25 at...
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Colorado could lose 1,000s of jobs, billions with 2,000-foot oil & gas...
A proposal floated in 2014 to push new wells 2,000 feet away from homes and buildings could lead to a 50 percent drop in oil and gas activity across the state, which would drop Colorado's gross...
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Colorado snow is deep and plentiful to start the year
A few big storm systems during the waning weeks of 2014 boosted Colorado's snowpack totals to 99 percent of the median as of Jan. 1. That's according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service,...
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Colorado company debuts way to clean fabrics without water waste
Richard Kinsman, CEO of CO2Nexus Inc., aims to turn the industry of commercial fabric care — including washing, dyeing, disinfecting and finishing — on its head. For decades, the industry has revolved...
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National Western Stock Show’s 'Boots & Business' lunch draws big business...
The National Western Stock Show's annual "Boots & Business" lunch, sponsored by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, once again drew a packed crowd of the region's top business leaders for a sneak...
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Colorado makes it easier to file complaints about oil and gas activities
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state agency that oversees the multibilllion-dollar industry, on Friday launched a "new, more streamlined process" for filing and handling...
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Colorado universities to get millions for research in advanced composites
Colorado universities will get up to $14 million in federal money over five years to pursue research and use of advanced composite materials, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter said Friday. That's because the...
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Oil & gas industry spent $11.8M on Colorado 2014 elections, says report
The oil and gas industry invested $11.79 million in election-related spending in Colorado ahead of the 2014 general election, according to a new report from Colorado Ethics Watch, a public-issues...
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Obama wants to cut oil & gas methane emissions; Colorado did that a year ago
The White House on Wednesday proposed curbing methane emissions — a potent greenhouse gas — from oil and gas operations by up to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025, but Colorado is far ahead of the...
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Entrepreneur returns to Colorado for top spot at IT company
David Raymes has helped build several companies, mostly on the East Coast, in the years since he graduated from Golden's Colorado School of Mines in 1984. His resume includes ENI, AptusNet, Imperia...
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Fight over DIA duty-free shops dismissed; appeal planned
A battle over a contract to sell millions of dollars a year worth of duty-free items to travelers at Denver International Airport has been tossed out by an administrative appeals hearing officer. The...
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Vestas to build 149 wind turbines for Oklahoma wind farm
Vestas Wind Systems said Wednesday it will build 149 of its V100-2.0 megawatt wind turbines for the Kingfisher Wind project in central Oklahoma, that when complete later this year will be capable of...
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Antero Resources 2015 budget shrinks 41 percent
The lineup of companies announcing smaller 2015 budgets, compared to last year, continued this week with Denver-based Antero Resources Corp. (NYSE: AR) announcing its capital budget for the year will...
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What Don Hunt learned running CDOT
Don Hunt, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, will step down at the end of February. He's staying on long enough to ease the transition for his successor, Shailen...
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Xcel would raise Colorado electric rates slightly under settlement
Xcel Energy Inc. on Friday filed a multi-year settlement agreement with Colorado regulators which, if approved, will raise electricity rates for its customers here by an estimated $41.5 million in...
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WPX Energy hits pause button in Colorado natural gas field
Low oil prices aren't the only source of problems in Colorado's energy industry. Dropping natural gas prices are also leading some energy companies to cut back in the state. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based WPX...
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Colorado projects get $151M in grants from energy taxes in 2-1/2 years
Severance taxes and royalty money paid by energy and mining companies for Colorado's coal, oil and natural gas resources has resulted in $150.6 million in grants awarded to 549 projects statewide since...
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Gevo scores Supreme Court win in biofuels patent battle with Butamax
Gevo Inc., which specializes in turning corn into fuel and feedstocks for the chemical industry, said Tuesday that it has scored a win at the U.S. Supreme Court. The news comes the week after Douglas...
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Erie town council to consider oil and gas ban
Erie's town council, among the first in the state to reach Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with oil and gas companies governing their operations within its jurisdiction, tonight will take up a...
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Erie votes against ban on oil and gas permits; will continue negotiations
Erie's Board of Trustees late Tuesday voted 4-3 against a proposal to impose a ban on processing local oil and gas-related permits in the town north of Denver. Following the vote, Erie Mayor Trina...
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