Cleanup work starts at site of deadly Firestone home explosion
Contractors this week got the go-ahead from Firestone officials to start cleaning up the remains of a home at 6312 Twilight Ave., the site of the deadly explosion on April 17 due to a build up of...
View ArticleJefferson Parkway toll road project is alive and inching ahead
The $250 million, 10-mile Jefferson Parkway is the last piece of a beltway around Denver envisioned in the 1960s.
View ArticleColorado named one of 10 winners in global Hyperloop One...
A proposal to build a "hyperloop" transportation system in Colorado with people riding back and forth in a tube at high speed has been named one of 10 winners in a global competition held by Hyperloop...
View ArticleHow Colorado landed on Hyperloop One’s top 10 list
Hyperloop One's global competition drew 2,600 entries, 35 finalists — and 10 winners.
View ArticleColorado energy regulators issue order on Xcel-Boulder breakup
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Thursday issued its 90-page written decision outlining the next steps Boulder needs to take in its years-long effort to divorce the city from Xcel Energy...
View ArticleBuyer beware: Oil and gas rigs may be closer than you think (Video)
Information about Colorado’s oil and gas sector, including where the drilling rigs will go in the future, is more available than ever — but for prospective homebuyers, finding it can be hit or miss.
View ArticleBP gets better connected to the field with mobile Wi-Fi, smart glasses
The oil and gas sector is rapidly adopting high-tech innovations.
View ArticleLunch break at Douglas County business park can mean a free bike ride
The 20,000 people who live, work or visit the Meridian International Business Center in Douglas County have a new way to tool around the 1,685-acre business park: shared bicycles. The Meridian Metro...
View ArticleProposed cuts to EPA budget could ripple through Colorado economy
Cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's budget could affect the private sector in Colorado, environmental advocates say.
View ArticleHead of Colorado's biggest environmental advocacy group is moving on
Pete Maysmith — executive director of the state’s largest environmental advocacy group, Conservation Colorado, for eight years — is moving on to a national role. Maysmith says he’s leaving Conservation...
View ArticleColorado unveils new rules to tighten oil and gas operations following...
"This is fine tuning to make things safer," the state's top oil and gas regulator said.
View ArticleColorado wants more information about radioactive oil and gas waste at landfills
State health officials are exploring ways to get more information about oil and gas waste sent to Colorado landfills, particularly concentrated waste that harbors low levels of naturally occurring...
View ArticleColorado solar sector worries about future after federal trade case decision
Colorado’s solar power sector on Friday blasted a unanimous decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission that imported crystalline silicon solar cells are harming the U.S. industry. The 4-0...
View ArticleDIA’s $1.5 billion gate expansion gets city council approval
With little fanfare and only a few questions, the Denver City Council on Monday approved four contracts to launch a massive, $1.5 billion gate expansion project at Denver International Airport. The...
View ArticleHyperloop high-speed transportation company plans research center, test track...
The CEO and co-founder of Arrivo, a Los Angeles-based high-speed transportation technology company, has a simple dream for Denver: the ability to go skiing before work using Arrivo’s hyperloop...
View ArticleCDOT boards approve massive contract for I-70 overhaul in north Denver
Divisions of the Colorado Department of Transportation have approved the agency’s biggest contract ever today as part of a $1.3 billion effort to replace the crumbling Interstate 70 viaduct in north...
View ArticleColorado tightens oil and gas rules to cut air pollution
Energy companies working in northern Colorado will have to inspect their smallest facilities more often under regulations approved today by state authorities. The Air Quality Control Commission, part...
View ArticlePublic input sought for Colfax bus rapid transit project
Following last week’s decision by Denver voters to approve a $937 million bond package, city officials are moving ahead to gather public input on plans to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) system...
View ArticleUnion workers, frustrated by slow negotiations, plan rally at Xcel building
After months of negotiations over a new contract with Xcel Energy Inc., union workers will hold a lunchtime rally Friday at the utility’s headquarters in downtown Denver. The rally is focused on the...
View ArticleAnadarko Petroleum plans to goose Colorado spending in 2018
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said it plans to invest about $950 million into its operations next year in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which spreads north and east of Denver to the state’s borders. That’s...
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