Denver ranks 19th in retail development forecast.(REAL
ESTATE)(Brief article)
A report by real estate investment-services firm Marcus &
Millichap ranks Denver 19th among 43 cities in a "snapshot
analysis" of retail-development prospects for the next 12 months.
The report . . .
70.(BY THE NUMBERS)
70
Percentage of S & P companies that said in a recent survey that
they were seeking women board . . .
#9.(BY THE NUMBERS)(Brief article)
#9
Denver's rank among the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas in
number of foreclosures last year. The 39,915 foreclosures in 2007 set a
record for the Denver metro area, eclipsing by 40 percent . . .
No time for issues at the caucus.(the ECONOMIST)
Specialization and division of labor is a basic premise of economic
theory. Adam Smith, writing in "The Wealth of Nations" in
1776, pointed out:
A workman (working alone) could scarce make one . . .
My last column.(on MANAGEMENT)(Column)
Somebody asked me what I would write about if this were my last
column.
This is what it might be.
I will want to make the point that despite the likes of Eliot
Spitzer, Bill Clinton, Joe . . .
Luxury condos selling briskly.(REAL ESTATE)(Brief
article)
Although home sales are down and foreclosures rampant, the
upper-level luxury market appears to be going strong. The
well-heeled-and-glamorous turned out in droves to celebrate the recent
grand . . .
9.(BY THE NUMBERS)
9
The percentage of S & P 500 companies in 2007 that had all-male
corporate boards, including Apple and News . . .
Steve Martin.(ON THE RECORD)
"WHERE LOCALS WITH A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT WERE PITTED AGAINST
DEVELOPERS WITH A SENSE OF CONDOMINIUMS."
--Steve Martin describing Aspen circa 1967 in his memoir,
"Born Standing Up." Martin, then . . .
Correction.(Correction notice)
In our last issue, Fred Young, executive director for risk
management for RE/MAX International, was incorrectly identified, and IMA
Financial Group's mission statement should have read . . .
New day dawning for Sun.(COTE'S colorado)
Kristin Russell couldn't be a better cheerleader for Sun
Microsystems. The vice president of IT operations at the company's
Broomfield campus evokes the kind of evangelist aura that only comes
from . . .
13.2 million.(BY THE NUMBERS)
13.2 million
Colorado visitors and residents who took part in some form of
agritourism in 2006. Farm tours, wine-tasting events, harvest festivals,
corn mazes, roadside produce stands, fishing . . .
77 million.(BY THE NUMBERS)
77 million
Tax returns filed electronically last year in the United . . .
New mindset at work.(GUEST column)
Fifteen years ago, I worked for a technology company based in
Chicago. One day, my CEO called me from the site of a new subsidiary
outside London. The deal had just gone through--our company's . . .
Legislature leaves sour taste.(READERS respond)
I really think your article hit the mark ("The sham of the
legislative process," Jeff Rundles, March). I have had a bad taste
in my mouth about the Legislature for a long time.
Most recently . . .
Suite surrender.(SPORTS biz)
The seats are great, the drinks flow freely, and somewhere down
below there's a good game going on. For mixing business and
pleasure, sports-arena luxury suites have been a go-to play . . .
Enticement for doctors in debt.(HEALTH CARE)(Brief
article)
Three Colorado nonprofits have teamed up to create a $6 million
school loan repayment program for new doctors willing to practice in
clinics serving uninsured or underinsured patients.
. . .
16.(BY THE NUMBERS)
16
The percentage of women serving on corporate boards of S & P
500 companies in . . .
Wind energy and railroad intersect in Windsor.(ENERGY)(Brief
article)
The new Vestas factory in Windsor will manufacture blades for wind
turbines, a key component of Colorado's 21st century "new
energy economy." Ironically, the Denmark-based company decided . . .
Western water lawyers are their own rainmakers.(READERS
respond)
Gov. Ritter surely sees that re-use projects are lousy photo-ops,
but as an attorney he clearly understands the value of huge legal fees
associated with water ("Ritter talks up his econ plan and . . .
The sham of the legislative process.(RUNDLES
wrap-up)(Editorial)
I have made it well known over the years how much contempt I have
for the Colorado General Assembly, aka the state Legislature. This
isn't about being anti-Republican or anti-Democrat; I'm . . .
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