Miscellaneous

• Utility proposes dam

  Staff Writer | April 14, 2006 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado Springs Utilities proposes building a $10 million inflatable dam to prevent sewage spills into Fountain Creek. Under this plan, clean water from a nearby pond would be released into the creek to avoid harm to downstream water rights. Jerry Forte, Utilities Chief Executive Officer, believes the dam would be the best way to alleviate the waterway's environmental problems, saying, "It's...

• It's a CROC(s)

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:47 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  For your reading pleasure, here's an AP article about those popular Crocs, which were started by three Boulder-based entrepreneurs. Crocs began in 2002 as shoes for boating and the outdoors. Click here to see the full article.

• ConAgra Sells Plants

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:35 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  ConAgra Foods said today it will sell 15 plants in 10 states, including a turkey processing operation in Longmont, Colo., as it sheds its refrigerated meats business. Here's an excerpt of the 2/3/06 story in the Rocky Mountain News:The sale, which the company announced Thursday, would affect about 6,000 employees of the Omaha-based company, and ConAgra plans to part with its Armour, Butterball...

• Wrongful Death: Discarded Embryo

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  An Illinois Judge has ruled that a Couple May Sue Over an Embryo Mistakenly Discarded by a Fertility Clinic. Interestingly, the Judge ruled that "a pre-embryo is a 'human being' . . . whether or not it is implanted in its mother's womb."In a recent opinion, Illinois's Cook County Judge Jeffrey Lawrence said "a pre-embryo is a 'human being' ... whether or not it is implanted in its mother's...

• Murder trial for road rage suspect

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Jason Reynolds faces charges of murder for a road-rage incident that took the lives of two drivers last November. Click here to see the article from the Denver Post.

• Boston Scientific and Safety Issues

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 12:49 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  There's never a dull moment around Boston Scientific lately. The New York Times reported on 1/27/06 that, just after winning the bidding war against Johnson and Johnson for the purchase of Guidant, Boston Scientific received some very bad news from the FDA. The FDA issued a warning relating to safety procedures that was expected to delay the introduction of new products, citing Boston...

• Online Brokerage Changes

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  TD Ameritrade Holding Corp was recently formed with the merger of TD Waterhouse and Ameritrade Holding Corp. The merger is but one of a several significant consolidations in online brokerage. E-Trade Financial Corp. announced acquisitions of HarrisDirect from Toronto-based BMO Financial in August and BrownCo from JP Morgan Chase & Co. in September.Like most online brokers, the new TD Ameritrade...

• Marriott Buys Cheyenne Hynds

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Mariott chain to restore historic downtown Cheyenne structure to house TownePlace Suites, says it's "excited to keep it as is."The Wyoming Tribune published a follow-up piece about the $9-10 million dollar renovation project:By summer, work may have started on a new hotel in downtown Cheyenne.On Thursday executives from Capital Management Inc. announced they have won the franchise to build a...

• Chipotle Sizzles

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2006 6:32 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The Rocky Mountain News reports that Denver-based Chipolte Mexican Grill Inc.'s shares more than doubled on the first day of trading after McDonald's Corp. took the fast-growing chain public.Click here to see the full text of this article.

• Rocky Mtn Securities and Investments

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2006 7:45 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  According to an administrative order filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Stephen J. Horning, president of the failed Rocky Mountain Securities and Investments Inc. failed to take steps to avoid the financial collapse of the investment firm in February 2003. An administrative-law judge will hold a hearing to determine if the allegations are true. Horning, of Aurora, could face...