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McWhinney to develop full city block in LoDo

Margaret JacksonFriday, June 28, 2013

McWhinney and Grand American will develop office, retail and multi-family buiding in LoDo.

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The Real Dill booming with "microbrinery" in southwest Denver

Eric PetersonFriday, June 28, 2013

The Real Dill is booming with small-batch pickles -- with a kick.

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CrossFit Omnia opens in 8,800 square feet in Athmar Park

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 27, 2013

In Athmar Park, CrossFit Omnia will offer members a sense of community in addition to physical fitness at the city's largest CrossFit facility.

Global Cities Initiative releases report on Denver

Eric PetersonThursday, June 27, 2013

Source: Global Cities Initiative

The Global Cities Initiative released a report on Denver on June 26.

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Travelers Haven hires 20 after moving to bigger offices

Eric PetersonThursday, June 27, 2013

Travelers Haven offers outsourced temporary housing solutions to its clients. It has also launched a pair of sub-brands in Atlas Corporate Housing and HotelEngine.com.

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The Women's Bean Project: How Gourmet Food Helps Local Women

Jamie SiebraseWednesday, June 26, 2013

Sometimes hope is found in the strangest of places. At Women's Bean Project, a social enterprise offering transitional jobs to women in need, there's hope in the signature Six Bean Soup, as well as 30 other gourmet food products, all locally handcrafted with a purpose.

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One Day @ Creative Density

Eric PetersonWednesday, June 26, 2013

A day in the life of Creative Density, a coworking space in Uptown that bills itself as the most social in town. Companies like 303 Velocity, Tugboat and Terra Nova Games call the place home.

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Arapahoe Square: Revitalizing Denver's Urban Crossroads

Mike TaylorWednesday, June 26, 2013

Arapahoe Square is a roughly 30-square-block rectangle in northeast downtown Denver that has been late to the urban-core revival party. But there are signs it might be arriving.

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Entrepreneurs Riding Road to Success Thanks to Growing Bike-Based Economy

Lee ChilcoteWednesday, June 26, 2013

It's Bike to Work Day in Denver and there's been some serious growth in the local bicycle industry. From Denver to Philadelphia, entrepreneurs are building businesses around bicycles. This craft manufacturing boom goes hand in hand with trends galore -- sustainability, local-ism and alternative transit.

Denver OED releases study on Denver's potential as shopping destination

Eric PetersonTuesday, June 25, 2013

Source: Multi-Housing News Online

Multi-Housing News Online published a story on the Denver Office of Economic Development's study on Denver's emerging status as a shopping destination.

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ULI Colorado seeking minorities, women for real estate program

Margaret JacksonTuesday, June 25, 2013

The Urban Land Institute's Real Estate Diversity Initiative is designed to boost the real estate careers of minorities and women.

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Cyclops Gear releasing new 1080p HD sunglass cameras

Eric PetersonTuesday, June 25, 2013

Cyclops Gear wants to give GoPro a run for its money with its HD cameras embedded in sunglasses and goggles for true P.O.V.

The Atlantic Cities highlights Denver as "global startup city"

Eric PetersonMonday, June 24, 2013

Source: The Atlantic Cities

The Atlantic Cities named Denver as one of the world's top cities for startups.

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Medicine and art collide at exhibit on Anschutz campus

Margaret JacksonMonday, June 24, 2013

Hyper-Stasis examines the result of choices we make that impact our health -- what we eat, what we do and what we don’t do.

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CO2Nexus cleans fabric with liquid carbon dioxide, nearly zero-waste

Eric PetersonMonday, June 24, 2013

Denver-based CO2Nexus cleans fabric with liquid carbon dioxide, with nearly zero-waste. The company will start manufacturing locally in 2013.

NBC Latino spotlights Sword & Plough

Eric PetersonFriday, June 21, 2013

Source: NBC Latino

NBC Latino spotlighted Sword & Plough and its bags made of upcycled military surplus.

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LoHi Merchants launch new website

Margaret JacksonFriday, June 21, 2013

The LoHi Merchant Group serves as a platform to help merchants market their businesses in a more cohesive way and gives them a chance to network and work together with the neighborhood as one voice.

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RedCamper unveils IPA Lemon Poppy and Absinthe Orange Deliciousness

Eric PetersonFriday, June 21, 2013

RedCamper makes greeting cards from found photos and Deliciousness preserves from fresh fruit and local spirits and beer.

YOUnique Counseling opens in Cherry Creek

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 20, 2013

YOUnique Counseling offers marketing and business management support to independent counselors.

MSU Denver prof and student competing in All Women's Transcontinental Air Race

Eric PetersonThursday, June 20, 2013

Source: MSU Denver

MSU Denver's Tanya Gatlin and Daily Davies are competing in the All Women's Transcontinental Air Race from June 18-21.

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LoDo-based WellTok growing, hiring with social networking for healthcare

Eric PetersonThursday, June 20, 2013

Social health networking provider WellTok is hiring after closing on an $18.7 million investment.

Voice of Denver: Boots to Suits Paves the Way for Veterans to Start New Careers

Marcia NevilleWednesday, June 19, 2013

Boots to Suits is a program which pairs student veterans with career mentors who help the students transition smoothly from college into the workplace. CU Denver's Marcia Neville writes about Matt DePuy, one of the program's first graduates.

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Social Activism Never Tasted So Good: Three Local Restaurants Educate and Enhance the Community

Stephanie WolfWednesday, June 19, 2013

Using the food industry as means for education, three local nonprofits -- Osage Cafe, Pizza Fusion Denver and Cafe Options -- are empowering Denver by giving disadvantaged individuals the tools necessary to prosper in their personal and professional lives and, subsequently, helping them become contributing members of the community.

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Dan Drayer's Radio 2.0 at Your Local Coffeeshop

Mindy SinkWednesday, June 19, 2013

No longer at Colorado Public Radio, local radio personality Dan Drayer can now be found interviewing locals at coffee shops for his own original series, "It's Like This," which can be heard online.

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Make Music Denver Hits All the Right Notes

Eric PetersonWednesday, June 19, 2013

Make Music Denver brings the sweet sounds of hip-hop, opera, country and most every other genre to downtown Denver Fri. June 21. The event is part of the planet-wide World Music Day, held annually on the summer solstice and now in more than 500 cities.

WSJ's Lunch Break covers Denver airfare wars

Eric PetersonTuesday, June 18, 2013

Source: Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal's Lunch Break show interviewed Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney about Denver's airfare skirmishes between Southwest, Frontier and United.

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Four businesses open shop in redeveloped Five Points building

Margaret JacksonTuesday, June 18, 2013

Developer Nathan Beal's work in the Five Points neighborhood gives small businesses a place to call home.

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RiNo's Roost outperforms expectations on Kickstarter, will ship laptop stands by August

Eric PetersonTuesday, June 18, 2013

The Roost is a novel stand that makes for a more ergonomic alternative to hunching over a laptop.

eWeek says Denver is best for small business

Eric PetersonMonday, June 17, 2013

Source: eWeek

eWeek covered CardHub's best and worst places for small business employement, and Denver came out on top.

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Inspirato booming with AmEx partnership

Eric PetersonMonday, June 17, 2013

Inspirato with American Express has quickly emerged as the largest vacation club in the country.

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Foundation seeks nominations for South Platte supporters

Margaret JacksonMonday, June 17, 2013

People who have conributed to the ehnancement of the South Platte River will be honored at the After Party on the Bridge in September.

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MODesTEA's business has increased since relocation

Margaret JacksonFriday, June 14, 2013

MODesTEA offers about 80 blends of loose tea in a space that also houses local artists on Tennyson Street.

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CU Denver's Carol Golemboski wins Ippy award for Psychometry app

Eric PetersonFriday, June 14, 2013

CU Denver Photography Professor Carol Golemboski won an Ippy award for her eye-catching Psychometry app.

Forbes profiles Convercent CEO Patrick Quinlan

Eric PetersonFriday, June 14, 2013

Source: Forbes

Forbes looked at Convercent CEO Patrick Quinlan's unique management strategy.

Denver dubbed "fast-casual mecca" in Entrepreneur story

Eric PetersonThursday, June 13, 2013

Source: Entrepreneur

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill Founder Alon Mor called Denver "the fast-casual mecca" in an interview with Entrepreneur magazine.

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Novinda "on cusp" of inking deals to provide its clean-coal technology

Eric PetersonThursday, June 13, 2013

Novinda CEO Ed WIlliams says the company is about to sign contracts to provide its mercury-scrubbing technology to coal-fired power plants.

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Massif Studio offers photographers a coworking environment

Margaret JacksonThursday, June 13, 2013

J. Clay Environments used beetle kill to finish the interior of Massif Studio Space, a coworking-style photography studio on South Broadway.

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If You Heart Local, You Will Love I Heart Denver

Mindy SinkWednesday, June 12, 2013

Samuel Schimek's I Heart Denver Store has reinvented the concept of a souvenir shop by selling exclusively local art and goods. His vendors love him for low commissions and unwavering commitment to all things local.

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Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Bottom Line?

Heather CaliendoWednesday, June 12, 2013

Besides home, the biggest threat to our health is the workplace. By keeping track of the pulse of its employees, such Denver companies as DaVita, Ping Identity and Boa Technology have realized a healthy workforce is a productive one.

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Rethinking Public Housing: Mariposa and the Transformation of La Alma/Lincoln Park

Eric PetersonWednesday, June 12, 2013

As part of the Mariposa redevelopment in La Alma/Lincoln Park, South Lincoln Homes and its 278 affordable-housing units are going the way of the wrecking ball to give way to a considerable denser footprint of 900 units, as the formerly low-income public housing project expands into a broader market and brings health and sustainability to the forefront.

VentureBeat spotlights Denver

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Source: VentureBeat

VentureBeat likes what it sees in Denver's entrepreneurial scene.

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East West Partners to start speculative office building

Margaret JacksonTuesday, June 11, 2013

The Triangle Building in Denver's Union Station neighborhood will feature a bike station with a repair and rental facility, as well as showers and lockers.

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