Tag: Austin
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What’s holding Denver’s startup scene from growing like Austin or Miami?
“It’s going to be just like climbing a 14er,” a Dish Network executive said. “And some parts of those are just going to be really hard.”
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Creighton comes into another second-round matchup with Baylor looking a lot different than 2014 team
The names of the universities, mascots and coaches are about the only things that remain the same since Baylor beat Creighton in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Bears brought an unceremonious end to Doug McDermott’s decorated college career by blasting the 2014 National Player of the Year and the Bluejays, 85-55, in the second round…
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Two Denver area companies announce 100+ layoffs
A car-cover company and website design company with Denver area operations notified the Secretary of State this week more than 100 employees will be laid off. According to the WARN notices both companies filed, Wix.com Ltd. plans to sever 62 workers from its downtown Denver office. GT Covers, a division of Covercraft Industries LLC, will…
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Denver’s police chief hints of supporting reducing traffic stops
Denver’s police chief is open to the idea of examining ways to reduce traffic stops. While that may sound like counter-productive policing, those stops sometimes escalate into violent interactions between the police and civilians and at times end in deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. Though nothing has been decided for sure, Police…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to stay home. He wanted to keep a promise to his daughter, he said, having assured…
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Metro Moves: Pop Up Grocer lands in Denver this week
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Opening Friday A national specialty grocer called Pop Up Grocer is opening a Denver location on Friday. The move followed openings in Chicago, Miami, New…
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Denver Nuggets rookie Bones Hyland hoping to make noise during first playoff experience
DENVER – The brighter the lights and bigger the crowd the better, Bones Hyland seems to believe. When asked Thursday how he’s approaching his first playoff series, which starts Saturday in San Francisco, Denver’s lone rookie didn’t blink. “I’ve never experienced it on this level,” Hyland admitted. “But I know I’m more than ready, though.”…
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From California to Broomfield, food safety tech company moving its headquarters
SnapDNA, a company that created technology to improve food safety testing, picked Broomfield as its new headquarters, state officials announced Wednesday, joining a growing number of foodtech companies locating or growing in Colorado. The company, now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, plans to hire up to 144 workers in the coming years with…
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Same ball movement, better shooting starting to benefit Denver Nuggets’ offense | Davon Reed reportedly set to rejoin team
Playing the right way offensively is starting to pay off for the Denver Nuggets. Friday’s win over the Hawks produced a season-high 133 points and marked the sixth-straight game the Nuggets surpassed 100 points, the longest stretch of such games this season. Denver went 4-2 in those games, averaged 118.5 points per game and posted…