Tag: Director
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb endorses Leslie Herod mayoral campaign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Mayor Wellington Webb endorsed Democratic State Rep. Leslie Herod for Denver mayor, the Herod campaign announced Wednesday. In the announcement, Webb said Denver is on the verge of going one of two ways and believed Herod is what the city needs to steer it…
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Metro Moves: Amplify Development Company acquires Vista Apartments
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]. Acquisition Amplify Development Co. is expanding in the state with the acquisition of Vista Apartments near the University of Denver campus, according to a news…
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Rejected personalized Colorado license plate requests: NOLUCK
No “BULL” Colorado’s Department of Motor Vehicles loves to see creativity. No really, the senior director said so in a Monday news release. But sometimes, there are ideas for personalized license plates that just go too far. Whether lewd, crude or just rude, plates like “FKSAKE” and “LAYPIPE” cross the DMV’s line, despite how appropriate…
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Interim director appointed for VA Rocky Mountain Network
The Department of Veterans Affairs appointed Sunaina Kumar-Giebel as interim director of the VA Rocky Mountain Network, according to a Monday news release. Kumar-Giebel is currently the network’s deputy director and chief operating officer. She replaces the previous director, Ralph Gigliotti, who retired after a 40-year federal government career, according to the release. The role…
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2022 Year in Review
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It seemed like 2022 would be the “get back to normal” year as Colorado pulled itself out of the pandemic, and the business and travel shutdowns that came with it. That manifested itself with things like Red Rocks setting an attendance record in 2022 with an estimated 1.54 million attending ticketed events making it the…
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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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Union workers fight for better working conditions in Greeley
Union workers in Greeley Friday took action with Starbucks workers walking out and JBS plant workers threatening a strike that was averted just minutes before a 200-worker walkout. Several Starbucks workers, members of Starbucks Workers United, walked out of the store on 11th Avenue Friday morning as part of a nationwide effort to get company…
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Metro Moves: Regis University names new president
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]. New president Regis University named Salvador D. Aceves as its new president effective Jan. 1, according to a news release. Aceves, the university’s first lay…
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Echo Lake Lodge slated for 3 years of improvements, long time concessionaire leaving with mixed emotions
For many decades, Denver’s Mountain Parks have offered an escape from the concrete jungle that is the city. The parks dot the Front Range and some extend deep into the mountains. They offer trails, campsites and learning opportunities. One of the most popular park features through the years has been the Echo Lake Lodge. Situated near the…