Tag: Executive Director
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19 residents of Aloft Hotel search for housing as temporary shelter closure approaches
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aloft Hotel, home to 124 homeless people identified as having a high vulnerability to COVID-19, is closing April 27. The future for 19 of the tenants remains uncertain as The Salvation Army, City of Denver and state work to connect them with housing resources.…
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Kroger-Albertsons merger raises fears of lack of competition in Colorado
A proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, first announced in October last year, is raising worries about a lack of competition in Colorado, among other issues. Kroger, which operates King Soopers in Colorado, said that its proposed merger with Albertsons, which operates Safeway, will lead to lower prices, no layoffs for frontline workers and $1 billion to keep…
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Metro Moves: Civic Center Conservancy announces two new staff members
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 hires Civic Center Conservancy hired two new staff members, according to a recent press release. Piep van Heuven will serve as the deputy director…
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Denver student killed near East High School frames end of mayoral debate
Death of Luis Garcia, 16, frames conversation around school safety at recent mayoral debate
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Amprius Technologies, Inc. to create gigawatt-scale factory in Brighton
Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:AMPX), signed a letter of intent for a 775,000 square-foot lithium-ion battery production facility in Brighton, according to a Monday news release. The company plans to create a gigawatt scale factory to support lithium-ion battery production which will benefit the U.S. electric mobility market, according to the release by Gov. Jared Polis…
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Metro Moves: Doug Friednash appointed to Denver Health Foundation board
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]. Board appointment Denver Health Foundation appointed Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck lawyer Doug Friednash to the board of directors for a three-year term, according to a…
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Denver to consider extending local disaster emergency to better handle influx of immigrants
A local disaster emergency may be extended by the Denver City Council as the city has seen a steady influx of over 4,600 immigrants from the southern border. Denver began accepting immigrants in December and the extension will last until March 27, 2023. In addition, the Council has 12 other resolutions on its agenda ahead…
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Colorado Chamber establishes Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Task Force
In an effort to find common ground between regulations that support environmental sustainability versus business success, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce recently started the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Task Force. “There’s got to be a better way,” President and CEO Loren Furman said. “The progress between healthy status of the environment and economic growth, they’re…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado cannabis sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the cannabis industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, cannabis industry officials are seeing the other side of the…