Tag: Pennsylvania
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Collin Gillespie’s success no surprise to Nuggets teammates; same can’t be said of his parents
The Gillespie family woke up Sunday morning to quite the surprise. “Honestly, my parents are probably asleep,” Nuggets guard Collin Gillespie said in the post-game locker room after Denver’s 123-101 win over the Bulls Saturday at Ball Arena. “They probably have no idea this happened.” Gillespie came to that conclusion because he hadn’t heard from…
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Denver-based real estate company Trelora acquired by Houwzer
Denver-based Trelora, a discount real estate agency that disrupted the Denver market a bit by offering flat fees instead of the typical Realtor commissions, has been bought by Houwzer, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not released. Both companies have marketed a ‘flat-fee, full service’ real estate option, with a selling…
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Security guard company accused of violating laws in Denver
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Denver licensing officials have ordered a security guard company to appear at a hearing and defend its private security employer license after an investigation by the Denver Police Department found the company violated laws during an incident in March. Allied Universal Security Services is accused of employing an armed security guard who did not have permission…
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Larkspur greenhouse firm becoming big player in Colorado hemp industry
The owners of Dutch Heritage Gardens in Larkspur, a greenhouse complex that sells flowers and ornamental plants to major retailers, have found a lucrative side business — hemp, a close cousin of the cannabis plant. Aaron and Rozalia Van Wingerden started Royale Botanicals in 2017 to grow hemp plants to make cuttings that are sold…
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Trucking giant expands with new Colorado Springs terminal
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trucking giant Old Dominion Freight Line has tripled the size of its Colorado Springs terminal to handle the growing volume of freight shipped in and out of southern Colorado. The Thomasville, N.C.-based company spent $10.5…
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Rockies draft rounds 2-10: Interim GM Bill Schmidt believes second-round pick Jaden Hill can be ‘impact pitcher’ in MLB
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Rockies interim general manager Bill Schmidt knew LSU right-handed pitcher Jaden Hill was MLB-ready Feb. 28, 2020. That day Schmidt was in attendance for LSU’s game against Texas in Houston, in which Hill threw three innings, allowing no hits and recording six strikeouts. Now over a year later, Schmidt drafted Hill in the second round…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…
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Sports bets in Colorado top $200 million in September
Colorado bettors jumped at the chance to bet on all four major professional sports last month, boosting sports wagering in the state to more than $200 million, the Colorado Department of Revenue reported Friday. Betting on baseball, football, basketball and hockey totaled nearly $135 million in September, nearly two-thirds of the $207.7 million total. That…
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Colorado bettors double down on sports wagering in August
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado bettors doubled down on sports wagering in August, raising the total to $128.6 million, the Colorado Division of Gaming announced this week. The return of professional sports for a full month played a major role in the big increase with basketball, baseball and hockey wagers combining…