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November 11, 2009
 
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CSDA winners by category: Residential
The Boulder Edge House, featuring a climate-appropriate passive design, can help teach the world about the net-zero concept and how to be truly sustainable.

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Technology at 35,000 feet
Being able to check my email at 35,000 feet is a double-edged sword. What's great about it: flight time is now useful time. What's terrible about it: flight time is now useful time. By Robert Polk

The secret marketing resource right under your nose
Every company – even yours – has an untapped marketing resource right under their nose –one that can improve the bottom line in as little as six months. By Melanie Goetz

A way for shopping dollars to keep on giving
The holiday season, really stretch that cash – and make the world a better place. Tuggl.com helps consumers find businesses that support good causes. By Patricia Kaowthumrong

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ATTENTION FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS

Nominate your company for ColoradoBiz magazine’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Family-Owned Companies in Colorado that will run in the February issue. Companies must be based in Colorado and in the family for at least two generations or likely to be. Family members must be active in management of the company. Deadline for entry is Jan. 3, 2010. Go here to nominate your company online, or go here for a ballot you can fill out and mail in.

 

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Top Company 2009: Catalyst Repository Systems
Former trial attorney John Tredennick founded Catalyst Repository Systems 10 years ago when it became clear the electronic age was changing the practice of law.
 

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Hot Biz Deals

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  • Sullivan’s Steakhouse in Denver is asking customers to join them in the fight against breast cancer. “Palate in the Pink” offers a three-course dinner for $39.95 now through Nov. 23. Sullivan’s will donate $5 per meal to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a minimum donation of $30,000.
  • Go buy the book! Stay at Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel for a discounted rate of $79 through the fall in support of this year’s One Book, One Denver program. The hotel will donate 20 percent of that rate to buy more copies of this year’s selection, To Kill a Mockingbird, which will be given to the Denver Public Library. To book the One Book, One Denver room rate at The Oxford Hotel, please phone (800) 228-5838, or visit www.theoxfordhotel.com. The special rate is valid for stays Friday-Sunday nights through Dec. 30, 2009, based on availability.
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