http://www.cobizmag.com/ en lryckman@cobizmag.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-08T11:14:58+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/cotes-colorado-coming-out-of-the-shadows/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/cotes-colorado-coming-out-of-the-shadows/#When:07:01:26Z As the crowd began dispersing after the press conference, Lalo Pacheco stood in front of a television camera, offering his take in fluent Spanish on the one-year immigration study by a nonpartisan University of Denver panel. Of the hundred or so people gathered that December morning, it’s a safe bet Pacheco was among only a handful of people who could have provided such commentary for the Univision network. The DU sophomore grew up in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado among the children of Mexican families. But neither Pacheco nor his parents are immigrants. His family arrived in Colorado… Magazine Articles, Magazine Columns, More Topics 2010-01-01T07:01:26+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/sports-biz-play-hard.-tweet-often/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/sports-biz-play-hard.-tweet-often/#When:06:01:36Z Heard from Jay Cutler the other day. Good to catch up. That new comedy flick, “Couples Retreat”? Jay saw it a few weeks back, during bye week. Gave it the thumbs-up. “Check it out,” Jay suggested. So I might. We keep in touch now and then, Jay and I. Sort of like you keep in touch with a kid who’s away at college. The occasional text update, a few brief words on what’s up. First week of October, Jay lets me know things are cool. “Just watched some Detroit film,” he tells me. “Trying to find some dinner.” So yeah,… Magazine Columns, Tech 2009-11-01T06:01:36+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-education/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-education/#When:07:01:45Z Tony Frank, who became the 14th president of Colorado State University in June, oversees a campus that includes 25,000 students, 1,400 faculty, 6,500 additional employees and a budget that tops $800 million. ColoradoBiz recently sat down with Frank at CSU’s Denver office to discuss funding for higher education. Q. You’ve had a philosophical difference with your predecessor, Larry Penley. How do you view the university nationally in terms of fundraising? A. While I think CSU is very important to the state of Colorado, roughly 20 percent of our enrollment comes from out-of-state students. Graduate programs from across the country are… Magazine Articles, Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:45+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-restaurants1/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-restaurants1/#When:07:01:45Z Fast-food patrons along Denver’s 16th Street Mall might have done a double-take when the McDonald’s at Cleveland Place reopened recently after being closed several months for remodeling. “I’m pretty sure this is the nicest McDonald’s I’ve ever been to. And I’ve been to lots of McDonald’s,” said Juante Chavez, who enjoyed his Big Mac and French fries on a recent day at the restaurant. “It makes me want to put on a suit and tie.” With patent leather booths, local art, a stage for performers and walls made of Colorado quarried stone, nothing is reminiscent of a typical McDonald’s except… Magazine Articles, Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:45+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/on-management-the-banks-need-to-get-back-in-play/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/on-management-the-banks-need-to-get-back-in-play/#When:07:01:39Z Two men I know well own a business in a small mountain town. They have been there a number of years and have been good for the area, bringing business and pretty good success to themselves. They employ a dozen or so people and are active around the community. The business owns a few buildings. Three years ago, the owners decided to put up another building. The bank they had been dealing with for four or five years said, “Let us finance it for you. You’re a good customer, you have cash in our bank and you can use the… Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:39+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-economy1/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-economy1/#When:07:01:21Z Former U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow says the U.S. economy is showing signs of recovery, but he warns that threats remain, and if deflation were to occur it could cause a recession relapse, what he calls a “double dip” such as that experienced in the Great Depression. “I think we’ve avoided the darkest and most difficult scenario,” said Snow, who served as Treasury secretary under George W. Bush from 2003 to 2006. But tempering that guarded optimism, he pointed out there was a short-lived recovery in the early stages of the Great Depression, too, before the economy plunged again. “We… Magazine Articles, Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:21+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/the-economist-simple-solutions-to-complex-problems/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/the-economist-simple-solutions-to-complex-problems/#When:07:01:21Z   My father was an engineer, and he always insisted on buying the simplest piece of machinery available, arguing, “The more complicated it is, the more opportunities there are for something to go wrong.” In listening to the various proposals to deal with the problems facing the U.S., I think that piece of advice from 60 years ago still applies. Take the health insurance issue, for example. There are various proposals wending their way through Congress, each hundreds of pages long. Everyone can find something with which to disagree. The solution isn’t complicated. First, it needs to be mandatory that… Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:21+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-leadership/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/state-of-the-state-leadership/#When:07:01:20Z As a financial adviser for TIAA-CREF, Sterling Rowe wouldn’t normally mix with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, former Mayor Wellington Webb or Gov. Bill Ritter. Through the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Connect program, he’s had the chance to meet informally with such political leaders and learn more about government. Perhaps more importantly, Rowe has had the chance to network with other young black professionals as well as chamber board members. With its third class, of 33 participants, scheduled to graduate Oct. 23 at Mile High Station, Chamber Connect has grown into a… Magazine Articles, Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:20+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/guest-column-the-five-big-lies-of-inventors/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/guest-column-the-five-big-lies-of-inventors/#When:07:01:17Z The economic downturn has forced us to rethink our lives. For many, this means a time of stepping into the workshop to give shape to ideas that have been waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. While Hollywood likes to portray inventors as the wacky mad-scientist type, nothing is further from the truth. Inventors may be wired differently, but for the most part they are very dedicated, hard-working individuals bent on making the world a better place. But in the business world, few things go according to plan. New products are especially prone to commercial failure. Many of the failures… Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:17+00:00 http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/rundles-wrap-up-lather.-rinse/ http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/rundles-wrap-up-lather.-rinse/#When:07:01:12Z By many accounts, the Great Recession is either over, or “may be over,” or soon will be over, or we are on the verge of an economic rebound. The Dow is on a relatively upward swing, housing has stabilized, retailers have reported lower losses, and a story in mid-September said the nation’s banks are showing signs of taking on more risk, although I’m skeptical. About the only true economic indicator that still looks very bad is employment, and, of course, that would always be the last thing to… Magazine Columns 2009-10-01T07:01:12+00:00