COVID-19

Sep 15, 2020

How a Denver company saved their business

Many industries have suffered at the hands of COVID-19; few have had to suffer the drastic and continuing impact as the live events industry. Here's how one company built their own virtual conference platform to capture meetings and provide on-demand content in an increasingly digital world due to the pandemic.

Sep 6, 2020

Denver company launches new electric vehicles to solve foodservice challenges this fall

Gallery E Vehicles help food, beverage and merchandising operators bring their products directly to consumers. The environmentally friendly, cost-effective, fully customizable light duty vehicles are the latest in Gallery’s line-up of innovative products being used in venues across the country, from major NFL stadiums to colle[...]

Sep 3, 2020

Rethinking office space to address COVID-19 concerns

Design protocols, shorter lease terms and welcoming, open-air environments will help companies and their employees cope with the need to perform from a workplace.

Sep 2, 2020

A company’s out-of-the-box pivot during the pandemic

During pre-pandemic days, about 80% of Rainbow Ryders’ customers were tourists from corporate groups and leisure travel. During this COVID-19 era, the company reevaluated its operations. Now the company creates flying billboards for its partners that bring brand messages right to people’s homes, during a time where most of o[...]

Sep 2, 2020

Will American innovation come in a post-pandemic environment?

Federal investments in R&D have helped companies make our lives better, different, and more fun. In upcoming years, as the pace of innovation increases and dynamic companies sidelined by COVID-19 ramp back up, we will see companies spring forward with a pipeline of innovation.

Aug 31, 2020

The middle road between business and burnout

By rethinking people strategies, your company gains flexibility and freedom in recruiting, and at the same time provides more of the work-life balance and independence today’s employees want and need, increasing retention. Employees will remember not just what you did for them during the pandemic; they’ll remember how you ma[...]

Aug 28, 2020

Vail Resorts announces plan for the 2020/21 ski season

Skiers who want to access any of Vail Resorts' 34 mountains will need to make a reservation, according to the new plans. Epic Pass holders get exclusive early season access through December 7, plus access all season with week-of reservations and Priority Reservation Days to lock in days for the core season before lift tickets go[...]

Aug 27, 2020

Financially preparing for back-to-school expenses during the pandemic

No question: the 2020 school year will be a novel experience for children, parents and school staff. Stay financially prepared for whatever is ahead by considering the costs for both in-person and virtual learning and building your budget early.

Aug 26, 2020

Launching a Business During a Pandemic

On the eve of launching their new business, coronavirus hit America. All of their conversations with retail distributors ground to a halt. The launch party was cancelled. Packaging suppliers were shut down and logistics became a challenge. To outsiders it may have seemed like the time to throw in the towel, or at least delay the[...]

Aug 25, 2020

Building autonomous mobile robots from a garage in Boulder, Colorado

Amazon's Canvas robotics team in Boulder uses spatial artificial intelligence to create small autonomous carts that can move items through Amazon fulfillment centers to expedite the delivery of goods.

Aug 25, 2020

A budding relationship between cannabis and real estate

Cannabis is a $9 billion-dollar industry expected to reach $26 billion by 2025. With nearly 25 million monthly cannabis customers in the United States and more than 500,000 new jobs projected by 2022, the economics of cannabis–and as a result, their impact on real estate–can’t be ignored.

Aug 21, 2020

Taking a customer-first service approach during unprecedented times

The 2020 KPMG U.S. Customer Experience Excellence (CEE) report, which identifies the top performing brands and industries in terms of customer experience based on a survey, utilizes Six Pillars of experience that explain how companies navigated the new environment and how they performed in terms of customer experience. Organizat[...]