SportsBiz: Rocky Mountain Sports Park, a dream made of diamonds
After several consecutive years of decline, participation in organized baseball looks to be staging a comeback, having a trickle effect and infusing tourism dollars in local economies.
Travel, Tourism & Recreation
Agriculture goes geothermal in Pagosa Springs
The nonprofit 501(c)3 Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership planted crops in the first of three spring-heated growing domes in a park on the San Juan River in late 2016. The geothermal energy allows for year-round production, whereas Pagosa’s average outdoor growing season spans just 11 weeks.
Our town America: Leading the modern-day Denver gold rush
Our Town America has become the specialist in the coveted mover market simply by taking couponing to a whole different level.
National accolades for Western Slope town's bronze
They were all cast in bronze at the Lands End Sculpture Center on the outskirts of Paonia, a Western Slope town of just over 1,400 residents 70 miles southeast of Grand Junction. Paonia shares the North Fork Valley Colorado Creative District designation with the neighboring towns of Hotchkiss and Crawford, and the Lands End Sculpture Center reflects the creative surprises the valley offers.
How the ski train got back on track
The ski train experience is unique – it eliminates the need for additional transportation, arriving directly at the base of the ski area. With the recent completion of the A line from the airport to Union Station, travelers can get from their city of origin to the slopes without taking a single shuttle or car.
Hemp industry professionalized and celebrated in Northern Colorado
Colorado’s first-mover advantage will likely keep it at the hemp industry’s forefront, at least for the foreseeable future.
SportsBiz: The net gain of baseball
But if you’re a baseball fan, here’s some free advice. Bring a glove to the game, watch every pitch, and keep your cell phone in your pocket. Because Brad Hawpe may be retired. But foul balls are forever.
How a bet on the Denver Outlaws is paying off
When Eric Law scored the Outlaws’ go-ahead goal with 13 seconds left in the 2016 MLL championship game, it was a capstone moment for a homegrown star.
The tragedy of the commons
I recall someone once saying,“We are all environmentalists until we have to personally sacrifice.” Unfortunately, this appears to be true.
Would you like to name the Broncos' stadium?
It’s possible that by the time you read this, Sports Fan, we’ll know who’s willing to pay up to $10 million or so per year for the right to attach a corporate brand to the building Broncos fans think of as their Happy Place.
If you played ball as a kid, you won't like this
Let’s clamber into the time machine, sports fans, and punch in the coordinates: Tuesday afternoon, June 1971, a ballpark near Arvada’s Allendale Elementary. Back then, most kids played ball. Or at least it seemed that way.
It's time for some new warm-weather fun in ski country
Sometime in June, when lingering snow has vanished, customers at Vail will have new opportunities for both warm-weather thrills and mountain contemplation.
Here's your chance: What would you name the Broncos' stadium?
Sports Authority Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late February, spurring speculation of a possible name change for the Denver Broncos’ home stadium. The Englewood-based sporting goods retailer pays about $6 million a year for the naming rights to the home of the defending Super Bowl champions, Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
Business travel and Zika: Things you need to know
Employers cannot prevent employees from carrying out their duties involving travel to affected areas, though they may offer other options.
Youth sports: Insanity and big business
Playing one sport year-round creates injuries and may be counterproductive to the goal of creating a great athlete. Parents need to focus on creating a healthy athlete, and not a year-round robot.
CU opens its sports center to area athletes
The University of Colorado athletic department is leasing space in its new five-story Champions Center at Folsom Field to the CU School of Medicine and Boulder Community Health.
Sports Biz: The Rockies’ castle in the sky
The Colorado Rockies executed one of the more brilliant business ideas in the recent history of American sports. Unfortunately, it had no effect on the product on the field.
Sports Biz: My foray Into fantasy sports
When I was a kid first falling in love with sports, I spent countless hours in the backyard pretending I was one of my favorite players for the Denver Broncos or Chicago Cubs.
Sports Biz: Pat Bowlen: The game came first
Colorado’s other professional sports franchise owners could learn a thing or two from Denver Broncos’ owner Pat Bowlen.
