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Coming attractions
When Denver landed the NCAA Women’s Final Four, Richard Scharf knew it was a slam dunk for Colorado. The Visit Denver president and CEO had been after this event for years, losing out on bids for hosting it in 2008, 2009 and 2010. "Women’s sports is becoming a huge economic engine, and Denver is p...
Made in Colorado: Medical devices and scientific instruments
ViroCyt 2100 Virus Counter (made by InDevR Inc.) Boulderwww.Indevr.com The Virocyt 2100 Virus Counter is the lead product of InDevR Inc., a biotech company founded in 2003 by three former members of the chemistry department at CU-Boulder. The Virus Counter is able to rapidly count or “quantify” viruses for use in vaccine man[...]
Skin deep
Think those decades of experience alone are enough to earn you that new job, client or promotion? Think again. In the cutthroat 21st century business world, the saying “age before beauty,” doesn’t necessarily apply. “The truth is, image matters even more in bad economic times,” says University of Texas economist Daniel Hamermesh, Ph.D., author of […]
Made in Colorado: Cleantech/new energy
Luca Technologies Goldenwww.Lucatechnologies.com It’s not exactly spinning straw into gold, but it’s close. Luca Technologies’ “Restoration Process” technology uses microbes to access the energy in coal, oil and shale and turn it into natural gas, bypassing the need for mining, hauling and cleanup. Luca uses existing w[...]
Made in Colorado: Computer & communications equipment/software
Hyper ISE Data Storage System (made by X-IO) Colorado Springs www.x-io.com ISE stands for Intelligent Storage Element, and it’s what puts X-IO’s award-winning enterprise storage system at the head of the class, says Chief Technology Officer Steve Sicola. Debuting last summer, X-IO’s 14.4-terabyte Hyper ISE “looks the [...]
The Economist: Those Baby Boomers are getting older
For decades the baby boom generation has been a big asset to Colorado. The 26 percent of the population born between 1946 and 1964 moved here in droves back in the 1970s and 1980s, providing us with a young, highly educated, entrepreneurial work force. Today, Colorado ranks sixth highest among the 50 states in baby […]
“The Hunger Games” has appeal, but it’s no “Harry Potter”
In a dystopian future where the government keeps a tight rein on the populace, the annual reminder of a failed uprising is The Hunger Games, a televised battle to the death of teens from each of the twelve districts. When her young sister Prim (Willow Shields) is selected as the female tribute from District Twelve, […]
Top 10 interview mistakes
Competition is fierce in the jungle of the employment world these days. If you want to get hired, you must do many things right and very few things wrong. Here are some of the common mistakes I see executives making and how to avoid them. 1). Anger over being interrupted. I was interviewing someone […]
Life happens
Last week, a guy (you wouldn’t know him, he’s from another state and doesn’t read this magazine) cried on my shoulder because his plans weren’t working out. In a tale as old as America itself, he ran away from the circus to become an accountant. He was lamenting the fact that after 10 years he st...
Gotta go to the auto show
I have been going to the annual Denver International Auto Show since the 1980s, and I am quite happy to report that the 2012 edition is a symbol of the resurgent automobile industry. For anyone who loves cars or is thinking about buying a new one, this is the showcase to visit. Three things stand...
Executive wheels: The car the world copies
I have written often about what I call venerable cars; that is, models that have been around for a long time and, therefore, those that have stood the test of time. Think VW Jetta, BMW 3, Mercedes E. And think Toyota Camry. Introduced in 1980 as the Celica Camry, and simply called the Camry since...
The once and future library: Part 2
(Editor’s note: This is the second of three parts. Read Part 1.) The transition to other forms of information has been happening for decades. Once we are able to get past the emotion connection we have to physical books, we begin to see how the information world is splintering off into dozens of different categories. […]
