Would Colorado minimum-wage hike lead to big job losses?
6.23.16 Colorado Economy, Colorado Employment, Colorado Minimum WageBy: Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal Employment in Colorado would fall by some 90,000 people — particularly among younger and lower-skilled workers — over the next six years if statewide voters were to approve a proposed ballot measure this fall ...
Snarf’s leases vacant S. Broadway gas station; still not satiated in Denver
6.22.16 Snarf's, Snarf's Denver, South BroadwayBy: Burl Rolett, BusinessDen Hungry for new Denver locations, a local sandwich chain is gobbling up a long-vacant South Broadway building. Snarf’s is taking over the former Sinclair gas station at the corner of South Broadway and Florida Avenue with plans to ...
STEAM on the Platte to rise with renovation of a huge warehouse
6.16.16 STEAM Denver, STEAM on the Platte, Warehouse Space DenverBy: Burl Rolett, BusinessDen With two leases in hand, a Platte River development is picking up steam. Construction is rolling at STEAM on the Platte, a Sun Valley redevelopment highlighted by the renovation of a 65,000-square-foot warehouse. Co-owners Urban ...
By: Burl Rolett, BusinessDen Orangetheory is bulking up with a new location in Uptown. Veteran Orangetheory franchisees Wendy and Erik Skaalerud, and Trent and Paig Peaker, are opening their fifth gym at 450 E. 17th Ave. in Uptown. Ashley Grossman, general ...
Qdoba chain is closing Lakewood headquarters, moving to San Diego
6.14.16 Denver Real Estate, Qdoba, Qdoba HeadquartersBy Amy Dipierro, BusinessDen After more than 20 years in Colorado, the Qdoba Mexican restaurant chain is rolling up its corporate headquarters in Lakewood’s Belmar development and joining its parent company in San Diego. Qdoba, which is owned by San ...
Home price records, low inventory
6.13.16 Denver Housing Market, Denver Real Estate, Real Estate DenverBy: John Rebchook, Denver Real Estate Watch Denver area home prices continued to climb to record levels in May, while the inventory of active listings continue to plummet, shows yet another report. The median sales price of a home sold last month in the ...