VentureBeat covered Green Labs Denver, RiNo's new marijuana-centric coworking space.
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Next week, the first co-working space in the U.S. for grass-related technology and startups will open in Denver. But Green Labs Denver is not a funky place to get high and maybe get some work done.
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Two summers ago, in 2012, St. Ignatius High School student Ryan Linker was looking for a way to earn some extra cash. So he decided to start his own car detailing business. “My parents were bugging me to get a job,” he recalls. “My dad suggested I start some sort of business. He did car detailing as a kid and knew it pretty well and he said he could teach me.”
Boulder-based email service provider SendGrid said today that it has launched a new, email template feature it calls Template Engine.... (more)
By Andy Vuong The Denver Post Posted: 05/26/2014 12:01:00 AM MDT Updated: 05/26/2014 12:09:14 AM MDT Harrison Kuzbyt, a University of Denver computer science major, works on his team project at the recent GovDev Challenge in which Google partnered with the Harrison Kuzbyt, a University of Denver computer science major, works on his team project at the recent GovDev Challenge in which Google partnered with the states of Colorado and Wyoming to create solutions for challenges facing local governments. (Photos by Brenden Neville, Special to The Denver Post)
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Two months after Colorado lost its only hometown wireless carrier — with the acquisition of Cricket Wireless by AT&T — the state is essentially gaining a new one.
While not an official headquarters relocation, Dallas-based Ciao Telecom is pouring several million dollars into a high-profile sponsorship deal with Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids, stitching the relatively unknown company's moniker on the front of player jerseys.
Internet network consolidator Zayo Group paid roughly $293.5 million for its latest acquisition, London-based Geo Networks. The deal was announced last week, though the purchase price wasn't disclosed until Wednesday in a regulatory filing.
Boulder-based Zayo said the acquisition will add over 2,100 miles to its fiber-optic network in Europe, connecting nearly 600 buildings. The deal was funded through a combination of cash and a portion of the company's $250 million revolving credit line.
Loveland-based Decibullz Custom Molded Earphone won Colorado State University's inaugural Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge — a business pitch competition — at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins.
The win over 16 other competitors netted the company a $250,000grand prize, $20,000 of equipment from HP, six months of free business coaching from EMyth and a year of entrepreneurship mentoring from Blue Ocean Enterprises.
Denver's most recognizable dot-com is at a crossroads, grappling with a steep erosion of its core business amid fierce competition from a pair of tech Goliaths in Google and Apple.
MapQuest, once the nation's go-to source for online driving directions, is plotting a comeback with a battle plan that includes creating original content, adding more local data to search results, revamping its home page and improving the integration between its mobile and desktop products.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google will build a car without a steering wheel.
It doesn't need one because it drives itself.
The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next year, 100 prototypes will be on public roads. Though not driving very quickly — the top speed would be 25 mph.
Each month CTA will host a lunch for employees of all member companies, as well as prospective member companies, to learn more about CTA. We will do an informal and fun presentation of upcoming events and initiatives as well as information on ways to get involved and make an impact. This sponsorship opportunity is a great first-touch introduction to the companies investing in the Colorado tech community.
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11/5/2014 When: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Wednesday Evening Where: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center 650 14th St. Denver, Colorado 80202 United States Contact: Lizz McGehee Phone: 303.592.4070
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The skiing accident that paralyzed Glen House when he was 20 did not immobilize him. Instead, the upbeat, athletic college junior simply asked, “What’s next?” and moved on to graduate from college, medical school and to fulfill his residency and internship programs in rehabilitative medicine. In a wheelchair. In 2001, Dr. House arrived in Colorado… Continue Reading Dr. House beats obstacles to be leader at Penrose
For creating a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, the partnership is planning an entrepreneurial center right in the heart of downtown with the city and Colorado Technology Association . This center would be a public forum for entrepreneurs to ...
Several feet above where coal was once shoveled into an old boiler room in the Steamboat Springs School District administrative building now sits a room that has the potential to reshape broadband access in the city of Steamboat Springs and Routt County.
Members of the Northwest Colorado Broadband co-op and other public and private organizations gathered Tuesday afternoon to dedicate the room, known as a carrier-neutral location, that is the product of two-and-a-half years of hard work.
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Posted By Wendy Nkomo, Colorado Technology Association (CTA), Tuesday, May 27, 2014
DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 8th GRADE CAREER FAIR Registration Date: May 26, 2014 Subject: Invitation to participate in the 5th annual citywide Denver Public Schools 8th Grade Career Fair Denver Public Schools is excited and proud to announce that it will be hosting the 5th annual citywide career fair for its eighth graders.
Spectranetics Corp. announced Tuesday the Colorado Springs-based medical laser manufacturer will next month acquire a California company that manufactures angioplasty balloons in a $230 million deal that is the biggest acquisition in its 30-year history.
BOULDER - A Boulder-based startup that plans to manufacture allergen-free sunflower seed butters and assorted seed-based snacks, has engaged the Innovation Center of the Rockies to assist in business development and launch strategy to sell its products in conventional grocery stores.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Extraordinary entrepreneurs and what they did to win 1553_ 5/27/14 - We're sitting down with Jim Wilson, Partner, Assurance Services, Ernst & Young and his special guest, Mike Shehan, Co-Founder, CEO, spotXchange, to get an inside peak at the premiere entrepreneurial event of the year, here in the EY Mountain Desert Program (covering Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico) for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala coming up on June 26th.
EAGLE COUNTY — The clear skies were clouding up for Battle Mountain’s Technology Student Association. After racing to a big lead in the Solar Roller rally, a bunch of racing happened. Their car was mangled after a competitor crashed into them and they were 40 laps down, working feverishly to get back on the track as other teams’ remote control solar race cars sped past. And that’s when they had their MacGyver moment.
Coloradans not only live better, but They also Live longer. Eagle County is one of five Colorado counties with the country’s highest life expectancy. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle ranked the nation’s top counties for life expectancy and Eagle County was seventh. Gunnison County led the country, followed closely by Pitkin County. Douglas County was eighth and Summit County was ninth.
