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Longmont residents: free coffee & conversation on Saturday at OUR Center

Submitted by KDVR Staff
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 11:23am

Longmont City Council is hosting Coffee with Council a week early this month due to the Memorial Day holiday.

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Granny-aged bank robbery suspect jailed

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 8:40am

LONGMONT, Colo. — A bank robbery suspect who was behind bars Wednesday doesn’t look like your typical robber.

64-year-old Datha Nation is accused of trying to rob the same bank in Longmont three times.

Police arrested Nation Monday night after they say she tried to rob a Wells Fargo branch inside a Safeway grocery store.

Employees told investigators they recognized her from previous robbery attempts.

Each time, she had a note threatening to infect the bank tellers with AIDS if they didn’t cooperate, according to police.

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Denver-area construction jobs: not enough workers to go around

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 9:35pm

DENVER — There’s at least one booming industry in Colorado right now, desperately looking for workers:  the construction industry.  After a decade of doldrums, Colorado construction is hot again. 

Between February 2011 and February 2012, the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area added 6,300 construction jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.  That’s more than anywhere else in the United States. 

Right now, about 137,000 Coloradans are working in construction.  Times are good.

“The first quarter of 2012, we will equal the construction volume and revenue that we had in all of 2011,” said David Sinkey, managing director for Boulder Creek Builders.  His company is hard at work developing the Steel Ranch neighborhood in Louisville.  But there’s a problem.  He can’t find enough construction workers.

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Colorado’s small businesses get $17 million boost

Submitted by KDVR Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 11:48am

Small businesses in Colorado are getting a $17 million boost through two new capital access programs announced by Gov. John Hickenlooper, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA).

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New lottery ticket: "Hidden Gems of Colorado"

Submitted by KDVR Staff
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 10:51am

New to the Colorado Lottery this month is a Scratch game called "Hidden Gems of Colorado." The game was developed by the Colorado Lottery and Colorado Tourism Office to boost awareness of things to see and do across the state. The game was inspired by the Colorado Tourism Office’s official vacation guide, “99 Gorgeous Places in Colorado.” The ticket’s graphic elements and unique prize structure; every prize ends in “9,” comes from the 99 Gorgeous Places theme.

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Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Awards in the Mountain Desert regio

Submitted by KDVR Staff
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 10:45am

Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the Mountain Desert region. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. These business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Seawell Ballroom in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

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Front Range firefighters bare (almost) all for charity calendar

Submitted by KDVR Web Staff
Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 1:11pm

DENVER — Despite the chill in the air Friday night, it’s quite heated at auditions for the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calendar in Denver.

This is the calendar’s first major event since a financial scandal last fall forced the former organizer to step down.

The screams firefighters hear are usually for help–not this–ladies screaming and squealing with delight.

And usually firefighters battle smoke and flames–not each other.

“Whether I make it or whether I don’t, just being asked to do it is a great honor,” says Eric Pingel from Buckley AFB Fire Department.

These professional firefighters compete for one of 14 coveted spots in the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calendar.

“Firefighters are all about helping people. If we can use our role as firefighters to promote fire safety and help Children’s Hospital, I think any of us would take advantage of the opportunity,” says Matt Zavala with Boulder Fire Department.

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