Inside a $4.75 million Boulder home, Troy Guard, expensive universities & more: 9 business stories to know

DENVER — Included here are a roundup of the top backers of Colorado's sports-betting ballot issue, news about Troy Guard's plans for an event venue, and coverage of Denver's neighborhoods with the best return on investment. 

See this week's top stories below.

Restaurant news 

1) Troy Guard closing RiNo restaurant, opening chef-driven event space in its place 

Troy Guard will shut down his Mister Tuna restaurant in Denver’s River North neighborhood and replace it a first-of-its-kind events space for the TAG Restaurant Group in which meeting planners can reserve space and be able to get food from any of the chef’s dozen eateries.

2) Full Plate: A new movie-themed tap house, a long-running cafe is closing and Mac & Cheese Fest arrives

DBJ reporter Ed Sealover rounds up all the week's restaurant news including Littleton's new Behind the Scenes Tap House, a Mac & Cheese Fest and Bar Dough's anniversary dinner.

Government/regulations 

3) See who's made the biggest contributions to support Proposition DD to legalize sports betting (DBJ subscriber content; data is visible to all) 

Farmers and sports-book makers form odd coalition to try to legalize sports betting thanks to the proposal to tax it at a rate of 10% and put 93% of the new tax revenues to implementation of the Colorado Water Plan. 

Residential real estate 

4) Ranked: The Denver neighborhoods that deliver the best returns on investment

The average Denver County home has yielded significantly higher returns on investment over the past decade when compared to the rest of the country, a new Business Journals analysis has found.

5) Modern mountaintop retreat near Boulder with 42 acres and watchtower hits the market at $4.75M

Set on 42 private acres just five miles from town, 4322 Sunshine Canyon Drive in unincorporated Boulder County is home to a 7,855-square-foot residence with four bedrooms and five bathrooms.

Jobs

6) Here's what 3,000 Medtronic jobs could mean for this Denver suburb (DBJ subscriber content)  

Medtronic Inc. is considering relocating and expanding part of its business in Louisville, bringing about 1,000 new jobs to Boulder County and retaining another 2,000.

Education

7) Ranked: Colorado's most expensive colleges and universities

Analysis of U.S. Department of Education data by the Business Journals shows that costs to attend Colorado schools are indeed rising, on average, but that the state still offers a wide range of options when it comes to cost.

Automotive

8) Your car can do what? Tesla's secret 'Easter egg' features

There’s a lot that makes Tesla Inc. stand apart from other automakers — but probably nothing is as unusually playful as the electric cars’ not-so-secret features, known as Easter eggs.

Shopping/retail

9) Neiman Marcus reveals 60th annual Fantasy Gift collection

Neiman Marcus has unveiled its 2019 Christmas Book featuring a selection of almost 800 gifts ranging from $12 to $700,007.  

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