DENVER — Included is an in-depth look at the homelessness crisis in the form of a special unlocked cover story, new plans for transportation funding, a $5 million mountaintop oasis just outside Boulder and more.
See this week's top stories below.
Local
Nearly a year after Denver voters overwhelmingly rejected a repeal of the city’s camping ban, DBJ takes an in-depth look at the business leaders, legislators and advocates driving the conversation around the crisis, what’s actually being done — and what more the business community can do.
Denver’s top executives have ideas about homelessness in Denver — here’s what they had to say to Denver Business Journal when it comes to solutions.
Roads
3. Cash-strapped CDOT seeks more unsolicited proposals from private partners (DBJ subscriber content)
What’s the Denver region to do now that Colorado voters have shot down several attempts to fund much-needed road projects? The city’s transportation department is looking at public-private partnerships. Here’s what that means.
Some legislators think the answer to Denver’s transportation woes may lie in local taxation programs, while others worry that will ‘balkanize’ Colorado’s highway system.
Real estate
To explore this 5,700-square-foot mountaintop oasis just minutes from the heart of central Boulder, visitors must climb nearly 30 steps to get to the front door. The home’s ‘sky walk’ offers views from the top of the estate.
Retail
The sudden fall of Lucky’s Market has been as dramatic as its meteoric rise. Thirty-two of the chain’s 39 stores are either closing or being sold. Here are the stores that will remain open in Colorado — and across the nation.
A father-son team of former Crocs employees is taking on the Colorado-based footwear innovator with their own line of injection-molded gear, and a focus on sandals. See what the new biz has to offer and how it’s setting itself apart here.
Travel
The largest airline passenger carrier serving DIA is about to get bigger with 24 new gates and expanded clubs as part of DIA’s $1.5 billion gate-expansion project. The Chicago-based carrier employs thousands in the region.
Money
Women are more likely to suffer long-term financial ills from a later-in-life divorce, but Denver is among the top cities to start over, according to a new study. And it’s in good company.
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