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Boulder's iconic Dark Horse Tavern could be demolished by Dec. 31, if a ruling by the city attorney's office stands. The city attorney says a plat cannot be issued for the redevelopment until the building is razed. But the owner seeking to redevelop the site is pleading for more time.
Dark Horse demolished by Dec. 31? Developer pleads for more time – BizWest
A ruling by the Boulder city attorney’s office would force demolition of the Dark Horse Tavern by the end of the year — months before owners of the 50-year-old bar had expected, but the decision has t...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Boulder's iconic Dark Horse Tavern could be demolished by Dec. 31, if a ruling by the city attorney's office stands. The city attorney says a plat cannot be issued for the redevelopment until the building is razed. But the owner seeking to redevelop the site is pleading for more time.
NISP, the Northern Integrated Supply Project, faces escalating costs and withdrawal of some participants, but backers say construction could still begin in 2026.
Dirt likely to fly starting in 2026 on NISP water project – BizWest
NISP includes two new reservoirs: Glade Reservoir northwest of Fort Collins that will require the relocation of U.S. Highway 287, and Galeton Reservoir northeast of Greeley. It also includes pipelines...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
NISP, the Northern Integrated Supply Project, faces escalating costs and withdrawal of some participants, but backers say construction could still begin in 2026.
Remote work continues to affect the Boulder office market, with continued high vacancy rates, but brokers say the sector has hit bottom.
Developers’, landlords’ task: Shake that empty feeling – BizWest
With one of the nation’s lowest rates of workers returning to offices after the COVID-19 pandemic, Boulder is dealing with high commercial vacancy rates. Panels on the commercial and office markets Th...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Remote work continues to affect the Boulder office market, with continued high vacancy rates, but brokers say the sector has hit bottom.
The Boulder City Council on Thursday voted 9-0 to call up a concept plan for a proposed multifamily project on East Pearl Street, currently the site of a storage facility. The project calls for 281 apartments in five new buildings, along with an 85,000-square-foot storage building.
Boulder council to review proposal for apartments at storage site – BizWest
The Boulder City Council Thursday voted to call up a redevelopment proposal that would add hundreds of apartment units to the site of a self-storage business on Pearl Street just south of Boulder’s Va...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Boulder City Council on Thursday voted 9-0 to call up a concept plan for a proposed multifamily project on East Pearl Street, currently the site of a storage facility. The project calls for 281 apartments in five new buildings, along with an 85,000-square-foot storage building.
Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, predicts that the housing market will begin to recover in 2026, after three down years. The commercial market? Not so much. Yun spoke Thursday at the 18th annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference in Boulder.
Yun: Residential real estate can expect a recovery in 2026 after 3 down years – BizWest
The real estate industry can expect 2025 to end as a “bummer” year, the third in a row. But recovery will come in 2026, said Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors,...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, predicts that the housing market will begin to recover in 2026, after three down years. The commercial market? Not so much. Yun spoke Thursday at the 18th annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference in Boulder.
Raymond Lee recently resigned his position as city manager in Greeley. Now he's a finalist for a similar position in Portland, Oregon.
Portland, Ore., names Raymond Lee finalist for city administrator – BizWest
Shortly after tendering his resignation as city manager for the City of Greeley, Raymond Lee was named to a shortlist to be the “first long-term” city administrator for Portland, Oregon.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Raymond Lee recently resigned his position as city manager in Greeley. Now he's a finalist for a similar position in Portland, Oregon.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will move its headquarters to 370 Interlocken Blvd. in Broomfield. The wholesale power supplier paid $10.8M for the building — almost $24M less than the property sold for just three years ago.
Tri-State buys Broomfield building for new HQ – BizWest
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc., a not-for-profit wholesale power supplier, has purchased a six-story office building in Broomfield’s Interlocken Business Park and will move its...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association will move its headquarters to 370 Interlocken Blvd. in Broomfield. The wholesale power supplier paid $10.8M for the building — almost $24M less than the property sold for just three years ago.
Get ready, burger lovers, Colorado's newest In-N-Out opens Thursday in Longmont.
Colorado’s newest In-N-Out opens Thursday in Longmont – BizWest
In-N-Out Burger will serve its first Double-Double in Boulder County on Thursday when beloved California fast-food chain opens its newest Colorado location Thursday in Longmont.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Get ready, burger lovers, Colorado's newest In-N-Out opens Thursday in Longmont.
Good news for Winchell's fans in Longmont: The long-closed downtown outlet is ready to rise once more:
At last, downtown Longmont’s Winchell’s ready to rise again – BizWest
After nearly four years of waiting and many bursts of false hope, Winchell’s Donut House in downtown Longmont is planning a “soft opening” next week followed by a full opening the weekend after Thanks...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Good news for Winchell's fans in Longmont: The long-closed downtown outlet is ready to rise once more:
Boulder County Commissioners this morning voted to sell the North Broadway campus to The Academy, a developer of senior-living centers, for $26M. The deal would preserve the ballfields that are on the property.
County to sell north Boulder complex to senior-living developer – BizWest
A developer that owns three upscale senior housing communities in Boulder has won county commissioners’ approval to acquire the county’s North Broadway Complex, in a deal that preserves fields that ha...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Boulder County Commissioners this morning voted to sell the North Broadway campus to The Academy, a developer of senior-living centers, for $26M. The deal would preserve the ballfields that are on the property.
Owners of the Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson dealership in Loveland have paid $12M for the building in which the business operates.
Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson owners buy building, land – BizWest
Three family members who were part of the group of Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson Inc. employees who purchased the motorcycle dealership in Loveland four years ago, have now bought the property whe...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Owners of the Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson dealership in Loveland have paid $12M for the building in which the business operates.
Boulder won't appeal a court ruling preventing them from selling Boulder Municipal Airport. The city was considering a proposal to redevelop the airport to create more housing, but a court ruled that the city's prior receipt of federal funding for the facility obligates it to continue operations.
Boulder won’t appeal recent airport ruling – BizWest
Facing a Friday deadline to file an appeal, the City of Boulder has decided not to challenge a recent court ruling in a case it launched last fall against the Federal Aviation Administration that city...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Boulder won't appeal a court ruling preventing them from selling Boulder Municipal Airport. The city was considering a proposal to redevelop the airport to create more housing, but a court ruled that the city's prior receipt of federal funding for the facility obligates it to continue operations.
Vivo, the Longmont apartment complex that went into foreclosure last year, has sold for $22 million to an out-of-state investor. The property formerly was a hotel.
Longmont’s Vivo Living sells for $22M after foreclosure – BizWest
A 210-unit attainable-housing building that for decades had been a hotel but went into foreclosure last year has been sold to a Chicago-based property management company for $22 million.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Vivo, the Longmont apartment complex that went into foreclosure last year, has sold for $22 million to an out-of-state investor. The property formerly was a hotel.
Sanitas Brewing, with locations in Boulder, Englewood and Lafayette, is shutting its doors, effective Dec. 20. The closure reflects the challenges facing the region's craft-brewing industry.
Sanitas Brewing to close Dec. 20 – BizWest
Sanitas Brewing Co., which opened 12 years ago in Boulder, added taprooms in Englewood and Lafayette during the past two years and had ambitions of expansion in the western United States, announced la...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sanitas Brewing, with locations in Boulder, Englewood and Lafayette, is shutting its doors, effective Dec. 20. The closure reflects the challenges facing the region's craft-brewing industry.
Larimer County has approved a service plan that makes Estes Park Health's affiliation with UCHealth one step closer.
Larimer OKs service plan for UCHealth-Estes hospital affiliation – BizWest
Larimer County commissioners have unanimously approved a revised service plan for operations of Estes Park Health, moving the hospital’s affiliation with UCHealth closer.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Larimer County has approved a service plan that makes Estes Park Health's affiliation with UCHealth one step closer.
The Greeley City Council Monday approved a separation agreement with City Manager Raymond Lee and appointed Brian McBroom as interim city manager.
McBroom named acting Greeley city manager – BizWest
Brian McBroom, who has been director of community development for the City of Greeley since June 2023, will serve as acting city manager beginning Dec. 3, replacing the departing Raymond Lee.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Greeley City Council Monday approved a separation agreement with City Manager Raymond Lee and appointed Brian McBroom as interim city manager.
Raymond Lee is resigning as Greeley city manager. The city council will vote on a separation agreement at a special meeting Monday. Lee has been a lead proponent of Cascadia, including the Catalyst arena, hotel and water park project, as well as the new civic campus planned in downtown Greeley.
Raymond Lee to resign as Greeley city manager – BizWest
City Manager Raymond Lee will present his resignation to the Greeley City Council in a special meeting Monday.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Raymond Lee is resigning as Greeley city manager. The city council will vote on a separation agreement at a special meeting Monday. Lee has been a lead proponent of Cascadia, including the Catalyst arena, hotel and water park project, as well as the new civic campus planned in downtown Greeley.
Four Greeley residents have filed a protest against the latest Cascadia petition.
Greeley residents protest latest Cascadia petition – BizWest
After a successful protest of an earlier petition effort related to the $1.1 billion Cascadia development in west Greeley, four Greeley residents Friday filed another protest, this one against a petit...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Four Greeley residents have filed a protest against the latest Cascadia petition.
Originally scheduled to make its Colorado debut in September, California-based pizzeria chain Slice House by Tony Gemignani now plans to open Saturday in Loveland.
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Slice House to open Saturday in Loveland – BizWest
Originally scheduled to make its Colorado debut in September, California-based pizzeria chain Slice House by Tony Gemignani now plans to open Saturday in Loveland.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Originally scheduled to make its Colorado debut in September, California-based pizzeria chain Slice House by Tony Gemignani now plans to open Saturday in Loveland.
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Kiln, which opened on Boulder’s Pearl Street in late 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced last year that it would unveil a 19,500-square-foot, two-story space at 301 Remington St., in a 30-year-old building it purchased from ADP for $3.5 million.
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Kiln opens Fort Collins co-working space – BizWest
A Utah-based chain of co-working spaces that already operates in Boulder will open a location Tuesday in downtown Fort Collins.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kiln, which opened on Boulder’s Pearl Street in late 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced last year that it would unveil a 19,500-square-foot, two-story space at 301 Remington St., in a 30-year-old building it purchased from ADP for $3.5 million.
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Hardest hit in the region was Colorado State University in Fort Collins, which lost more than $351.7 million in funding.
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Officials in region rip federal clean-energy cuts – BizWest
Area elected officials reacted swiftly Friday to the $7.56 billion in funding cuts announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy, including $550 million for research on clean energy and mitigati...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hardest hit in the region was Colorado State University in Fort Collins, which lost more than $351.7 million in funding.
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“I think this is potentially, like, the coolest job I’ve ever held,” Har-Noy told BizWest.
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Techstars Boulder looks locally for leader of revived accelerator – BizWest
Neither Techstars nor the person recently tapped to lead the reborn local arm of the global startup accelerator are new to Boulder. But the structure of the latest iteration of Techstars Boulder is ne...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“I think this is potentially, like, the coolest job I’ve ever held,” Har-Noy told BizWest.
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The company, which uses neutral atom technology to build quantum computers, quantum clocks, RF receivers and inertial sensors, said that it “has sold three quantum computers and hundreds of quantum sensors, generating approximately $29 million" in the past year.
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Infleqtion going public with SPAC merger – BizWest
Infleqtion will merge with Churchill Capital Corp X (NASDAQ: CCCX), a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, in a deal that takes the Boulder quantum information firm public amid its technology...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The company, which uses neutral atom technology to build quantum computers, quantum clocks, RF receivers and inertial sensors, said that it “has sold three quantum computers and hundreds of quantum sensors, generating approximately $29 million" in the past year.
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Banner said that “(m)ore than half of affected team members will be offered a comparable position in Northern Colorado and we are hopeful that many of them will stay within the Banner system.”
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Banner laying off 351 workers amid McKee ER closure – BizWest
Banner Health informed state regulators this week that it will cut 351 jobs at Loveland’s McKee Medical Center as the health care system prepares to cease emergency services at the hospital in a shift...
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September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Banner said that “(m)ore than half of affected team members will be offered a comparable position in Northern Colorado and we are hopeful that many of them will stay within the Banner system.”
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Breaking: A hearing officer ruled Sunday that a petition to overturn the financing plan for the Catalyst project in west Greeley was invalid. Opponents of the arena, hotel and water park project have two avenues remaining to fight the project.
Catalyst petition invalid, hearing officer rules – BizWest
A citizen-initiated ballot measure that sought to derail a city-approved financing plan for an entertainment district in west Greeley was overturned Sunday by a hearing officer who ruled that ordinanc...
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September 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Breaking: A hearing officer ruled Sunday that a petition to overturn the financing plan for the Catalyst project in west Greeley was invalid. Opponents of the arena, hotel and water park project have two avenues remaining to fight the project.