Author: Bernadette Berdychowski The Denver Gazette
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Colorado Safeway strike expands as negotiations end with no deal
After failing to make progress on an agreement, the union announced Thursday night it’ll amp up its strike, one store at a time.
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Kroenke Sports is now the sole owner of Elitch Gardens
The owner of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche bought the rest of its stake in the downtown theme park.
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Denver Broncos could be buying land around historic rail yard for a stadium
As Colorado has been preparing to sell Burnham Yard — Denver’s historic rail yard south of Colfax Avenue and east of Interstate 25 — the area around it has been hot with real estate deals. A series of land sales have been tied to the Denver Broncos for a potential new stadium, as first reported…
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Colorado Safeway workers could strike in next few days
If workers walk out, it would be the second major grocery strike to hit the state this year.
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Safeway workers in Colorado vote to strike
Stores across the Denver metro area could be affected by picketing soon.
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Rebirth of 16th Street Mall: What to expect as major project in heart of downtown Denver wraps up
For several years, 16th Street Mall has been covered with a maze of fencing, construction workers and the sounds of dump trucks backing up and temporarily halting traffic. As downtown Denver struggled to recover from the pandemic, the massive construction taking over its main street compounded its problems and pushed many businesses to leave —…
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King Soopers and union extend no-strike period for another week
King Soopers and the grocery workers union will continue negotiating for at least another week to avoid a strike. The Colorado grocery chain operated by Kroger and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 had a 100-day peace agreement to halt February’s strike and continuing bargaining for a new contract, with the period set to…
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Are Colorado’s King Soopers and Safeway stores both at risk of a strike?
Two of Colorado’s largest grocers are at risk of facing a workers’ strike. The union representing Colorado grocery workers has not reached an agreement with either Kroger’s King Soopers and City Market leadership or Albertsons’ Safeway for new employee contracts. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 is already taking action to initiate a…
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Vail Resorts brings back CEO who launched Epic Pass to run company again
Vail Resorts has a new CEO. And it’s a familiar face for the company. The ski resort company based in Broomfield announced its former CEO Rob Katz who spearheaded the launch of the Epic Pass will run the company again, according to a news release Tuesday. Katz stayed on at Vail Resorts as the executive…
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Downtown Denver looks to convert its one-way streets
Many of downtown Denver’s streets are designated for one-way traffic. But their future could eventually go in a different direction. City planners have been looking into converting several downtown streets to allow cars to drive both ways, according to preliminary findings for downtown’s master plan shown at a public meeting on Tuesday. The hope is…