Yesterday, the last votes by unionized Safeway workers were counted, and once again, they turned thumbs-down on a contract that struck plenty of employees as extremely familiar. According to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 spokeswoman Laura Chapin, “The most recent offer is virtually the same one they’ve been…
Speaking from Loveland Ski Area, the first in the state to open for the 2009-2010 season, Jennifer Rudolph is enthusiasm made flesh, which makes perfect sense given that she’s the communication director for Colorado Ski Country USA, whose mission is to urge anyone and everyone to head for the hills…
Talk-show blather king Rush Limbaugh didn’t exactly make a splash as a Monday Night Football commentator (except with people who think Donovan McNabb gets overpraised because he’s African-American). But he could get another shot at the NFL soon — as the owner of the St. Louis Rams. And depending upon…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every Thursday as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The job: Pipe layer Pay: Not available, although a hard hat, a safety vest and one pair…
Today’s finalization of Frontier Airlines’ sale to Republic Airways Holdings won’t challenge Top Gun when it comes to high-flying action. “It was a very typical transaction, very similar to when you buy a car or when you close on a mortgage,” says Steve Snyder, Frontier’s spokesman. “It was a virtual…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Westword every Thursday in Jobbed on the Latest Word blog as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of online job ads has to offer. The job: Undercover Operative Pay: $50 an hour; All…
The economy is down and unemployment is high. Thankfully, there are tons of coffee shops and other spots around town with free WiFi access where you can sit for hours, unkempt or unshaven, and troll the Internet for jobs. But if you’re like my unemployed friends, you’ve come across some…
How many of you have gotten rid of your old landline? Plenty, no doubt — and that’s created a pain in the pocketbook for Denver-based Qwest. Still, the firm’s CEO, Ed Mueller, isn’t ready to toss what was once a centerpiece of the firm’s success on the historical scrap heap…
The Four Seasons Private Residences Denver, the 45-story luxury condo building and hotel that’s been under construction since September 2007, is set to be topped off this Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with the ceremonial hoisting into place of the 75-foot mast that will crown the structure. With the spire, the…
The Colorado Lottery has hooked up with the Denver Broncos for a new scratch game. At first blush, it’s an odd alliance. After all, the National Football League officially discourages gambling (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Upon further consideration, though, the synchronicity between the organizations is too striking to ignore. Not…
When Southwest Airlines made its run at purchasing Frontier Airlines this past month, a number of industry observers speculated that it was doing so because Frontier was kicking its ass in Denver. But just because Southwest eventually lost out to underdog Republic Airways Holdings in the Frontier sweepstakes doesn’t mean…
On Wednesday, Safeway made what it termed its “final” offer to employees whose contract expired several months ago. Crisanta Duran, associate legal counsel for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, responded with a statement dismissing the latest proposal as essentially a repeat of one the UFCW found wanting at…
View Larger Map Big news on the transportation front: The long-awaited redevelopment of Union Station into a new transportation hub got underway yesterday. Sure, it’s just some preliminary work on utility lines, but considering the lengthy and convoluted back story to the redevelopment, just the fact that shovels are finally…
Worried that the world’s oil supplies will soon dwindle into nothingness? Relax — we’ve got plenty. At least that’s the assertion of H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, which describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization” with a goal to…
Frontier Airlines has been the object of affection this summer from two major players in the airline biz: Southwest Airlines, which made a big-money bid for the carrier, and Republic Airways Holdings, which eventually won the Denver firm at auction. But just because Frontier is more coveted than most of…
And Denverites thought the only place they had to worry about Frontier Airlines jobs going was Indianapolis, home base of the carrier’s new owner, Republic Airways Holdings. Now there’s a report that 250 local Frontier positions could be headed to Milwaukee, headquarters of another recent Republic purchase, Midwest Airlines. True,…
The Writer Square pedestrian shopping center downtown may be subtle, quiet and low-key, but the passions the location inspires are anything but. Denver’s Planning Board learned that fact firsthand last night when it considered a controversial new sign plan for the property — a proposal board members decided to vote…
One of the most noticeable — and controversial — changes to downtown lately has been the transformation of Writer Square, the longtime pedestrian shopping center that has lately seen all of its trees, benches and other landscaping removed as part of its new owners’ plan to modernize the property. Residents…
Last Wednesday, we told you about the first tent to pop up outside the Sports Authority branch formerly known as the Gart sports castle a full ten days before the beginning of the annual ski sale known as Sniagrab. Shortly thereafter, the occupant of that temporary structure, Reba Stoner, received…
Most Denverites probably don’t know that the American Humane Association’s national headquarters is located in these parts — specifically Inverness Drive East in Englewood. And while the AHA also has a film-and-television office in Los Angeles (as well as a public-policy branch in Alexandria, Virginia), folks here are behind an…
What does a heavy equipment auction say about the U.S. economy? Plenty, according to a report by Colorado Public Radio producer Zachary Barr that’s airing on National Public Radio stations across the country today. At the event, which took place in Longmont, there were more sellers than buyers, with an…
The death of the joint-operating agreement that was supposed to sustain a business partnership between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News for a half-century but didn’t survive for even one decade can’t help seeming anticlimactic. After all, the Rocky’s been gone for six months now, as John Temple,…
