A Denver Nuggets superfan known as the “Red Pant Man” has been accused of squandering the profits from his single-branch Lakewood bank on “a veritable fleet of aircraft.” Michael Quagliano, an Illinois native who lives in Florida, is the majority
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Southwest CEO: Steps taken at DIA to avoid last years meltdown
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan says he is taking precautions months before winter storms blow through Denver International Airport to avoid repeating last year’s holiday meltdown. “That can’t happen again,” he said in a Wednesday interview. “But it’s made us
Colorado contractor Skyyguard wins dispute against Skyy vodka
After more than four years of fighting international beverage company Campari Group in a trademark dispute, Chase Baron and Sean Smith of Denver-based roofing contractor Skyyguard won their legal battle this week. The David and Goliath battle over their company’s
China’s Biggest Homebuilder Reels as Economy Slows
When Country Garden, the biggest developer in China’s increasingly troubled real estate sector, published its annual report in April, the cover design exuded hope: a phoenix spreading its wings. The company said the image showed that China’s economy was “back
Auto Strike Looms, Threatening to Shut Detroit’s Big 3
The United Auto Workers union and the three Detroit automakers have less than two weeks to negotiate a new labor contract, and a strike of some sort seems increasingly likely. The union’s president, Shawn Fain, has primed rank-and-file members to
U.S. Does Not Want to ‘Decouple’ From China, Commerce Chief Says
High-ranking United States and Chinese officials held a series of economic policy meetings on Tuesday in Beijing, in the latest sign that both countries are trying to stop the long deterioration in their relationship and restore communications. Gina Raimondo, the
Hawaiian Electric Was Warned of Its System’s Fragility Before Wildfire
Hawaiian Electric has known for years that extreme weather was becoming a bigger danger, but the company did little to strengthen its equipment and failed to adopt emergency plans used elsewhere, like being prepared to cut off power to prevent
Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided
One person said The Marion County Record covered two recent deaths insensitively. Another said a handful of articles focused needlessly on a simple paperwork error that led to tax credits getting rejected. A third thought an opinion column harped too
Kolacny Music, an institution on South Broadway in Denver, to close
Family-owned musical instrument store Kolacny Music, which opened almost a century ago, will close at the end of September. Established in 1930, the store at 1900 S. Broadway in Denver has offered a trifecta of services – the sale, rental
‘Vindicating’: An Analyst Who Lowered the U.S.’s Credit Rating in 2011 on Fitch’s Downgrade
When Nikola Swann heard that Fitch Ratings had removed the United States from its list of risk-free borrowers this week, he felt a sense of satisfaction. “It was vindicating,” he says. More than a decade ago, Swann played a key