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Kyle Shirley put off a marketing plan for his roofing company after insurance premiums for his work trucks shot up 55%. Becky Brinkerhoff’s insurance bill has doubled and she is checking with other companies for a better deal. Stephanie Rankin will likely reduce the coverage on one of her vehicles to help cover the 44% increase in her insurance rates. The three Denver-area residents are among Coloradans reeling from rising auto insurance costs on top of higher grocery bills and other expenses. The insurance rates are…

If Colorado’s economy were viewed as a drought map, the Front Range from the Wyoming border to Colorado Springs has abundant water and ranks high for prosperity, with Douglas County the equivalent of Blue Mesa Reservoir. Economic strength stretches up the Interstate 70 corridor across the mountains west through Garfield County to the Utah border, with roaring tributaries of prosperity pouring down from Steamboat Springs and Aspen and Telluride. Other pockets of prosperity include Lake, Custard, Park, Chaffee and Ouray…

Since the founding of Parker’s Downhill Brewing in 2017, owners Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman always planned to expand to multiple locations. By then, the craft beer market had matured enough the duo felt they couldn’t rely on the production and distribution model. Instead, they tried to build a welcoming space — and one with a vibe that could be replicated in new places. After years of searching, Minturn and Hyndman finally found their ideal spot. Downhill Brewing’s second location in Greenwood Village opened at 9672 E.…

A Canadian developer planning to build a warm-water attraction next to Arrowhead Golf Course in Douglas County has received a cold reception from neighbors, including the course operator. “A commercial development in this neighborhood would be a colossal disaster. Not just for the wildlife, but for the people who live here,” said Bridget Epp, 64, who’s lived in the community for eight years. Epp is a leader of the local “Save our Rox” group, which for the last three years has been pushing back against plans to develop a…

Dish Network LLC, the satellite television and wireless service provider, informed the state on Tuesday that it will cut another 53 jobs, bringing the tally of workers let go since November to 718. The Douglas County-based company, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., also announced that Mike Kelly, the executive overseeing retail wireless strategy, has resigned and will depart at the end of the month. “We appreciate his hard work and commitment to our business. While we conduct a search for his successor, Hamid Akhavan,…

Douglas County this week sued a state board in charge of evaluating property assessments, claiming officials overstepped their authority and wrongfully stopped the county from providing substantial tax relief to thousands of homeowners. Last month’s board decision and the appeal to a judge to step in come amid a fierce statewide debate over how to blunt the impact of ballooning property tax bills across Colorado this year. The affluent suburban county filed its lawsuit against the state Board of Equalization late Tuesday…

A 6-year-old brewery in Greenwood Village is getting new owners. Jake Minturn and Doug Hyndman, owners of Downhill Brewing in Parker, are acquiring Peak View Brewery at 9672 E. Arapahoe Road, public records show. According to a liquor license application submitted to Greenwood Village, which BusinessDen obtained in a records request, Downhill is purchasing the brewery for $410,000. The lease for the 4,100-square-foot space was transferred to Downhill in August. The Greenwood Village City Council approved the duo’s…

Conditions are looking up for tenants in metro Denver and Boulder as more new apartments keep rolling into the market, keeping rents in check and providing more options for those looking for housing, according to a quarterly update from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver. The average rent for an apartment in the seven-county metro area, including Boulder, was $1,870 in the fourth quarter, which is down from $1,888 in the third quarter and not much above the average of $1,838 a year earlier. Two years ago, the…

DISH Network had informed the state that it plans to lay off another 157 workers by early March, two months after it said it would let go of a larger group of 499 workers. The cuts will happen at the company’s headquarters at 9601 S. Meridian Blvd. in Douglas County, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter filed with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Monday. “The first employee notices are expected to occur during the 14-day period starting Jan. 8, with separations to occur…

Leaders in Colorado school districts are trying to solve a big problem: They want to attract and retain teachers, bus drivers and other educators, but the state’s high cost of living keeps outpacing employees’ wages even after administrators dole out raises. So now they’re entering the housing market themselves. Districts are building tiny homes, becoming landlords and partnering with developers so that they can find ways to either lease housing to their employees at below-market rates or make homeownership possible for…