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A Denver gay couple and their landlord have alleged in discrimination complaints that a Lakewood-based mold inspector sent homophobic text messages and treated them unfairly, including overcharging for his services. Evan VanGheem, right, and his partner, Jordan Carter, both Denver residents, are shown in an undated photo. (Photo provided by Iris Halpern) The complaints, filed with the Denver Anti-Discrimination Office, say the conduct of the owner of Walker Environmental LLC changed last month after he learned the two men…

Whole Foods Market has signed a lease for a 137,000-square-foot distribution center in the HighPoint Elevated industrial park under construction near Denver International Airport. CBRE, a commercial real estate services and investment firm, said Thursday that it arranged the lease on the center, which will serve Whole Foods stores across the region. The build-to-suit space will occupy an entire building at the site in Aurora. The building will be at the intersection of Denali Road and 60th Avenue. The site is near…

DISH Network, the satellite TV and wireless provider, informed the state on Wednesday that it will cut 499 jobs in Englewood and Littleton in early January, a dramatic reversal after months of job gains as the company built out a national 5G cellular network from scratch. “The first employee separations are expected to occur during the 14-day period starting Jan. 7, 2024,” Kaylee Hyman, a senior corporate counsel with the company, wrote the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in what is known as a Worker…

Xcel Energy Colorado, which expects to spend about $180 million on wildfire prevention this year, is adding artificial intelligence to its arsenal to fight what has become a year-round battle. Xcel is expanding its work with Pano AI, a San Francisco-based company that will install 21 camera systems by the end of the year on more than 1.5 million acres across the utility’s territory. The objective is to quickly alert Xcel and first responders when smoke is detected. Pano uses artificial intelligence, or AI, to interpret…