George Demopoulos

George Demopoulos is a BusinessDen reporter who covers entrepreneurship and fitness/outdoor recreation. He is a graduate of the University of Denver. Email him at [email protected].

Parents gear after-school startup toward techy kids

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Noticing a glitch in their tech-savvy son’s prototypical after-school activities, an area couple is launching an after-school education center that will teach kids, and eventually adults, skills in coding, robotics and more.

Patagonia sues mobile fundraising group

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A fundraising effort to combat hunger, which has allegedly driven through area towns in a van adorned by the Patagonia logo, has been sued by the retail giant, which wants the court to pull the brakes on the operation.

CorePower finds its center in new RiNo HQ

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With dozens more studios popping up across the country, the yoga giant is strengthening its corporate space in a leap from the Highlands to RiNo.

Pot tainted by pesticides sparks another recall

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Problems with pesticides on marijuana from a local grower have caused the recall of more than 20 concentrate products made by another Denver company.

With big expansion plans, restaurant chain to rebrand

With three more locations to open in the Denver area in the next few months and many more in the works, a fast-casual chain has settled a lawsuit and agreed to change its name.

Whole Foods coffee venture launches on Tennyson

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Denver is now home to Whole Foods’ first standalone cafe, a brand that began as a small Boulder chain before being bought out by the grocery giant.

Rerun: TV repairman again accused of customer fraud

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Accused of swindling customers with faked technicians, falsified problems and inflated prices, a Centennial electronics shop owner is facing criminal and civil charges from the state — and this isn’t his first time on the court scene.

Board game cafe rolling the dice on Santa Fe

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Two board game lovers are combining a cafe and bar with a collection of hundreds of board games with a new Santa Fe Drive development as their starting space.