Store owner Andy Carlson blamed the rising costs and an increase in crime. “In a good year, a top-tier hardware store like this could do 7 percent at the bottom, pre-tax net profit. We’ve been squeezed into below five.”
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High inflation forcing Denver to raise minimum wage 9 percent in January
“For the majority of independent restaurants, if not all, this makes zero sense. And all it does is hurt them,” said restaurateur Juan Padro.
West Colfax homeowners displaced by fire sue contractor next door
A husband and wife who fled flames in the middle of the night claim that fencing was not adequate to keep out vagrants who lit the blaze.
City Council considers rezoning for RiNo lots 2 years after denial
Golub & Co. wants to build two apartment buildings on Denargo Street that could be as high as 16 stories and contain up to 800 units.
Denver construction site thefts surge
In the first half of 2022, there were 289 reported incidents of items being stolen. In the same time period in 2021, there were 212.
New eatery Taco Uprising rising in Five Points
“After a few visits and doing some research, we found that Five Points is a home for some of Denver’s most enticing and exciting foods,” said a cofounder.
Life after ‘Shark Tank’: Golf startup founders tee up exit as sales grow
Golfkicks’ on-air deal with Mark Cuban in 2019 fell through but the TV exposure boosted awareness of the brand and sales have been climbing each year.
Ace Eat Serve owner pays $5M for restaurant’s Uptown real estate
The seller was the Denver Housing Authority, which had owned the commercial building since 1982 but never converted it into housing.
Coworking firm in Uptown since 2011 looks to move as landlord lists space
Creative Density founder Craig Baute said he’d like to find a new location in the neighborhood, but availability is limited.
After four years of hurdles, bakery near East High finally opens
“If there was a plague of locusts, I wouldn’t have been surprised,” said Miss Molly’s owner Shane Speciale of challenges he faced at 2600 E. Colfax Ave.