Author: Bernadette Berdychowski
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Metro Moves: Denver gets some new beer gardens and food spots this summer
Former Tivoli Brewing space welcomes a new business The Auraria Campus will welcome Denver-based Recess Beer Garden to its historic Tivoli Student Union next semester, the campus organization announced Monday. A new restaurant and bar run by Recess will take over the former QuadSide Tavern and Tivoli Brewing space, which closed last year. The student…
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Colorado gives out the last of its tax incentives, for now, to lure semiconductor businesses
The Colorado Economic Development Commission awarded the last of the tax credits designed to attract more semiconductor manufacturers to the state on Thursday. At least all the money the state has allocated for now. The commission approved a tax package for an unnamed quantum company labeled “Project Laser” worth millions. The EDC often doesn’t disclose company…
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Ursa Major chooses to stay in Colorado for big expansion after getting millions in incentives
Ursa Major has chosen to stay in Colorado for a major expansion that would add about 1,850 new jobs, one of the largest projects to get tax incentives from the state in recent years. The aerospace and rocket manufacturing company based in Berthoud confirmed with state officials it has chosen to keep its next project…
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Sierra Space lands $798M contract to help with Golden Dome
Colorado-based Sierra Space — the company behind the space shuttle-inspired vehicle known as the Dream Chaser — won a lucrative government contract to help build President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome, the company announced Monday. The aerospace and defense company headquartered in Louisville won a $798 million contract to design and build 18 missile warning and…
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Metro Moves: Aldi files permits for its first Denver stores
Aldi is looking to prepare two sites in Denver for its first grocery stores in Colorado. The popular German discount brand is one of the fastest-growing grocery chains in the U.S. with plans to bring about 50 stores to the Denver and Colorado Springs area within the next two years. The chain filed for permits…
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Denver’s office vacancy improves halfway through 2026
Denver’s office market has started to improve after years of rising vacancies following the pandemic. The rate of empty office real estate in the metro Denver area fell to 28.7%, down by 20 basis points compared to the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from commercial real estate firm CBRE. The…
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New cafe will take over Secret Garden’s old home by Cheesman Park
A popular cafe spot on the edge of Denver’s Cheesman Park will reopen soon — but under a new name. The Carriage House, a new European-style cafe, will open at the end of the month in the former home of Secret Garden, which abruptly closed last year following employees claiming City Street Investors was union…
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Is the former Channel 7 lot near downtown Denver for sale? Kind of.
After a failed landmark battle, the corner lot at Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Street has been busy over the last year with the demolition of the Brutalist tower once home to Channel 7 (KMGH) to make way for a new apartment complex. But now that the building has been cleared out, a new sign on…
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Waymo ready to drive in Denver without humans — but not booking rides yet
Waymo is one step closer to officially launching in Denver. The autonomous ridesharing company will begin letting its vehicles drive around the city without a human behind the wheel, Waymo announced Wednesday. The service will not be available to the public yet. Only Waymo employees will be allowed to ride in the cars for now.…
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Metro Moves: Taco Bell Cantina opens at Denver airport
Taco Bell has arrived at Denver International Airport and it’s selling booze. Last week, the airport debuted the state’s first-ever Taco Bell Cantina and the first of its kind at any airport. Cantinas are a new concept from Taco Bell, where the fast-food restaurant offers specialty items and alcoholic beverages such as beer and boozy…