- Members of the Colorado PUC may be limited in their ability to rein in Xcel Energy’s rate hikes, but their amateurishness in communicating what they are doing and why is exacerbating an already frustrating situation. Even worse for Xcel, Kyle Clark’s “Next” show has turned the company into its new RTD A Line – a nightly segment.
- Warren Miller Entertainment will not film a ski movie this winter, breaking a 70-year streak. Financial challenges at its parent company, Outside Inc., are to blame.
- Has Denver’s “fast casual architecture” made the city … fugly?
- Visit Saudi, the tourism arm of one of the worst countries in the world for women’s rights, is now a proud sponsor of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- The latest FBI numbers show that Coloradans lose about $25 million annually in cryptocurrency scams.
- An Illinois school district employee was charged with stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from the district.
- New York’s Empire State Building was lighted in green and white lights on Sunday night to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles win to advance to the Super Bowl. As you might expect, New Yorkers weren’t thrilled to honor a rival.
- Netflix announced details of how it will enforce a ban on sharing passwords.
- Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet publicly called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to national security concerns.
- The Duke and Florida State women’s basketball teams played the first half of their game using a slightly larger men’s basketball before it was realized, according to Duke coach Kara Lawson. (Duke lost.)
- Honda issued a rare “Do Not Drive” warning for 8,200 of its cars due to airbag concerns.
- The Denver Zoo is on high alert following a series of incidents at the Dallas Zoo that included the kidnapping of two emperor tamarin monkeys and the intentional release of a leopard.
- Is a balloon going to be the cause of World War III?
- Israel’s Chief Rabbinate — a bellwether rabbinical council for religious certifications in Judaism – is grappling with the question of whether lab-grown meat is kosher.
So, who won the week?
- Denver Business Journal reporter Ed Sealover is leaving the paper. He said he will formally announce his new position when he starts on Feb. 21.
- CBS4 named Romi Bean as its lead sports anchor. She is the first woman to have that role at any station in Denver.
- The Denver Broncos named Sean Payton as the team’s head coach. Fans should be excited, but after previously being excited about Nathaniel Hackett, Vic Fangio, and Vance Joseph, enthusiasm is a bit muted.
- Publicis Groupe announced it will pay “record-high” annual bonuses of close to $550 million to staff members after posting better-than-expected 2022 revenue (up 10%) and profit (up 23%).
- The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January, shattering expectations that were diminished in part due to a series of high-profile tech layoffs.
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