Discount Forklift is filing for bankruptcy after warehouse costs went over budget and a legal dispute cost the business more than $1.5 million in sales last year.
Struggling forklift company veers into bankruptcy
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S. Pearl saltwater spa launches after basement conversion
Floatation therapy is dipping into South Pearl Street.
TV personality swings back in house-flipping lawsuit
The host of reality TV show “Raise the Roof” has replied to a lawsuit by homebuyers saying they purchased his West Wash Park fix-and-flip only to find that the renovation was too good to be true.
UnitedHealth announces 120 layoffs in Centennial
The health insurer plans to lay off sales and customer service workers from its affiliate health services business OptumHealth by April 16.
3-year-old digital marketing firm doubles Denver footprint
A Denver-based marketing and web development house has designed websites for businesses in Aspen and Golden, but it didn’t have to look that far for office space.
App development startup triples space in office lease
It made web apps out of a basement in Cherry Creek. Then it graduated to a first floor office. And last month, AppIt moved to a new spot on Steele Street.
Centennial chairman: Cost-cutting drove Citywide merger
The deal brings family-owned Citywide under the umbrella of bank holding company Heartland Financial USA, a publicly traded firm with operations in 12 states.
Former Air Force pilot named president of MSU Denver
With her new position, the former Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy is landing back in the state where her military and higher education career first took flight.
Local burger joint doubles down in Westminster
5280 Burger Bar, which opened its flagship store at Denver Pavilions in 2014, plans to cook up location No. 2 from scratch.
Sports Authority bankruptcy: Suppliers to get nickels on the dollar
As Sports Authority limps toward the finish line, vendors like Nike could get less than five cents for every dollar of gear the defunct retailer brought on in the weeks before it slipped into bankruptcy.
