James Battaglia, the son of a former club president, was expelled for not paying.
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Pickleball players are taking over tennis courts and one Colorado city wants to put a stop to it
The city’s new ordinance will prohibit pickleball lines on city tennis courts.
Appeals court: Landlord not required to sell to mitigate losses when tenant leaves
A neurosurgeon who owns an elite training facility in Englewood will now likely pay more money than he has for abandoning a lease.
Startup to golfers: Get a (stylish) grip
“There’s a lot of young people starting to play golf and you see these other companies doing different designs with shirts, club covers, golf balls – but nobody is doing grips,” said Zach Fanch.
Packraft maker Kokopelli pushes into bike gear, raises largest round yet
“Why would a boat company be making bike bags? It’s a fair question,” said co-founder and CEO Kelley Smith.
Fitness stores file for Chapter 7 as landlords sue for rent
Colorado Home Fitness opened in 2009 and had three stores in the Denver area until last year. Now it’s $1.7 million in debt.
Core Progression fitness chain expanding with $900K Sloan’s Lake buy
It will be the ninth location for the company that founder Jon Cerf says did $4.5 million in revenue in 2022.
Hallmark truck camper files for bankruptcy
In 2020, the president of Hallmark RV told BusinessDen that orders had boomed.
Ikon Pass holders to get $17.5M in Alterra settlement over COVID-shortened season
Alterra fared far worse in its legal case than Vail Resorts, which was similarly sued for breach of contract in April 2020 by Epic Pass holders.
Denver startup Wolf Rigs builds $350K Humvee camper
“This is the missing piece where Sprinter vans are not able to navigate to. And being 50 I don’t want to sleep on the ground anymore,” said the founder.