business /tags/business business en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:02:08 GMT Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal /news/2024-12-11/albertsons-gives-up-on-kroger-merger-and-sues-the-grocery-chain-for-failing-to-secure-deal Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval of the $24.6 billion agreement. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:02:08 GMT /news/2024-12-11/albertsons-gives-up-on-kroger-merger-and-sues-the-grocery-chain-for-failing-to-secure-deal Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press A federal judge temporarily halts the proposed supermarket merger of Kroger and Albertsons /news/2024-12-10/a-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-the-proposed-supermarket-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued the ruling Tuesday after holding a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:33:25 GMT /news/2024-12-10/a-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-the-proposed-supermarket-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Mountain West states rank high for Indigenous entrepreneurs to thrive, report finds /2024-12-05/mountain-west-states-rank-high-indigenous-entrepreneurs A new report reveals Indigenous-owned businesses contribute more than $46 billion to the U.S. economy each year. A lot of that activity is happening in the Western U.S. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:33:57 GMT /2024-12-05/mountain-west-states-rank-high-indigenous-entrepreneurs Kaleb Roedel Hospitals in Colorado can charge wildly different fees for the same procedure. A new tool offers patients some clarity /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-30/hospitals-in-colorado-can-charge-wildly-different-fees-for-the-same-procedure-a-new-tool-offers-patients-some-clarity The price you pay for a medical procedure at a hospital could vary widely in Colorado – depending on where you go and what insurance plan you carry. But new websites could help level out those price differences by letting patients shop around for medical care. Find out how they work, and how they might help, on today’s episode of In the NoCo. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-30/hospitals-in-colorado-can-charge-wildly-different-fees-for-the-same-procedure-a-new-tool-offers-patients-some-clarity In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner Legends in limbo: a sports complex in Windsor faces legal troubles /news/2024-08-19/legends-in-limbo-a-sports-complex-in-windsor-faces-legal-troubles Mounting debt, legal issues threaten Future Legends’ future. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:31:10 GMT /news/2024-08-19/legends-in-limbo-a-sports-complex-in-windsor-faces-legal-troubles Sharon Dunn, BizWest Prairie Mountain Media to stop the presses in Berthoud /news/2024-07-01/prairie-mountain-media-to-stop-the-presses-in-berthoud Citing high costs and a shortage of skilled press operators, Prairie Mountain Media will close its 15-year-old, 60,000-square-foot printing plant in Berthoud and move the production of newspapers and other publications to The Denver Post’s production facility. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:02:55 GMT /news/2024-07-01/prairie-mountain-media-to-stop-the-presses-in-berthoud BizWest Staff Electric vehicle conversion business fell on tough times after over a decade of success /news/2024-01-09/electric-vehicle-conversion-business-fell-on-tough-times-after-over-a-decade-of-success The Loveland-based Lighting eMotors told the federal Securities and Exchange Commission last month it plans to sell its remaining assets with the proceeds going to creditors. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:55:34 GMT /news/2024-01-09/electric-vehicle-conversion-business-fell-on-tough-times-after-over-a-decade-of-success Michael Lyle Mountain West unions voice concern over Kroger-Albertsons merger /regional-news/2022-10-31/mountain-west-unions-voice-concern-over-kroger-albertsons-merger A union representing workers at both Kroger and Albertsons locations in Colorado and Wyoming, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, called the announcement “devastating." General council for the union Matt Shechter said he’s been getting calls from members worried about store consolidation, layoffs and rising food prices. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:32:59 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-31/mountain-west-unions-voice-concern-over-kroger-albertsons-merger Will Walkey Vote on Spirit, Frontier merger is postponed a fourth time /news/2022-07-13/vote-on-spirit-frontier-merger-is-postponed-a-fourth-time Days ahead of a shareholder vote at Spirit Airlines over a proposed buyout by rival budget carrier Frontier, the vote is being cancelled for a fourth time due to a lack of support from investors. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:14:00 GMT /news/2022-07-13/vote-on-spirit-frontier-merger-is-postponed-a-fourth-time Associated Press Frontier Airlines says it lacks the votes for a merger with Spirit /news/2022-07-11/frontier-airlines-says-it-lacks-the-votes-for-a-merger-with-spirit Frontier CEO Barry Biffle said in a letter made public Monday that if the merger still lacks enough support from Spirit shareholders by a scheduled vote this Friday, that the voting be delayed until July 27. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:58:33 GMT /news/2022-07-11/frontier-airlines-says-it-lacks-the-votes-for-a-merger-with-spirit Associated Press