DIA slips to No. 7 in airport traffic rank
Denver International Airport dropped to No. 7 in a ranking of the busiest airports in the country by the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
The rankings are based on the number of domestic passengers boarding planes in March and for the year through March. A year ago, Denver ranked fifth. But in both periods this year, Las Vegas McCarran International and Phoenix Sky Harbor International pulled ahead of Denver.
Navigant requests deadline extension
Navigant International Inc., a corporate-travel-management company based in Arapahoe County, said it has requested another extension of the deadline for filing its 2004 10-K annual report and 10-Q report for the first quarter of 2005.
It has asked the Nasdaq National Market to continue listing its stock if it files the reports by July 29. Nasdaq’s previous deadline was today.
Nasdaq will keep listing Navigant shares pending a determination of the Nasdaq Listings Qualifications Panel, according to Navigant.
Azure Solutions gets more funding
Azure Solutions, a Westminster revenue-assurance company, announced Thursday it has secured another $15 million of funding.
This round of funding was led by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures with additional financing coming from Intel Capital. Existing investors New Venture Partners, A.G. Edwards and Hexagon Investments also contributed.
Old Chicago to debut restaurant design
Old Chicago Restaurants, a division of Louisville-based Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc., will debut a new restaurant design in Colorado Springs that will serve as a prototype for its future development.
The model, which will open in August, will deviate from the chain’s traditional box style to include a variety of smaller spaces. It will also feature a display kitchen visible from the bar and dining room.
Slim and Tone to grow in Colorado
Slim and Tone, a Yardley, Pa.-based women’s workout franchise, this week said it intends to expand its Colorado presence.
The company, with 13 locations in metro Denver and Colorado Springs, intends to open as many as 15 more clubs in and around Denver by the end of 2006.
Railroads to handle less coal in Wyo.
Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the two biggest U.S. railroads, said they will ship less coal than usual over Wyoming track that’s the nation’s busiest shipping route for the fuel.
Following May derailments and damage to shared track in the Powder River Basin, “operations are not back to normal,” Union Pacific said on its website Thursday. The regular daily average of 63 trains can’t be run “during the foreseeable time period,” the railroad said.
Bud’s Warehouse moves to new spot
Bud’s Warehouse is moving to a new 25,000-square-foot warehouse with a grand opening Sunday at 4455 E. 46th Ave.
Celebrating its 10th year in Denver, Bud’s Warehouse takes building materials that are not accepted by regular thrift stores and passes them along to customers at savings of up to 70 percent. The new location will also include Baby Bud’s, a store that specializes in new and used maternity clothes.
Indigio, NewGuard finalize merger plans
The Indigio Group Inc. announced Thursday it has finalized plans to merge with NewGuard LLC, a 5-year-old Louisville Web-development company.
NewGuard will become part of the Indigio Group, bringing with it a client list that includes Churchill Downs/The Kentucky Derby, the Cable Center, BioWorld Online/Thomson American Health Consultants, and PacifiCare of Colorado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Frontier to expand flights to Mexico
Frontier Airlines is expanding flights to Mexico this winter.
It is resuming seasonal service to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo on Nov. 19 with three flights per week, increasing service to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta starting Dec. 17 and increasing Cancun flights from Denver to three daily during the peak winter season starting Dec. 17. Frontier also starts taking reservations today for new service to Cozumel starting Dec. 17.
Noodles, Infinity, Adam’s Mark
Boulder-based Noodles & Co. has snapped up a second Chipotle executive in three months. Keith Kinsey, who was a regional operations executive for Chipotle, will join Noodles as its chief financial officer, the company said Thursday. He replaces former CFO Mary Beth Lewis, who resigned because of family commitments.
Don Howe, who ran Clear Channel’s five Denver radio stations for 12 years, Thursday was named senior vice president/ marketing manager by Infinity Broadcasting. Infinity’s three Denver stations are KDJM 92.5-FM, KIMN 100.3-FM and KXKL 105.1-FM. Howe begins his new job June 27.
The Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Denver has appointed Chuck Freije as its new general manager. Freije was most recently area manager for Hilton Hotels and previously area vice president for Doubletree.
