UPGRADING A DOWNTOWN HOTEL
“We’re going to offer beautiful rooms and a level of service that hasn’t been here before.” – Charlie Biederman, hotelier and developer on plans to convert the Embassy Suites Hotel in Denver to a Ritz-Carlton.
XCEL LOOKING INTO THE COLD HARD TRUTH OF BLACKOUTS
“We’ve got to get to the bottom of this. It’s an incredible hassle when you have negative temperatures to not only not have power but not be able to operate your furnace.” – Greg Sopkin, state Public Utilities Commission chairman on launching an investigation into Xcel Energy’s rolling blackouts last month.
FINDING ROOM FOR SOUTHWEST TO STRETCH ITS WINGS
“I don’t foresee Southwest being physically limited in their ability to operate here.” – Turner West, new manager of Denver International Airport on growth and expansion.
A FAN RAISES A TOAST TO “CHARLIE CHAT”
“But if you really drank every time Jim cackled or Charlie said, ‘Um,’ you’d be dead.” – Scott Greczkowski, founder and director of SatelliteGuys.US, a website forum, on EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen and Jim DeFranco’s live performance during their monthly “Charlie Chat” aired on the Dish Network.
