Business Reporter
Judith Kohler
After more than two decades of covering government, politics, energy and the environment, Judith Kohler joined The Denver Post in 2018 to focus on a new beat: business. She quickly discovered that business involves, among other things, government, politics, energy and the environment. And space ships. That part was new. Covering the country's second-largest aerospace industry has been a thrill.
Kohler started her career on a daily in western Nebraska, where being a University of Colorado-Boulder grad was rough during football season. She moved onto weeklies in the Denver area and then The Associated Press for 21 years in Colorado and Wyoming where she wrote stories on the legislatures, congressional races and returning wolves to Yellowstone and lynx to Colorado.
From growing up in the Black Hills in South Dakota to living in Colorado for many years, Kohler is sold on the West.
Featured Stories

Coors family to remake 5 blocks of downtown Golden with massive 10-year, $600M-plus project
One of the largest redevelopment projects in Golden's history is being undertaken by a family closely identified with the city.

Natural gas pipeline leak spurs landowners to assail Colorado’s “subterranean toxic spaghetti”
Their house had to be demolished and part of their farm had to be dug up after a natural gas pipeline leak, prompting them to urge state and federal regulators...

California has Silicon Valley. Could Colorado become home to “Aerospace Alley?”
It's not really a moonshot kind of goal, considering that Colorado's aerospace economy is already second only to California's. The state has 180 aerospace companies and more than 500 businesses...
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West Side Books, a Denver Highland mainstay, faces uncertain new chapter
An independent book store in Highland neighborhood faces new development, higher rent as the longtime owner prepares to retire.

Xcel wants to fast-track renewable energy projects to capture tax credits
Utility seeks OK from state regulators to speed up the process.

Will Xcel Energy’s forecast for electricity needs materialize? Regulators face pricey question
Colorado regulators are trying to balance the need for more power outlined in Xcel Energy's plan with the impact on ratepayers.

Black Hills Corp. OKs all-stock merger to form $15.4 billion utility
The utility will have a market capitalization of approximately $7.8 billion, based on each company’s closing stock price as of Monday.

Broomfield-based Noodles & Company to close up to 32 restaurants this year
It's not clear yet what locations will close.

Denver airport delays study on using nuclear power to get public feedback
The move came after Denver Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore questioned why the airport didn't talk to the community and residents around DIA before issuing requests for proposals to conduct a feasibility...

Denver City Council waits to send Xcel Energy franchise plan to voters
It's back to the drawing board for Denver city officials and Xcel Energy on a 20-year franchise agreement to deliver power to the city.

Lawsuit-riddled HOA conflict takes new turn — to U.S. bankruptcy court
The bankruptcy filing follows years of turmoil in the Todd Creek Farms homeowners association.

Don’t wait on buying back-to-school supplies — costs ‘only going to go up’
Here's some advice for families who haven't finished back-to-school shopping: don't wait any longer. Experts predict that prices are only going to go up. Parents are facing increases of 10%...

Denver airport to explore nuclear energy as option to power growth
DIA is expected to see more than 120 million passengers by 2045.