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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Hunting, conservation groups back cuts in big-game licenses to help herds recover
A coalition of hunters, wildlife advocates and conservationists supports state wildlife managers' proposal for substantial cuts in the number of big-game hunting licenses proposed for northwest Colorado due to damage...

Colorado’s child care gaps laid bare by pandemic with never-ending wait lists, exorbitant costs
Colorado state and local governments, businesses, nonprofits and communities are using state and federal money to fill the statewide gaps in child care that were laid bare by the coronavirus...

With one service center open, Rivian plans second in Colorado as push for electric vehicles revs up
Denver is home to one of Rivian's 28 service centers and the company that makes electric pickup trucks and SUVs has expanded its onsite offerings as the push for more...

Aerospace, defense-related companies target Colorado for expansion
A veteran-owned, California-based company that provides spaces for classified work by government agencies and companies has chosen Colorado for its third and largest location.

After soaring energy bills, legislation aims to level playing field for utility customers
Members of a joint legislative committee investigating why Colorado utility bills shot up so dramatically this winter have proposed a bill meant to protect customers against future price shocks and...

Colorado pitches park in Golden as global hub of energy innovation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants the park in the west of Denver to be a global hub for technology to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.

Can Utah oil-train project be derailed? Colorado lawmakers, communities hope so
Several Colorado elected officials say federal agencies that approved a plan to run daily crude oil trains from Utah through Glenwood Canyon and Denver shrugged off the potential "downline" impacts.

San Francisco company relocates its HQ, another feather in Denver’s cap
Redaptive, which specializes in making the facilities of some of the country's largest corporations more energy efficient has moved its headquarters to Denver from San Francisco.

New apartment complex built on former White Fence Farm restaurant site taps past
Crescent Communities has started leasing apartments at its 202-unit Novel White Fence Farm, once a working farm in Lakewood and later a family-style restaurant renowned for its chicken dinners. The...

From tiramisu croissant knots to sourdough loaves, artisan bakery’s business is on the rise
Artisan bakery owner Zach Martinucci started his business, Rebel Bread, in a shared kitchen after moving to Denver five years ago. Now he and a staff of about 25 supply a...