Kristen Leigh Painter

Former Business Reporter

Kristen Leigh Painter

Kristen Leigh Painter was a former business reporter who focused on airlines and aerospace coverage. She joined The Post in September 2011 and departed for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in August 2014. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in journalism after earning a bachelor's in history from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

United and Continental pilots release integrated seniority list

September 4, 2013 at 4:57 a.m.

United and Continental pilots release integrated seniority list

Demonstrators call for higher wages for fast-food workers outside a McDonald's restaurant in Northglenn, Colo., last week.

The US labor movement is changing its game plan

April 28, 2016 at 7:18 a.m.

The US labor movement is changing its game plan

Demonstrators call for higher wages for fast-food workers outside a McDonald's restaurant in Northglenn last week.

Labor movement changes game plan in face of complex challenges

April 28, 2016 at 6:18 a.m.

Labor movement changes game plan in face of complex challenges

By 7 a.m.. about 100 demonstrators were on hand at the Northglenn McDonald's on Thursday, August 29, 2013.

Denver area fast-food workers join national fight for higher wages

April 29, 2016 at 8:48 a.m.

Denver area fast-food workers join national fight for higher wages

Production tech Rick Thompson checks the colors on a can at Ball's beverage packaging plant in Golden.

High-tech beer cans pop the top on innovation

April 29, 2016 at 6:48 p.m.

High-tech beer cans pop the top on innovation

The Robinson brothers Dick (right) and Eddie (left) will be named Citizens of the West during the National Western Stock Show. They run the dairy that his been in their family since 1885.

Denver’s Robinson Dairy to close, eliminating 40 jobs and a long tradition

April 29, 2016 at 6:25 p.m.

Denver's Robinson Dairy to close, eliminating 40 jobs and a long tradition

United Airlines area manager at DIA steps down after 18 years

August 26, 2013 at 12:37 p.m.

United Airlines area manager at DIA steps down after 18 years

In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. A spokesman for Southwest Airlines says all departing flights have been grounded due to a system-wide computer problem, Saturday, June 22, 2013.

Southwest Airlines adds new nonstop between Denver and Fort Myers, Fla

April 29, 2016 at 10:04 a.m.

Southwest Airlines adds new nonstop between Denver and Fort Myers, Fla

High-tech beer cans pop the top on innovation

April 29, 2016 at 8:19 p.m.

High-tech beer cans pop the top on innovation

Denver International Airport is seen in this February 17, 2005, file photo.

DIA’s financial team prepares for changes, including Frontier Airlines

April 29, 2016 at 6:08 p.m.

DIA's financial team prepares for changes, including Frontier Airlines

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