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Colorful, comfortable Crocs hit the recession running, but at too much of a run, the U.S. shoemaker's chief executive officer said. In an e-mail, Crocs Inc. CEO John Duerden said the shoe industry was surprised by the severity of the downturn. Moreover, it affected us more because the brand had been gearing up for a continuation of the extraordinary growth in the prior years, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The company that produces brightly colored plastic clogs made of an...
BOULDER, Colo., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Behind the scenes of the 31st DICK'S Sporting Goods BolderBOULDER a 2nd year software partner helped to make the event the smoothest race in years. MAGPIE Telecom Insiders worked closely with BolderBOULDER, IPICO Sports and The End Result to customize the runner registration and results processing applications. According to BolderBOULDER Director of Operations Celeste McDowell, "This has been the smoothest race in decades. Participants see one...
Authorities in Boulder, Colo., said a man took a city asphalt roller for a joyride before crashing into a parked van and running off into the night. Police said the man was first reported driving the heavy equipment down the road by two residents who saw and heard him at about 2:05 a.m. Tuesday, the Boulder Daily Camera reported Wednesday. Sarah Huntley, a spokeswoman for Boulder police, said witnesses could not agree on the suspect's description or approximate age, but they all agreed he...
Pro beach volleyball's premier tournaments will be held July 2-5 on Coney Island Tickets on sale at www.avp.com. LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets are now on sale for professional beach volleyball's only stop in the Big Apple, as the AVP Crocs Tour Brooklyn Open is set to take place July 2-5, on the beach in Coney Island. The best athletes on the beach will take to the sand to see who reigns supreme. Tickets are available at www.avp.com. Thursday's open qualifier, which...
BOULDER, Colo., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Flatirons Solutions Corporation, a Colorado-based system integrator specializing in enterprise content management and air traffic management systems engineering, announced today the appointment of Andy Makowka as the new President of the Company's Government Solutions line of business. Mr. Makowka succeeds the retiring co-founder and Government Solutions President Mary Pritchard. Mr. Makowka is a senior executive with over thirty-five years of...
Loan fully funded and construction under way on The Carillon at Boulder Creek DENVER, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MGL Partners, a development firm specializing in multi-family and mixed-use development, announced today that it has completed the closing and funding of a $41.1 million construction loan for The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit independent living project for seniors in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. The nine-story building will be delivered fully completed by late summer...
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) will record an after-tax gain of approximately $31 million, or approximately 32 cents per diluted share, and realize cash proceeds of approximately $37 million in the company's second quarter results on the sale of 75 percent of its shares of DigitalGlobe stock. DigitalGlobe, which completed an initial public offering of its stock today, was formed in 1995 as EarthWatch, Inc., by Ball Aerospace &...
LONGMONT, Colo., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Business expert Jon Schallert will speak at the International Downtown Association's 55th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 12 on "Using Destination Business Strategies to Survive This Economy." Jon Schallert is the President of The Schallert Group, Inc., Longmont, Colorado (www.SchallertGroup.com). Schallert speaks to thousands annually on his proprietary 14-step "Destination Business" strategy, which he...
LONGMONT, Colo., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schallert Group, Inc., a Colorado-based consulting firm specializing in teaching businesses and communities how to become Consumer Destinations, received an award for their Destination University online business training program last week at an international conference on webcasting in Madison, Wisconsin. The Schallert Group received the Rich Media Impact Award for the Rapid ROI Category from Sonic Foundry, Inc., and was selected for the award...
JPMS To Upgrade On-site Presence As Well As Charitable Efforts; Athlete Sponsorship To Begin in 2010 LOS ANGELES, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine years of sponsorship with the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, John Paul Mitchell Systems, Inc. (JPMS) will continue its support in 2009 with a three-year re-extension of its contract, effective January 2009. "We are delighted to announce an extension of this already long term relationship, and are proud that JPMS is the longest standing AVP...
