Major closure on I-70 after vehicle catches fire and starts leaking hydrochloric acid
By Spencer McKee
Denver Gazette
A major closure is underway on I-70 after a commercial motor vehicle caught fire, resulting in a hazardous materials concern.
According to Colorado State Patrol, their initial response to the incident took place at about 7:51 a.m. near mile marker 258, which is located between Golden and Genesee... Read more...
Brush fire on Lookout Mountain west of Denver caused by fireworks, Foothills Fire and Rescue Says
By Austen Erblat
msn.com
A brush fire on Lookout Mountain west of Denver Friday night was caused by fireworks, investigators said on Sunday... Read more...
Construction underway on 1st floating tracker solar project in US
By Billy Ludt
Solar Power World
Noria Energy, a floating solar developer and technology provider, is beginning construction on Aurea Solar, a 50-kW floating solar pilot project in Golden, Colorado that will provide renewable energy for local water utility operations. Built with Noria’s newly developed floating solar tracker technology, AquaPhi, the project is located on Fairmount Reservoir, a water storage reservoir owned and operated by Consolidated Mutual Water Company (CMWC). Read more...
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Bob Stitt set the standard for Colorado Mines football. Now, he’s back in Golden to make sure it endures.
By Kyle Newman
Denver Post
GOLDEN — When Bob Stitt first arrived at Colorado School of Mines in 2000, the program had only two winning seasons in two decades. So in Stitt’s inaugural year, when his Orediggers went 2-8, the goal was to just win some quarters... Read more...
Founder vs. president: Trial to decide future of dog toymaker Kong begins
By Justin Wingerter
Denver Post / BusinessDen
A trial to determine who will own Kong, which grew out of a Denver auto shop to become a global pet toy valued at a half-billion dollars, got underway Monday.
The three-week proceeding follows more than three years of litigation across two Denver courts and pits Joe Markham, Kong’s founder, against his company, its longtime president and its other co-owner. At stake is millions of dollars and control of the Golden-based business... Read more...
