Gunnison, Colorado, in many ways, is an island – far removed from the Front Range and only loosely connected to the western slope. Which is why Western State Colorado University’s ICELab (Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship) accelerator leadership team recently took a trip to Hawaii. Delaney Keating, Strategic Partnerships and Program Development Director, says they wanted […]
Remote working has never been more viable, especially in the tech industry, and Montrose along with the rest of Colorado’s western slope is working to capitalize. At a panel discussion along the Colorado Tech Tour on Wednesday, leaders from Montrose and surrounding communities talked about the strengths of their region and what’s missing to become […]
Along Colorado’s western slope, the combination of a growing financial tech (fintech) sector and top-notch engineering talent coming out of Fort Lewis College has Durango well positioned for the future. Mercury Payment Systems – a leader in credit card processing and payments – long had been at the center of everything Durango tech, and that’s […]
At Obsidian, a financial tech startup based in Durango, we could not have chosen a better, more beautiful place to run our business. All of our employees either currently live or have lived in Durango, and a few of us have even owned local businesses in town. Our employees spend their time outside of work […]
The National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) was set in motion when Gov. Hickenlooper traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2015 to tour their collaborative center. When he came back, he laid out the vision of a public-private partnership that would put Colorado on the map at the forefront of cybersecurity training, research and response. Today, that […]
The cybersecurity industry is booming in Colorado Springs, all that’s left is to train the students and military veterans who call it home. Patty Bonvallet, technology development manager at Boecore, believes it’s well within reach. Speaking during a panel on the first stop of Colorado Tech Tour, she lauded the potential of capturing students’ interest […]
As the first city to log in to the World Wide Web in 1968, Colorado Springs has a rich history in advancing the information technology industry. With a highly skilled workforce, sophisticated communications networks, and high quality of life, Colorado Springs serves as home to several large employers, such as FedEx, Hewlett Packard and Oracle, […]
By Fred Bauters Are you trying to find a home for your company? Every city on the Front Range has its own strengths and personality, but if you’re looking for an affordable, upstart spot to land, Longmont may be your answer. The city of about 90,000 has made two key investments in the last few […]
Day four of the 2016 Tech Tour brought us to northern Colorado. Fort Collins has a rich history with Go Code Colorado, placing winning teams in each of the program’s first three years. So much so, that we put together a video about ‘what’s in the water’ in Fort Collins that has created such strong […]
Day 5 and we’ve seen much of the beauty and ingenuity that Colorado has to offer. It’s awe inspiring. As I think about what made Colorado great, I know it’s not technology. The state is well-known for nature — majestic, snow-capped mountains, flowing streams and whispering forests. Mesa Verde, the Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande, […]
By Mario Popo I had a strange dream not long ago. I was talking to someone and noticed that when she spoke she had three rows of teeth in her mouth! I woke up, told my husband about it, then grabbed some coffee and watched Undercover Boss on a Saturday morning. In this episode there […]
The tech sector’s involvement in the community has a profound effect, whether it’s ViaWest’s promotion of STEM education and technical careers for girls and women, or donating time and sponsorship to philanthropic organizations like Habitat for Humanity, KidsTek, American Red Cross, Food Bank of the Rockies, I have a Dream, Sungate Kids, The March of […]
In late 2006, Dan Caruso and a small team, including execs Matt Erickson and Sandi Mays, secured modest office space above Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza just east of the Boulder Mall. The entrepreneurs, all telecom veterans, focused on a trend that would underpin Zayo’s investment thesis: Demand for fiber bandwidth was exploding, driven by global expansion of […]
Do you look for technology to help you manage time and get thing done at the office? Summer is intern season at Verizon and our interns are busy! We asked the next wave in the workforce to share the apps that help them concentrate on tasks, stay on top of their to-do lists and get […]
By Cyrus Martin Leveraging whatever city you’re in is the secret to starting a great company. Here in Fort Collins, it’s about meeting people and connecting. — Derek Haynes, Co-Founder & CEO, Scout Scout provides a leading application and server monitoring platform for modern software development teams. I had the privilege of speaking with Derek […]
By Gigi Sukin The Colorado Technology Association’s Tech Tour rolled into Grand Junction, known for the Colorado National Monument and Book Cliffs of the Grand Valley, extreme mountain biking and its legacy in the oil and gas industry. The first stop took the tour group to Leitner-Poma, one of only two cable transport system manufacturing […]
FORT COLLINS — All across Colorado, startup entrepreneurs are telling their unique stories during the second annual Tech Tour presented by Colorado Technology Association (CTA). Raising money, finding the right talent, meeting the best mentors – those were some of the issues discussed Thursday when the Tech Tour visited Northern Colorado on its weeklong tour of […]
By Cyrus Martin When considering living in Grand Junction, I estimated that I could hike a new trail every day for the rest of my life. — Jon Mauch, Sr. Sales Manager, Leitner-Poma One of two aerial tramway manufacturers in the world, Leitner-Poma operates in four countries — Italy, China, France, and the U.S. — with more than 4,000 employees. The company accounts for nearly 50 percent […]
Day three of the 2016 Tech Tour began in Grand Junction. Our first stop was Leitner-Poma, one of just two cable transport system manufacturing companies in the world. Right in Grand Junction, they design and manufacture ski lifts, gondolas, and other transport systems. Leitner-Poma employs a full shop of structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers and owns a […]
By Shaun Giudici Colorado Tech Tour stopped in Vail on Tuesday to visit the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI), where some of the world’s best athletes get top-of-the-line treatment and breakthrough medical research reshapes the healthcare industry. “The research done here is inspired by Dr. Steadman’s belief in the power of the body to heal itself,” […]
The Internet of Things (IoT’s) has potential to change how we live, work and play. It could have a greater transformative impact than the internet itself. Done right, IoT opens new doors. Verizon’s State of the Market: Internet of Things 2016 report highlights how IoT has gone main stream. It provides an early look into […]
With Denver and Boulder leading the way, it’s no longer any surprise when Colorado ranks atop the national lists of “Best States to Start a Business,” or “Best States for Startups.” And, with that in mind, Swiftpage and the company’s founder, Bob Ogdon, fit into the local business culture perfectly. Swiftpage has built its business […]
Virtually all businesses create or collect data that is important, often fundamental, to the operation of their organization, whether they’re a for-profit business, an educational institution, or a non-profit. Today, with the advent of robust data collection and analysis techniques, data is often one of the most valuable assets an organization has. Take, for instance, […]
By Katie Langford Grand Junction is making a name for itself in the technology industry, and local innovators and businesses are ready for the rest of the state to take notice. That’s the message a panel of local technology experts and entrepreneurs shared with a traveling group of state officials and Front Range professionals on […]
Day two of the 2016 Tech Tour started with visits to two co-working spaces in Frisco. First off was EVO3, where owner Aaron Landau described his desire to help diversify the local economy, deliver tech education, and give back to the community. He updated the group on EVO3’s progress on each goal, including a web […]
Welcome to Day 2 of the CTA Tech Tour. Day 1 in Colorado Springs was great and now we are headed up the mountains to stop at Frisco and Vail. A new day also means a new theme and today’s theme is the importance of STEM education and tech literacy. By now, I think we […]
By Gigi Sukin In its commitment to advocate for and showcase the stories and activity happening in every corner of the state, the Colorado Technology Association has taken to the streets this week with its second annual Colorado Tech Tour, from Aug. 1-5. In five days, the CTA team and several stakeholders will hit five […]
By Shaun Giudici Brian Foster of Summit County had never written a single line of code until last year. After participating in EVO3’s inaugural course on HTML & CSS, he soon landed a job with a member company in the shared workspace. “Brian was really excelling in the course,” said EVO3 founder Aaron Landau. “One day […]
It’s taken several decades of planning and nine months of removing trash from a long-vacant meat packing plant to create one of the preeminent railway technology centers in the world, right in downtown Pueblo. International Engineering is developing The Blackiron Building, a mixed-use space with restaurants, retail and more to go with the best testing and […]
Innovators in the Colorado Springs area will soon have the opportunity Monday to see a handful of local companies from various industries discuss how they use technology to their advantage. Monday is the first day of the Colorado Technology Association’s Tech Tour, designed to build relationships among companies across the state. The group will include […]
By Ted Rayburn It’s billed as a “Storytelling Road Tour,” but make no mistake: The stories of technology’s ascendancy in Colorado are compelling because they are nonfiction. Tech companies have contributed greatly to Colorado’s vibrant economy and low unemployment rate; plus, they are laying the groundwork for this state to be a leader in a […]
Longmont students win Innovative App Challenge Best in Nation Award to create gaming app to strengthen writing skills More than 10 percent of today’s public school students are English language learners (ELL) and even more students speak a language other than English at home. This includes a group of students from Altona Middle School in […]
On the screen, the car speeds along the road, narrowly avoiding a collision with a pixelated guardrail. The game on display, titled “spy racer,” is the result of 76 lines of code written by a 10-year-old. Local Frisco Elementary student Eamonn Fallon developed the application using “Bitsbox,” an introduction to coding created by a Boulder […]
By Shaun Giudici This year’s Colorado Tech Tour began with a focused community dialogue at Catalyst Campus for Technology & Innovation in Colorado Springs. The event featured mini-presentations by local and state representatives who shared their insights around the local tech economy. The resounding question in the room: What can Colorado Springs and surrounding communities […]
Two Frisco Elementary School students demonstrate their coding abilities in real time at EVO3 Workspace during Colorado Tech Tour.By Fred BautersTake yourself back to 2nd grade, if you can. Memories of recess may come to mind, but how about diving into hard skills for a future career?In the mountains, elementary students from 2nd to 5th […]
On Colorado’s 140th birthday, we kicked off the 2016 Tech Tour this morning by hopping on I-25 south and heading to Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs has hosted a Go Code Colorado Challenge Weekend each of our first three years, with an eager group of participants every year. Of the first nine Go Code Colorado winners, […]
“In Olympic and Paralympic competition, the difference between 1st and 4th place is often less than one percent,” says Aron McGuire, Director of the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center (CSOTC). The facility provides world-class nutritional, physiological, psychological, and technological support for the approximately 20,000 Olympic hopefuls that come through Colorado Springs each year. Technology is […]
On Monday, we launched into the Colorado Tech Tour with a roundup of incredible companies and organizations quietly doing amazing work in Colorado Springs that’s putting our state on the map. Here’s just a sample of what the night held, but dig in further to see what Southern Colorado is up to. National Cybersecurity Center […]
Since the launch of the first U.S. satellite in 1958, the U.S. Air Force has manually worked the scheduling of ground antennas to support orbiting satellites, with humans juggling the allocation of ground antennas required to control the satellites based on mission priorities, antenna capabilities and line-of-sight visibility. This is no easy task and requires […]
Just as selling technical services is, in large part, about educating the prospect, creating a healthy tech sector starts with education and sharing ideas. ViaWest is continually involved in the regional education communities in which they operate, with technical employees serving on advisory boards, making classroom visits and regularly checking in with key school employees, […]
Hey everyone! My name is Matt DiRienzo and I’m a Product Manager for ReadyTalk’s new video collaboration platform, FoxDen. This week, myself and my fellow FoxDen Product Manager, Tim Myers, are going to be riding around Colorado on the Tech Tour bus talking with fellow leaders in the technology industry. Each day, you can expect a […]
In order to have a healthy tech sector, it’s critical that tech companies take security seriously. Cyber criminals are continuing to exploit human nature as they rely on familiar attack patterns such as phishing, and increase their reliance on ransomware, where data is encrypted and a ransom is demanded, finds the Verizon 2016 Data Breach […]
Colorado is a force of nature, accelerated by a tech community that grows by leaps and bounds each and every year. In 2015, 187,242 high-tech workers contributed nearly $20 billion to Colorado’s economy. Those workers follow their passions to places across the rugged expanse – in mountain towns, academic bastions and bustling cities. It’s never […]
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By: Rachel Riley July 29, 2016 Innovators in the Colorado Springs area will soon have the opportunity Monday to see a handful of local companies from various industries discuss how they use technology to their advantage. Monday is the first day of the Colorado Technology Association’s Tech Tour, designed to build relationships among companies […]
Wednesday July 27, 2016 DENVER — Colorado Technology Association will hold its second annual Colorado Tech Tour Aug. 1-5 with stops in six Colorado cities.Colorado_Tech_Tour_logoUSE The tour, which begins in Colorado Springs on Aug. 1, aims to build bridges of creating an all-inclusive tech community across the state, CTA said. The tour will also showcase […]
By Amy Gillentine Sweet Posted on July 26, 2016 The second annual Technology Tour will start Aug. 1 in Colorado Springs, says Amy Regnier, director of marketing and events for the Colorado Technology Association. The second year of the tour, the group will spend a day in the Springs, touring Catalyst Campus and the […]