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Chambers, Corridors and Coffee Meetings: A Guide to Wheat Ridge’s Business Network

Wheat Ridge is home to 2,533 businesses in roughly nine square miles, which provides immense opportunity for businesses to network, support each other and promote the city’s local economy. Businesses in Wheat Ridge are surrounded by chambers, associations, economic development organizations, referral groups, corridor identities, grant programs and civic clubs. Each serves a purpose in

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Danielle Yuthas July 1, 2026
Marketplace

Law Firms Are Not Dead Yet, But the Billable Hour Might Be Close

Almost three years ago, I wrote a blog post for our firm entitled “Will Artificial Intelligence Kill All the Lawyers?”  The premise of the post was that, for more than ten years at the time (now thirteen), lawyers were considered the most likely endangered species from advances in artificial intelligence. Given the increasing discussion about

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Charles Knight April 1, 2026
Marketplace

The Long Road to Wealth: The Case for Boring Money

The internet has no shortage of get-rich-quick schemes. One of the most persistent plays on our fear of missing out: “If you’d invested a thousand bucks in Apple in 1984, today you’d be a millionaire!” It suggests wealth is just one lucky guess away. And yes, a few people have built fortunes through speculative investing—but

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Michael Whalen July 1, 2025
Marketplace

Reimagining The Future After the Disaster

The wildfires that tore through California have left scars on the land and reduced homes to ash. The haunting images and stories should resonate deeply with Coloradans—we, too, are no strangers to devastation. In 2020 alone, Colorado lost 348,925 acres to three massive wildfires: Cameron Peak, East Troublesome, and Pine Gulch. We now stand at

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Michael Whalen March 3, 2025
Marketplace

Efficiency Without 
the Axe: How to Save 
Without Sacrificing

Efficiency is the prized yet elusive quest of any organization. Enter the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). According to The Independent, their job is to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” Words like “dismantle” “slash” and “cut” are enough to make anyone clutch their office badge

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Michael Whalen December 30, 2024
Marketplace

And on That Surprise… Change is Coming! 

Amazon recently aired the final episode of its automotive adventure show The Grand Tour. If you’ve never seen it (or its sister production Top Gear), the premise is simple: three British petrolheads (read:blithering idiots) embark on global escapades, tackling obscure missions in remote jungles, frozen rally tracks, and vast deserts—all while driving comically unsuitable vehicles.

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Michael Whalen December 4, 2024
Community

Russell Baron – Boldt Athletics

The Ridge at 38 has a face that continually changes. Now there is a new face that is sure to be a permanent fixture. At 7172 W. 38th Ave., just east of Audacity and west of Clancy’s, You will find a great new space to start or fine-tune your fitness goals. Russell Baron is the

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Brenda Ritz May 9, 2022
Marketplace

Heidi Haas Sheard – Swiss Flower And Gift Cottage

Situated in the heart of Wheat Ridge at 44th and Jellison is the Swiss Flower and Gift Cottage. At this corner you will find the modern building with the larger than life blue bird mural that is the new and improved shop. This building replaced the smaller unit that served the business for nearly 50

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Brenda Ritz February 9, 2022
Community

Young Bakers Rise To The Challenge Of Starting Local Eatery

There may not be another Wheat Ridge restaurant run like one on 38th Avenue. Mr. Biscuits Bakery, 7176 W. 38th Ave., is youth-owned and family-operated, serving from-scratch biscuits, muffins, cinnamon rolls and a rotating lineup of other baked goods daily from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Joshua, 18, Annika, 23, Elijah, 16, and Marilyn Pearson,

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Mike McKibbin January 12, 2022
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