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Two Boulder CEOs named Entrepreneur of the Year
Ernst & Young named two Boulder CEOs Entrepreneur of the Year for the Desert Mountain region. Dave Wright, founder and CEO of SolidFire and Paul Spencer, founder and CEO of Clean Energy Collective were the winners. [Wright, Spencer win E&Y’s regional Entrepreneur of the Year award, BizWest]
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Uber and Amber Alerts team up to find missing CO kids
The ridesharing service Uber is beginning to push out Amber Alerts to its vast network of Colorado drivers. While the alerts won’t be visible to riders, it will be visible to Uber’s Colorado drivers who drive an average of 10 thousand miles a day. [Built in Colorado]
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The Purchase of Rally Software is Complete
The purchase of Rally Software for $480 million by CA Technologies is officially complete. The New York-based company announced their intention to purchase Rally for $19.50 a share back in May. [$480M purchase of Rally Software Complete, Denver Business Journal]
[ibimage==34737==Large==none==self==ibimage_align-center]An ad from a Boulder company made it into the Smithsonian
A video ad from Boulder-based Young Ideas is going to be on permanent display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The ad was part of a 7 year long campaign for the National Corn Growers Association and will be located in the Smithsonian near the Marlborough Man and that little girl from Morton’s Salt. [Boulder ad agency piece wins spot in Smithsonian, Daily Camera]
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HomeAdvisor is considering a new home in downtown Denver
HomeAdvisor is planning on moving their headquarters from Golden to downtown Denver next year. The new office will house 250-300 employees and should make recruiting efforts easier for the company. [HomeAdvisor eyes downtown Denver for new HQ, Denver Business Journal]
