boulder business news
Zayo completes big purchase of Canadian telecom firm
Denver Business Journal – Zayo Group Holdings Inc. said it’s completed its purchase of Canadian telecom firm Allstream Inc. for approximately $321 million. The Boulder-based fiber network and data center owner (NYSE: ZAYO) announced the deal back in November. Keep reading.
Colorado on verge of recruiting major outdoor recreation company
Denver Business Journal – OEDIT launched the office focused on the growing outdoor recreation industry last June and recruited Luis Benitez, a former Vail Resorts executive, to lead it. But while Colorado has gained attention for being just the second state in the country to open such an office, it had yet to score any […]
Pinnacle Foods’ deal for Boulder Brands completed
Denver Business Journal – Pinnacle Foods Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, said it’s completed its $975 million acquisition of Boulder Brands Inc. The Boulder company (Nasdaq: BDBD) makes food products such as Udi’s Gluten Free bread. Learn more.
Buoyed by ‘Star Wars,’ Boulder’s Sphero a force to be reckoned with
Daily Camera – Eighteen months ago, before Sphero joined Disney’s accelerator program, and before Disney offered it a license to mass-produce toy replicas of the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ droid BB-8, the company was already on pace for about $20 million in 2014 sales. Learn more about Sphero.
Venture funding down in Colorado but firms still finding money
The Denver Post – With the stock market in the pits, private companies are looking elsewhere for D’s and E’s. And they’re finding investors ready to fund additional rounds of venture capital. Keep reading.