Clif Dayton of R&R Engineers writes “Though sustainable design practices have been around for centuries, in the last twenty-five years, sustainable design practices have been more prevalent in building codes. The 21st century phrase, & “sustainable design” is best defined by what it does: It reduces the negative impacts on the environment, while increasing the […]
How Companies Can Win with Philanthropy
Tony Smith with R&R Engineers writes “When companies create opportunities for employees to give back to their community, it reinforces a commitment to focus on more than themselves and their bottom-lines. Moreover, the modern workforce has new expectations for their employers. They expect to find a company that encourages volunteering activities. Not having such activities […]
Teresa Sanders on If It’s Possible To Get An Education Without Debt
Teresa notes that “Education is society’s silver bullet. Not only does it make us better as a whole, but it makes us better employees and business owners and it can lift people out of poverty. But what is the purpose of education? Are we educating our children to increase their overall knowledge? Or, are we […]
From Lani Langton: Tips for making payroll, even when it seems impossible
CCPR client Lani Langton recently published an exceptional piece on managing payroll during an unmanageable time for CoBiz – “Whether you are a business owner with one or 500 employees, the financial burden of payroll can feel the same. Many business owners stay nights worrying about how to make sure employees’ paychecks are good. Equally […]
To patent or not to patent: That is the question
Prospective clients routinely ask whether getting a patent makes sense given that she would not likely be able to afford the cost of the lawsuit necessary to enforce the patent and stop an infringer. The truth is that patent infringement litigation is expensive; attorneys’ fees alone usually exceed $1 million in a case taken through […]
Balistreri Vineyards joins Capital City client roster
Capital City Public Relations is excited to welcome Denver’s Balistreri Vineyards to its roster of clients. Balistreri Vineyards is a family-owned and operated winery that produces award-winning wines traditionally handcrafted without the addition of sulfites or other chemicals. Its tasting room and vineyard are located just 10 minutes from downtown Denver. The winery offers tours and tastings […]
Five Stories Your Brand Should Tell
At Capital City Public Relations, we write a lot of press releases, even for clients who don’t think they have any “news” to share. “Oh, we haven’t done anything new lately,” they’ll say. “There’s not really a story to tell.” And then we’ll ask a few questions and discover that’s not true at all. If […]
Chanda Plan Foundation: New road to recovery using integrated therapies
At an exercise studio in north Denver, Carlos Flores sits on a stationary workout bike, his feet strapped to motorized pedals that move his legs. Flores, 23, was paralyzed from the chest down in a car wreck in 2012, just months after graduating from Frederick High School, where he was a standout football player.
Protect your trade secrets or pay the price
Act now to ensure your company’s sensitive information never gets compromised. By ColoradoBiz columnist Kurt Leyendecker of Leyendecker & Lemire LLC. In the world of intellectual property law, trade secrets have always been the issue that gets stacked behind patents, copyrights and trademarks. Transactional intellectual property lawyers don’t know quite what to make of trade secrets […]