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January 30, 2012 | 
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Kim Slavin, who has been promoted to Implementation Support!
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States announce 2012 minimum wage rates
States that automatically tie their state minimum-wage rates to inflation are beginning to announce their 2012 wage rates.
In Colorado, the wage increases to $7.64 from $7.35 starting Jan. 1, 2012; in Florida, to $7.67 from $7.31; in Montana, to $7.65 from $7.35; in Ohio, to $7.65 from $7.35; in Oregon, to $8.80 from $8.50; and in Washington, to $9.04 from $8.67.
Check out the NRA’s map showing all state minimum wage rates. The map also shows minimum cash wages for tipped employees in states where employers are permitted under certain conditions to apply a “tip credit” against their obligation to pay employees the minimum wage.
Forbes says Smashburger No. 1 ‘most promising’ company
Denver-based Smashburger is the nation’s most promising company, according to Forbes Forbes Latest from The Business Journals Mutual Mobile named a ‘Most Promising Company’ by Forbes Forbes: Canes valued at 9MThree local cos. on Forbes’ ‘Most Promising’ list Follow this company .
The 4-year-old “fast casual” restaurant chain topped Forbes’ “America’s Most Promising Companies” list for 2011, released Wednesday.
Smashburger has 131 operating locations across the United States, as well as commitments from franchisees to open another 450 across the country and world. The company this week announced its expansion into Canada.
A total of seven Colorado-based firms made the Forbes’ top 100 most promising companies list.
“These privately held up-and-comers have compelling business models, strong management teams, marquee customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital,” Forbes said of the companies on the list.
At No. 7 is Denver-based Allonhill, a financial company that audits residential mortgage loan files for institutions that invest in mortgage-backed securities.
Denver-based Four Winds Interactive Four Winds Interactive Latest from The Business Journals Digital signs of the times: Four Winds on fast trackVisitors take directions from Four Winds’ signs Follow this company , which sells software to create and manage content for digital signs and interactive kiosks, came in at No. 16.
In the No. 23 spot is Latisys, based in southeast Denver’s Inverness Park, which runs a network of data storage centers. Latisys last week announced expansion plans.
At No. 69 is Louisville-based Market Force Market Force Latest from The Business Journals Market Force: Kohl’s beats Nordstrom, Macy’s for fashionThree Boulder County firms get new capitalMarket Force Information crosses the pond Follow this company , a retail consulting firm.
Greenwood Village-based Performance Enhancing Meat Snacks, maker of Perky Jerky, a caffeinated beef jerky product, got the No. 93 spot, followed by Denver-based Ispirato, a members-only luxury vacation club, at No. 94.
Forbes teamed up with Manhattan-based research firm CB Insights and its data-crunching software called Mosaic to compile the list.
“Mosaic mines data from 30,000 sources (from press releases and social networks to job boards and court filings) to come up with one score that measures a company’s potential,” Forbes said.
Forbes also interviewed people from the companies to get added color and perspective on their operations.
The companies on the list come from 22 industries, with software-and-services representing the biggest share at 35 percent, Forbes said. Ninety of the 100 companies have raised outside capital, and 70 have a CEO who is also one of the founders. Twelve have a CEO who is under 35 years old.
Staff Appreciation Week 2011
A huge thanks to Robert Barron and Tia Kelly for coordinating this year’s Staff appreciation week. BEC employees enjoyed Fat Sully’s Pizza Slice Truck, The Denver Biscuit Bus, Happy hour at the Archive Room as well as Waffles by Ron Olson.
Team Orange won the overall points in the games – Patty, Mike Lane, Josh, Tonya, Scott Lasater, Patrick, Ron and Steve.
Overall Individual winner was Vince.
Costumer Winner was Sherry as a Pirate along with her bird
Game Winners:
Movie Dyslexia – Eric
High Cup – Tonya
Boss Trivia – Vince
Bottle Ring Toss- Richard
Pop the Balloon- Alex
How Many? -Chris
BEC Trivia – Tonya
Quarter on a Plate Toss – Patrick
Nerf Knock Down – Vince
Word Etymology – Rik
Presidents Club adds Brad Harris
BRAD HARRIS
Company: BEC POS
Years with BEC POS: 11 years
What Drives Your Success:
I attribute my success to my background in restaurants which helps me understand our customer’s needs and wants. Of course, meeting with prospects is only part of the equation – you have to have a great team to work with to really be successful in this industry.
Denver has more small businesses than most large cities
Mark Harden
New Media Editor – Denver Business Journal
Metro Denver ranks 17th among 938 U.S. cities for its number of local businesses, but a higher proportion of those companies are small than most other large urban areas.
That’s according to data collected by G. Scott Thomas, whose “On Numbers” blog covers demographic trends for The Business Journals, our national online business news partner.
Thomas compiled new U.S. Census Bureau data on businesses and employment.
The Denver-Aurora metro area (not including Boulder County) has 73,916 businesses, ranking 17th in the nation. But its average number of employees per business — 14.38 — ranks only 427th out of 938 U.S. cities, with first being the city with the most workers per business.
In fact, out of the nation’s 20 largest urban areas, only three have fewer average workers per business than Denver: New York (13.91 employees per business), Miami-Fort Lauderdale (10.93), and Tampa-St. Petersburg (13.71).
Many business leaders in Denver have long complained about the Mile High City’s lack of large locally based companies, although one Fortune 500 company — DaVita — recently moved its headquarters here, and another — Arrow Electronics — arrives later this month.
On the other hand, some argue that small businesses do much of the nation’s hiring and are the backbone of the American economy.
In Colorado, the average number of employees per business ranges from a high of 14.7 in Pueblo to a low of 8.25 in Durango. Boulder has 11.81; Fort Collins-Loveland has 11.17.
The figures on total number of businesses in each city are not adjusted for city size, so the biggest cities tend to have the most businesses. New York is No. 1, with 531,446, followed by Los Angeles (333,006) and Chicago (237,245).
Ronald McDonald House and BEC
Recently the BEC staff served a Mexican Fiesta meal to the residents of the Ronald McDonald House.
Thanks to the fantastic participating staff members who helped make this a success:
Brad Harris, Steve Harris, Patty Simmons, Jason Shelden, Jason Skolak, Sarah Behnen, Audrey Borski, Alex Steenburgh (and husband Mathew), Kim Slavins (and daughter Kendra), and Shaye McCarrell.
Denver Ronald McDonald House
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Denver Ronald McDonalds House:32 Years of Helping Families in Crisis:
Being alone in the hospital can be a traumatic experience, especially for children. And more than ever before, children in need of emergency treatment are being brought to Denver from rural Colorado and bordering states for expert medical care.
For the past three decades, Ronald McDonald House® Charities of Denver has offered a loving home-away-from-home to families needing to be near their seriously ill or injured children while they’re being treated at metropolitan area hospitals.
Donate to the Denver Ronald McDonalds House…Click Here
