Colorado Front Range Development Thread [Archive] - Page 69

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 5:37 PM

The program director called me back from KOAA, nice lady. We had a great conversation on how they want to change things up and liked my idea of a Pueblo back drop as well. So she asked me to e-mail her some ideas. That would be great of they split it up, some newscasts they have downtown Colorado Springs and some they have downtown Pueblo.

acw007

Oct 9, 2009, 5:56 PM

Or maybe the backdrop could be of Pueblo’s famous “industrial highrise”

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 6:35 PM

Lol why not!

acw007

Oct 9, 2009, 6:45 PM

I would actually love it if NOCO 5 used the Fort Collins skyline as their back drop even if its supposed to represent all of northern Colorado. They could superimpose our skyline over the mountain and blue sky like I did for my avatar lol.

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 6:59 PM

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 9:17 PM

No they don't. :haha:

It might be more accurate to say tv news as we know it is dying. In the mid term, I think we're going to see fewer stations in each market doing more news with fewer resources.

Producing local news is cheaper than buying programming, but it's only cheaper if you do it on the cheap... which most stations are now. That will work for a while. Eventually, the cheap product will alienate all of the viewers, and theeeennnn the industry will die. I expect that's still at least a decade away.

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 9:24 PM

There are two things I would be lost with out.

1. The Pueblo Chieftain
2. Local T.V. news station.

For some odd reason I dont think a major story is "real" untill I see a live report on T.V. and a front page article in the Pueblo Chieftain.

It would be hard for me to live in a city with out some kind of local news and newspaper. Why I get so mad over KOAA when it looks like they are moving to the Springs.

Yes, I know I am odd....

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 9:31 PM

:previous:

Yes you are. I wish everyone thought like you. That way I'd have a little job security.

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 10:02 PM

For example take Castle Rock. Its a nice growing city but I look down on it because they have no T.V. Station of their own. They are nothing but a bedroom community of Denver and I could never live there.

Boiseguy

Oct 9, 2009, 10:03 PM

I don't know why you're worried.. I mean towns with 20k people have newspapers... as for tv... I know Twin Falls has their own tv station here in idaho and they're like 40k.. but they also get boise news too...
here in boise we have abc nbc cbs fox affiliates, but we also get Northwest Cable news out of seattle which covers Seattle Portland spokane and boise and works in conjunction with each of the 4 city's local affiliates in reporting

www.nwcn.com
does the mountain region have anything like this when it comes news linking local affiliates?

TonyAnderson

Oct 9, 2009, 10:10 PM

http://www.tutorialmega.com/pictures/pueblo.jpg

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 10:14 PM

Boiseguy,

I dont think we do but FRG would know more.

KOAA does have News First Now, that is a local 24 hour weather/news station for Pueblo and Colorado Springs. So now instead of watching TWC I watch them.

On cable we get Denver news in Pueblo and to be honost I wish we got Grand Juntion news as at times I would like to see whats going on there.

At one time Denver news use to be the gold standard in Colorado not anymore. In fact I would say any station from Pueblo and Colorado Springs is just as good as any tv station in Denver.

Finally, I am not worried about the Chieftain, they have a hold over Pueblo. I am kind of worried about KOAA. I feel that if Pueblo does not start to show some growth you will see them do more and more news from the Springs. That being said Pueblo should be at 110,000 by the 2010 census and that is during the recession so if we keep growing in the next decade even if we do not pass up the Springs KOAA should stay in Pueblo.

Tony is that a smoke stack in Pueblo? Great pic. I sent them like 15 pictures to give them some ideas on different views of Pueblo. Lets see what they come up with. How kewl would it be if they used my picture!

:haha:

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 10:30 PM

Hilarious Tony.

No. We don't have anything like NWCN in Colorado.

I've been watching news from Casper/Cheyenne and Grand Junction online, Eeyore. The GJ stations are KREX (http://www.krextv.com), KJCT (http://www.kjct8.com), & KKCO (http://www.nbc11news.com).

I don't really know what to say about the gold standard comment. It's been a tough couple of years for the Denver market. We've got a ton of former channel 2 talent looking for jobs down here after the CW & FOX merger up there. The stations down here have really ramped up their coverage and competitiveness. On some level you're right, but I think KUSA still dominates the state.

I think Denver news is still the gold standard, but I think the news in Colorado Springs-Pueblo and Grand Junction is looking a lot better now than it did 5 years ago.

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 10:31 PM

I posted this before but this has to be the best promo in Colorado history imo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nOi5nSfTFI

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 10:37 PM

Boiseguy

Oct 9, 2009, 10:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wbUOI0aCvU

colorado springs got our old abc morning show host...
but her cohost is still here thank god.. he's a hottie pah-tottie...:P

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 11:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wbUOI0aCvU

colorado springs got our old abc morning show host...
but her cohost is still here thank god.. he's a hottie pah-tottie...:P

That was good but as usual they left out Pueblo...

:P

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 11:38 PM

KUSA has been a ratings powerhouse for decades, that's all.

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 11:48 PM

Heather is anchoring the 5, 6, and 10 at ABC here now.

Eeyore

Oct 9, 2009, 11:52 PM

KUSA has been a ratings powerhouse for decades, that's all.

How does that make them a power house, maybe in Denver.

I am going by quality and influence.

First any Pueblo/ Colorado Springs stations quality is as good as any Denver station now imo.

Second stations down here now influence state policy just as much as any Denver station.

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 9, 2009, 11:59 PM

Right, but in the world of media, politics, business, and just about everything else, Denver is much more important than Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Plus, the Denver market covers most of the state, including most of the mountains, and even a county or two in the southeast corner of the state.

I agree the quality of news in Colorado Springs-Pueblo has increased, and in Denver it has decreased, and as a result, they are closer than they have ever been before... but the Denver station's still attract higher quality talent, and put on more polished newscasts.

I never really have gotten you're whole influeincing politics argument...

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 12:04 AM

I have seen where local stations in depth reports have actually changed local and state policy. When I was a kid it seemed like that rarely happened out of Pueblo and Colorado Springs especially on the state level but today it happens on a regular bases. I have even seen state representative that said local reporting was the reason behind the change.

I have even seen it on a national level too, for example the article about water and McCain in the Pueblo Chieftain caused major problems for him as it got picked up all over the west, including California.

In terms of graphics I would say KOAA is just as good if not better then any Denver Station. Their set is good but not the best especially when you see it in person as is it hell a small.

BTW I am sooo glad that Pueblo and Colorado Springs is not part of the Denver tv market. I am not sure why that happened but that would suck if their market included us.

Boiseguy

Oct 10, 2009, 2:53 AM

Heather is anchoring the 5, 6, and 10 at ABC here now.

well hope her career goes well for her there...
I remember her as the anchor that doesn't move her mouth much when she talks.. that's when she's in the zone with her game face on doing the news... lol...

acw007

Oct 10, 2009, 3:35 AM

We have like two inches of snow and I'm freezing my ass off.

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 3:58 AM

Send the snow down here, so far nothing lol

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 4:07 AM

Pueblo Economic Development Corporation ANNOUNCEMENT

COME JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

I just got the e-mail from PEDCo. I will be there and take pictures! Finally some good news in this dam economy. I hope this means they will be locating by the Riverwalk in a new building .

Company Relocating to Pueblo 40 new jobs!

Tuesday—October 13, 2009 3:00 PM

On the Riverwalk adjacent to the PBR Building.

This calls for some dancing fruit!

:banana: :tomato: :apple: :fruit: :pepper: :awesome:

And some dance music!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3mliLCGwL8

glowrock

Oct 10, 2009, 5:12 AM

And the Eeyore Pueblo lovefest continues... <sigh>

Aaron (Glowrock)

SnyderBock

Oct 10, 2009, 8:07 AM

That River Walk thing is in a sea of parking lots. They need a lot of these 40-job gigs to move in and set up camp. Definitely some potential there, but at this pace it's going to take 30-40 years to develop it. I'm sure it will pick up pace once the economy rebounds. A couple Fortune 500 companies relocating to the River Walk will go a long way!

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 2:46 PM

I agree. I hope as the economy picks up in the next decade we get more and more companies to move here. There are some large devlopments going foward so I am hopefull that it will grow faster.

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 4:52 PM

More good news for Colorado's second city! With the first phase ending that means that the second phase can start that should include a foundry from Vesta's, city center said drawings have been done for 2 more large buildings, as well as suppliers will begin to move in. This should make the second phase larger then the first phase and have a nice impact on the Pueblo economy.

:cool:

Here is the article in today's Pueblo Chieftain:

The startup of the Vestas Wind Towers plant is coming.

And Puebloans won't need to make the drive to the south Pueblo plant to help celebrate the wind energy company's coming start of operations.

Next week, Vestas and Pueblo Community College will host a joint kickoff event at 10 a.m. Thursday at the PCC campus as part of the school's Fall Fest Celebration.

The public is invited. The celebration will feature talks by Vestas officials about the $240 million plant, set to begin operations in coming weeks and expected to eventually grow to as many as 550 workers.

Vestas is expected to release details about its startup schedule at the PCC event, PCC and Pueblo Economic Development Corp. officials say.

Meanwhile, PCC, where the first group of Vestas workers have been training. will provide tours of its Vestas training area as well as the school's new mobile learning labs.

The event will take place under a tent in the school's courtyard.

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 4:53 PM

Litte quick weather update for Pueblo:

No snow, but its in the low to mid 20's with freezing drizzle. Kind of feels like the deep south in the winter, kind of a damp cold.

citycenter

Oct 10, 2009, 6:23 PM

40 jobs??? Wow, that's HUGE news! Must be Loaf N Jug announcement.....

citycenter

Oct 10, 2009, 6:25 PM

Eeyore, Where did the new VA hospital end up in Pueblo? I had heard they were trying to select a building in downtown for up to 40,000 sq. ft. for the new hospital

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 8:01 PM

40 jobs??? Wow, that's HUGE news! Must be Loaf N Jug announcement.....

I know it's not the biggest announcement but given this economy I will take it. Plus you get 5 of those and you are talking 200 -300 people, not bad.

I thought about Loaf N Jug but the announcement said "company relocating to Pueblo" they would just be moving from the airport industrial park to downtown so I don't think it would be worded that way, but I could be wrong.

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 8:02 PM

Eeyore, Where did the new VA hospital end up in Pueblo? I had heard they were trying to select a building in downtown for up to 40,000 sq. ft. for the new hospital

I don't think they have decided yet. If they have I have not heard anything.

:shrug:

The perfect location for them would be the site of the old health department. They could build a 5-8 story building there with no problem.

:cheers:

wong21fr

Oct 10, 2009, 10:37 PM

^But all they need is 40K sq ft for the VA clinic. That's more like a two-story building. Any possibility of building near the hospital in order to share some services?

Eeyore

Oct 10, 2009, 10:46 PM

I am not sure what he means by a "new VA Hospital" as Pueblo has a 10 year old VA clinic on the north side in a 3 story building. That being said I have heard that they are overcrowded and could use more space so I could see why they might want to build a VA hospital in Pueblo and combine all the services, however, it would have to be more then 40,000 square feet as they have more then that now. But to be honest I have no clue.

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/josseppie/IMG_0401-1.jpg

The clinic.

citycenter

Oct 11, 2009, 12:07 AM

the new va clinic will be in addition to the facility on Outlook, which you have pictured above.

citycenter

Oct 11, 2009, 12:08 AM

One of the main VA developers is here in California, just down the freeway from me. They are doing the new VA clinic in Colorado Springs. which will be about 4-5 times the size of the one planned for pueblo.

wong21fr

Oct 11, 2009, 12:24 AM

There's no VA hospital coming to Pueblo. There's is an expansion/renovation that's coming, along with a major expansion to the VA clinic in the Springs that will turn it into a health center with ambulatory care and outpatient surgical services in a partnership with the DoD. This is all coming with a massive new VA medical complex in Denver with 200 beds that will be built at the old Fitzimons site.

Eeyore

Oct 11, 2009, 12:27 AM

Not a surprise, the springs does have 3 large military bases and a academy.

That being said it would be kewl if they built a larger one in pueblo.

citycenter

Oct 11, 2009, 1:03 AM

There is a NEW VA hospital (180,000 + sf) planned for colorado springs. They are not adding on to their existing facility, but instead, developing a completely new facility.

Eeyore

Oct 11, 2009, 1:31 AM

Weather update:

I have not seen this much freezing rain in pueblo in years! I was just on the highways and they are getting icy and there is more freezing rain/snow now.

3 words:

Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!

As far as the springs, makes total sense to me that they would have a large va hospital. Comes with the territory of being a major military city. Good for them!

As far as Pueblo, unless they build a new clinic or hospital that is 100,000 square feet or more to replace the one they currently have and add on more space I would prefer for them to build a second building next to the current one. Why have them spread out over town.

I wonder if they can add 2 or 3 floors to their current VA clinic, they did that to a medical building by Parkview in downtown. I think it would be more kewl to have one 5 or 6 story building instead of building one more 2 or 3 story building next to the current one. Just a thought on a snowy Saturday night.

007,

Does Fort Collins have a V.A. Clinic?

glowrock

Oct 11, 2009, 4:16 AM

Eeyore, it's spelled COOL not KEWL... ;)

Aaron (Glowrock)

Eeyore

Oct 11, 2009, 4:36 AM

Eeyore, it's spelled COOL not KEWL... ;)

Aaron (Glowrock)

:haha:

acw007

Oct 11, 2009, 12:54 PM

THIS (http://coedmagazine.com/2009/10/08/the-15-funniest-live-local-news-fail-videos/) made my night. Number 14 had me crying.

glowrock

Oct 11, 2009, 2:17 PM

Keep F*cking that chicken? Huh??? Hahahaha

Aaron (Glowrock)

Fir Na Tine 343

Oct 11, 2009, 3:53 PM

Citycenter, Where is that being developed ( VA Hospital), I havnt heard about that.

wong21fr

Oct 11, 2009, 3:57 PM

There is a NEW VA hospital (180,000 + sf) planned for colorado springs. They are not adding on to their existing facility, but instead, developing a completely new facility.

Huh, I thought that they were going to expand the existing facility. But, adding another facility in the Springs is a good thing.

BTW, it's going to be a Health Center going in with outpatient care and day surgeries, not a hospital. If a patient needs to go to an actual hospital the only one is still going to be in Aurora at Fitzimons.

citycenter

Oct 11, 2009, 7:32 PM

You are correct, technically, it will be a large outpatient facility. From what I have heard, they have narrowed it down to three potential locations with a final decision expected before the end of the year. Two of the three locations are in the briargate area as it is near two new hospitals

pyeblow

Oct 11, 2009, 8:22 PM

Fitzsimons is no longer operational I thought. Definitely no longer a hospital.

glowrock

Oct 11, 2009, 9:59 PM

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 11, 2009, 11:01 PM

Incident Date October 10, 2009
Time 6:00:00 AM
Division Professional Standards Shift I
Title Other
Location Numerous

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Icy and perilous roadway conditions continue today, and the streets and highways, with particular emphasis on side streets, are expected to be particularly hazardous tonight after sundown. Travel is not recommended unless it is imperative, and any other updates about significant roadway hazards or closures will be provided to the public and the media when appropriate.
At the time of this release, the CSPD continues to be on “accident alert” status, meaning that if anyone is involved in a traffic accident where the vehicles are still drivable, and none of the involved drivers are suspected of impaired driving, and no occupants of the vehicles are injured, motorists may exchange information and prepare a cold report within 72 hours of the crash.

wong21fr

Oct 11, 2009, 11:51 PM

Fitzsimons is no longer operational I thought. Definitely no longer a hospital.

Dude, that's where the CU Medical Center now is, along with Children's Hospital and soon to be the new VA Hospital...

Aaron (Glowrock)

Yeah, funny how that site has come full circle.

The VA facility is going to be one hell of a hospital after it's complete in 2014.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 4:04 AM

I just got back from the Bronco game, what a awesome victory! 5 and 0! GO BRONCOS!

I got more information on the Pueblo V.A. clinic. Apparently they need larger space and Centura Health will not renew their lease so they need to find a new building. Not sure how big it will be but the current place is over 50,000 square feet so the new one will have to be larger then that.

Personally I would like to see them build a new 5 story building. There are two places I would like to see it. By Parkview Medical center in downtown or in the Park West Medical Campus located by Pueblo Blvd and Highway 50. Not sure when their lease is over but they should be making some kind of announcement soon.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 6:15 AM

This is in Monday's Pueblo Chieftain about the new company coming to Pueblo!

Also on council's agenda Tuesday is a resolution approving the use of $564,000 in half-cent sales tax money to support Big R Stores bringing a distribution center and corporate offices to Pueblo. The company has pledged to employ 40 full-time workers in the new center

:banana:

SnyderBock

Oct 12, 2009, 10:45 AM

Gratz... But I think they should spell it with the "R" backwards!

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 4:20 PM

I think this is the month the Boulder truck company is suppose to hear if they got the grant for the battery operated truck. PEDCo said a manufacturing company is looking to move to Pueblo that would hire 700 people and they are close to a announcement, maybe its them.

:fingerscrossed:

Then again it could be phase 2 for Vesta's. Either one would be welcome news.

:cheers:

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 4:40 PM

Yeah, funny how that site has come full circle.

That is the same on a smaller scale with our Park West medical campus by U.S. Highway 50 and Pueblo Boulevard. It started out as baseball fields then that project fell flat on its face and a new developer bought it and since then many medical buildings have opened up and some office space even a college, Intelletech College, and the new YMCA campus is there.

On a larger scale that is going on with the Pueblo Chemical Depot. For years that was a major economic engine for Pueblo then in the 1980's it was shut down and was partially responsible for our economic collapse. Now they are working on destroying the mustard gas there and more importantly that is becoming a hub for solar power and could be partially responsible for Pueblo's comeback.

pyeblow

Oct 12, 2009, 7:23 PM

Ah I see. I knew that it was the university's medical campus, but didn't know that the VA was planning a hospital there. My bad.

combusean

Oct 12, 2009, 7:34 PM

Per request, I renamed this thread. If anyone has an issue with that, PM me.

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 12, 2009, 7:49 PM

Per who's request? As long as the new name doesn't reflect a push for us to take this thread in a new direction, I don't really care.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 7:52 PM

I have no issue with the name change. I’m just curious what the reasoning behind it was…

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 8:08 PM

I do not like the change at all! Please change it back........

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 8:12 PM

You just dont like it because it doesnt say Pueblo.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 8:28 PM

What is wrong with that. The denver one says denver and I was on your side when you wanted fort collins included.....

combusean

Oct 12, 2009, 8:36 PM

The rationale given was that the thread title was too long and technically incorrect anyway as it included Cheyenne, and the thread itself was becoming a catchall for the whole state anyway.

I don't particularly care. It looks like i have 2 for and one against tho.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 8:38 PM

What is wrong with that. The denver one says denver and I was on your side when you wanted fort collins included.....

Haha. Different situation, buddy. It wasn’t about pride with me. I just though this would be a better place to post than the Denver thread. An everything outside of Colorado thread made far more sense than having a thread for every individual city in the state. The purpose of this thread isn’t changing just because the title doesn’t say Pueblo.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 8:45 PM

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 8:48 PM

Haha. Different situation, buddy. It wasn’t about pride with me. I just though this would be a better place to post than the Denver thread. An everything outside of Colorado thread made far more sense than having a thread for every individual city in the state. The purpose of this thread isn’t changing just because the title doesn’t say Pueblo.

Well I have to be honest and I don't mean this as a threat but I know it will come across that way. If this thread stays with this name I will no longer post here but change to the Pueblo thread FRG started a while ago then if people want to see what is going on in Pueblo they can go there if not I will be talking to my self.

wong21fr

Oct 12, 2009, 8:53 PM

^There's that only child syndrome surfacing.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 8:54 PM

Childish and what a waste of space...

wong21fr

Oct 12, 2009, 9:01 PM

^Why can't it just be the Colorado Development Thread? Everyone is going to see the Denver Development Thread so it should be easy enough to discern what has to do with what.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 9:04 PM

^Why can't it just be the Colorado Development Thread? Everyone is going to see the Denver Development Thread so it should be easy enough to discern what has to do with what.

Then why dont we change the Denver one too? What is good for the Goose is good for the Gander.

wong21fr

Oct 12, 2009, 9:10 PM

^Sure, we can change it, then we'll actually have some development news in this thread for a change instead of talk on how wonderful some news anchor bimbo looked last night.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 9:12 PM

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 9:13 PM

This room as always been more then just development news. Let me remind everyone what the mission statement was when it was started by FRG:

Given the current economic situation, I think The Colorado Springs Development Thread has outlived it's usefulness. Pueblo threads alone rarely get much traffic... so in the spirit of experimentation on generating more discussion on the cities south of the Palmer Divide, I created this thread where we can discuss all things Colorado Springs & Pueblo, from new developments to economic,political, social, cultural, and environmental issues.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 9:16 PM

Where in that paragraph did it say Eeyore’s twitter?

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 9:17 PM

Where in that paragraph did it say Eeyore’s twitter?

I dont talk about anything anyone else talks about I just happen to post the most.

glowrock

Oct 12, 2009, 9:18 PM

edited for sanity's sake...

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 9:20 PM

I dont talk about anything anyone else talks about I just happen to post the most.

No one is saying to change the function of the thread just because the name has changed. Grow up Eeyore, its not all about Pueblo just because that’s the world you live in.

glowrock

Oct 12, 2009, 9:21 PM

Eeyore, please grow the hell up. Thank you.

Aaron (Glowrock)

wong21fr

Oct 12, 2009, 9:28 PM

Well Utah has the Utah Valley Development Thread so The Colorado Front Range Development Thread sounds good to me. Oh never mind. That would exclude Grand Junction. I’m cool with the name change. Stop being a whinny child Eeyore.

I still like this idea. Grand Junction developments, if they even get reported, would get thrown in here from time to time until such a time as the Grand Junction equivalent of Eeyore shows up.

Colorado Projects Outside of Denver doesn't sound that good. Colorado Front Range Development is win.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 9:29 PM

The thing I find most interesting is that 007, FRG and me, the main users from the cities listed above, did not ask for the name change so apparently it was asked by someone out side of the area. Why were we not asked our opinion before the change was made?

Crush_Buds

Oct 12, 2009, 9:32 PM

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 9:34 PM

Well said.

And I’m with wong. We can cross the Grand Junction bridge when/if we get there. Colorado Front Range Development Thread sounds best.

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 9:36 PM

I'm sorry but you too glowrock sound like a child too when you use such blunt insults. And it distracts me from any points you have. At least try to be respectful in your complaints.

Secondly, Eeyore, it's just a title. If you want the most exposure for you city, Post where it will be read. Which is here. It's just that the Blackhawk, Greeley, Loveland, and other people's cities deserve to be included too, while not having a title thread that is 200 letters long. Colorado should be focused on unity. Not who is the most powerful or who is the best upcoming city.

How would Denver posters felt if they went to post and with no warning the name was changed and Denver was not in the main title? I have a feeling they would not be happy..

Istanbul5280

Oct 12, 2009, 9:36 PM

Well I have to be honest and I don't mean this as a threat but I know it will come across that way. If this thread stays with this name I will no longer post here but change to the Pueblo thread FRG started a while ago then if people want to see what is going on in Pueblo they can go there if not I will be talking to my self.

OMG. Please! Every time any of us logs on to check the Denver or Front Range forums for some positive development news or discussion, we have to sift through 5 posts of obscure topics of why Pueblo might potentially be a little less depressing to live in.

acw007

Oct 12, 2009, 9:38 PM

Eeyore, that thread is exclusively about Denver. This thread represents the rest of Colorado and now the title reflects that.

glowrock

Oct 12, 2009, 9:38 PM

I'm sorry but you too glowrock sound like a child too when you use such blunt insults. And it distracts me from any points you have. At least try to be respectful in your complaints.

Secondly, Eeyore, it's just a title. If you want the most exposure for you city, Post where it will be read. Which is here. It's just that the Blackhawk, Greeley, Loveland, and other people's cities deserve to be included too, while not having a title thread that is 200 letters long. Colorado should be focused on unity. Not who is the most powerful or who is the best upcoming city.

Fair enough, Crush_Buds. I just cannot stand Eeyore's attitude here, though. It's absolutely infuriating!

I deleted my main tirade though, as your point was well-taken.

Aaron (Glowrock)

edit: Oh never mind, it's obvious there's no way to change Eeyore. He's simply a lost cause. :(

Eeyore

Oct 12, 2009, 10:10 PM

Eeyore, that thread is exclusively about Denver. This thread represents the rest of Colorado and now the title reflects that.

For the most part this thread reflects 4 main cities (Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and Boulder). People can post from the rest of the state outside of Denver but as you point out until we get a few posters from a certain city why worry about it? So why sould our cities not be included in the title just like Denver's is? Personally I liked how the title was before and see no reason to change it especially since it was not started by any of the main users from the cities in the title.

If other people from other cities want to see what is going on and even participate, great I welcome it and encourage it! However they should not be "voting" members anymore then I should be able to "vote" in the Denver thread.

Finally there is another reason I want Pueblo in the title besides ego. When you google Pueblo it will be more apt to bring up this thread for a topic if it is included in the title. I have noticed that as I google things and see sky scrapers.

Paulopolis

Oct 12, 2009, 10:23 PM

^There's that only child syndrome surfacing.

Hey! I'm an only child!

Front_Range_Guy

Oct 12, 2009, 10:25 PM

If we're taking votes, I'd prefer something like "The Front Range Development News Thread" On the other hand, I didn't have a vote the last time my thread title was hijacked, and at the end of the day, it just doesn't really matter.

acw007

Oct 13, 2009, 12:38 AM

I’ve been searching threw Flickr a lot these days. Pretty pictures are everywhere. Like this one from David Kingham:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3574403865_c8a05d810e_b.jpg
Its apparently from the rooftop patio of the Mitchell Block. We have TREES.

This one is also from him, atop the tanks at New Belgium Brewery:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3140332746_61d1811236_b.jpg
We have a skyline... kinda.

TonyAnderson

Oct 13, 2009, 12:50 AM

I do not like the change at all! Please change it back........

hahaha.

"Oh there's a big surprise! That's an incredible - I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die of not surprise!" -Iago.

Yes, I'm quoting Aladdin. That's how I roll.

Crush_Buds

Oct 13, 2009, 2:18 AM

How would Denver posters felt if they went to post and with no warning the name was changed and Denver was not in the main title? I have a feeling they would not be happy..

The state of Colorado does not have the population distribution to make a single thread for every other city that is not Denver. There is just not enough infill or news for 5 or more individual threads. Shit, it seems we have a hard enough time filing up this one with actual news about non-Denver development.

So you have two choices it seems. Go make your own thread about Pueblo and see how many views it gets, or just let it be here where people will actually see it as they peruse though the thread.

Edit. Props glowrock.

pyeblow

Oct 13, 2009, 2:59 AM

I really don't have issue with this. Of course, I'm hardly one of the usual posters, and merely log into this thread in the hopes of finding worthwhile information every now and then...only to be disappointed anyway. The change doesn't affect me. I do agree, though, that a simple name change in no way negatively affects the intent of the thread.

citycenter

Oct 13, 2009, 9:08 PM

From NBC News:

On Tuesday, BIG R announced plans to locate its corporate headquarters and a distribution center in Pueblo.

Mike Carroll, Big R's vice president says the company is committed to employing 40 workers, in managerial, administrative and distribution positions.

Big R specializes in selling farm and ranch supplies.