Coresite will no longer seek Denver tax break for new data center

Coresite will no longer seek Denver tax break for new data center

A company planning to build a new data center in north Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among City Council members about water and energy usage. CoreSite will still build the data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood — but without striking the … Read more

Denver slaughterhouse ban supporters say video shows animal abuse

Denver slaughterhouse ban supporters say video shows animal abuse

Attorneys representing anonymous animal rights activists on Wednesday released edited video footage filmed by their clients that they allege shows criminal mistreatment of lambs inside Denver’s only existing slaughterhouse. The same facility — the Superior Farms lamb processing plant in north Denver’s Globeville neighborhood — is the focus of a measure on the city’s ballot … Read more

New Denver parks coming to Westwood, Globeville, Green Valley Ranch

New Denver parks coming to Westwood, Globeville, Green Valley Ranch

Denverites’ decision five years ago to bump up the city’s sales tax rate, creating a wellspring of funding for parks, is finally ready to bear fruit — in the form of grass, gardens or other greenery — in neighborhoods across the city. Or in the case of a west Denver neighborhood that’s been hungry for … Read more