No fun and games for Boulder's PlayFair Toys Last fall, business got peculiar for PlayFair Toys. The Boulder toy shop could not fulfill some Web orders and had to dole out refunds as a result. Now it's running a "Save Our Store" sale. Full Story
Herb's Meats marks it last day in Boulder With a mixture of sadness and excitement, the owners of Herb's Meats closed up their Boulder location on Friday after 33 years in the same store. They plan to re-open in Broomfield in April. Full Story
Google takes on Facebook with Buzz Google Inc. opened a new social hub in its e-mail service on Tuesday, leaving little doubt that the Internet search leader is girding for a face-off with Facebook. Full Story
Creatives join in at BIFF's Digital Media Convergence Symposium Boulder International Film Festival organizers teamed up with the state's film and media office and Boulder's tourism office to launch the Digital Media Convergence Symposium -- a "multi-tiered" event designed to further develop the emerging local digital media industry. Full Story
Boulder-based Doc Popcorn eyeing major expansion Doc Popcorn wants to pop its presence even more. Eyeing an aggressive growth strategy, the Boulder-based retailer of all-natural popcorn plans to add 500 locations in the next five to 10 years. Full Story
Boulder sees uptick in apparel sales November sales tax revenue for apparel was up nearly 11 percent in Boulder compared to the same month in 2008, marking the first increase in more than a year. Full Story
Sunflower market to open in Lafayette Sunflower Farmers Market, a Boulder-based discount natural grocer, will open in the vacant Albertsons building sometime this year under a deal approved by city officials Tuesday night. Full Story
Rep. Jared Polis, Boulder TechStars continue push for 'Startup Visas' During the past few months, Boulder investor and TechStars co-founder Brad Feld and a handful of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have lobbied for measures to make it easier for foreign-born entrepreneurs to start U.S.-based companies. Full Story
Boulder's Alpaca Connection lands new home on Pearl Street A musical-chairs-like shuffle of Pearl Street Mall tenants appears to have reached a resolution. By March, three longtime retailers -- Art Mart Gifts, the Alpaca Connection and Zuni Fetishes Direct -- will have moved to new spaces on the downtown Boulder mall. Full Story
Boulder economic outlook on tap at forum next week Next week, economist Richard Wobbekind and a panel of Boulder-area businesspeople -- hailing from the likes of Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Google -- are slated to give their insight and expectations on how the local economy could fare in 2010. Full Story
Jive Software acquires Boulder-based social media company Filtrbox Another member of TechStars' inaugural class has been acquired. Portland, Ore.-based Jive Software bought Boulder-based Filtrbox, a social media monitoring company, for an undisclosed sum, the privately held companies announced Thursday. Full Story
