One of Denver's largest accounting firms launches investment bank

One of Denver's largest accounting firms is launching an investment bank to focus on mergers and acquisitions.

EKS&H accounting, audit and tax consulting said today that it has formed a new corporate finance and merger and acquisition advisory firm named EKS&H Capital Advisors, LLC.

Adams Price, a Denver investment banker, will head up the team. He was with Denver-based The Forbes M+A Group. EKS&H partner Lori Gibson also will help establish and integrate the investment banking offerings of EKS&H.

“At…

Sportier BMW i3 variant coming as soon as 2018

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BMW looks to broaden appeal for its i3 electric vehicle with a sportier version.

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Japanese wedding services giant to open in former Honolulu restaurant space

Japan-based Watabe Wedding Corp. is opening in the space formerly occupied by Rijo and Palomino restaurants at the Harbor Court condominium tower in Downtown Honolulu, Pacific Business News has learned.

The wedding services giant, which was founded in 1953, filed a $2.5 million building permit this week with the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting for renovations to the former Rijo restaurant space at 55 Merchant St. It is scheduled to open early next year.

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Denver legal community mourns death of attorney Frank Robinson

Frank L. Robinson, co-founder of the Otten Johnson Robinson Neff+Ragonetti law firm, died Nov. 27. He was 73.

Robinson graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1969 and began his career with Davis, Graham & Stubbs, and then co-founded the Otten Johnson firm, one of the region's foremost real estate and land use law firms, in 1985. His practice covered all aspects of real estate, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financing and development.

Over the years he was…

Road rage devolves into all-out brawl yet again, this time in Southern California

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Don't engage in road rage.

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Rising Stars of Accounting: Heather Melson, Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore

Heather Melson, Tax Supervisor, Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore

What is your role in the accounting field? I specialize in tax preparation and planning with a heavy concentration in the medical practice industry along with the training and oversight of our newer staff members doing the same.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Still practicing, but I'd to be teaching intro to tax at the college level or intro to accounting at the community college level to have the opportunity to help students…

New European charging network will offer speeds up to 350 kW

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You won't have that much time for your coffee break with these high-speed chargers.

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Ohio State attacker said he was 'scared' to pray in public

He said he wanted to pray in public on the campus of his new university but he was afraid for his safety as a Muslim.

Servco Insurance moves to bigger space within Seattle

Servco Pacific Insurance has moved its largest satellite office within Seattle to a larger space in the downtown area, the Hawaii-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm said Monday.

The Honolulu-based company said it moved into the bigger space at 800 Fifth Ave. to accommodate the growth it has seen and will continue to see in the coming years. About 50 employees work out of the firm's Seattle office.

Since expanding to the Emerald City in 2010 with a focus on marine-related businesses,…

CliftonLarsonAllen acquires West Coast firm Gallina

Minneapolis-based professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen is boosting its West Coast presence in a merger deal with Gallina, the largest accounting firm in the Sacramento market.

The Sacramento Business Journal reports on the merger, the terms of which weren't disclosed. Roseville, Calif.-based Gallina's offices will convert to CliftonLarsonAllen after the merger is effective Jan. 1.

Gallina said in a news release that its team of more than 300 employees will continue to serve clients locally…

Recharge Wrap-up: 2017 RFS requirements set, Seattle's hybrid ambulances

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New RFS requirements aren't going to please the oil industry. Seattle cuts emissions with XL Hybrids retrofits. BMW's Chinese X1 PHEV uses GKN Driveline's eAxle AWD technology.

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Columbus cleaning company empowering human trafficking survivors through work

Holding down steady employment is one of the great challenges for survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

A Columbus company is making it easier.

She Has A Name Cleaning Services provides job opportunities for those women affected while operating as a for-profit residential and commercial cleaning company. The social enterprise model is similar to the way Columbus' popular Hot Chicken Takeover restaurant employs people who were previously incarcerated.

She Has A Name, or SHAN,…