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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
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A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get tested there before going through security. “As travel increases, especially…
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Denver airport on track to meet sustainability goals in emissions, energy use, water use
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The Denver International Airport is on track to hit a number of environmental sustainability goals set in 2017, reducing the airport’s greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and water use. To date, the airport has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 30,476 metric tons since 2017, reaching 65% of its goal to reduce emissions by 47,100…
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Denver council OKs $1.1B to complete DIA’s Great Hall Project by 2028
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The Denver City Council approved a series of contracts Monday that allocate $1.1 billion to complete the Denver International Airport’s long-running Great Hall Project by the summer of 2028. The contracts passed in a block 10 to 3 vote, with council members Candi CdeBaca, Amanda Sawyer and Paul Kashmann voting “no.” All members in opposition…
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Hemp producer cannot sue for confiscation of plants at DIA, federal judge rules
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Congress has not given a Texas hemp producer the ability to sue the Denver Police Department for confiscating 32 of his plants at Denver International Airport earlier this year, a federal judge determined in dismissing the lawsuit. Francisco Serna, a resident of Austin, said the seized plants cost him under $200, but would have been…
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Denver airport officials outline $1.3B improvements plan
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Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington made the case Thursday for a $1.3 billion “completion phase” project to get the Jeppesen Terminal ready for 100 million passengers a year. “We feel like this is the best time to finish what we’ve started at the terminal,” Washington said. Thursday’s news conference, which also included Michael Sheehan,…
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WATCH: A sneak peek at DIA’s upcoming $2B facelift
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Just what will the Denver International Airport look like in 2022, after more than $2 billion in renovations are complete? A bit like this. Denver’s 9News teamed up with DIA to produce a virtual tour of the airport’s face-lift. In an article published this week, readers can get a feel for how the changes —…
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DIA workers to push for higher minimum wage
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Workers at Denver International Airport say they’ll begin a push to raise the minimum wage for airport employees to $15 an hour by 2021. Backers of the proposed “Denver Airport Minimum Wage Initiative” – including the Unite Here union and activist groups – were announcing Thursday that they will begin collecting petition signatures to place…
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Denver city attorney’s Cristal Torres DeHerrera hops a short flight to DIA
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She made a name for herself these past four years as the No. 2 at the Denver City Attorney’s Office. Now, Cristal Torres DeHerrera is moving over to Denver International Airport (which the airport’s marketing mavens insist on calling “DEN”) to become its chief of staff. She’ll run the high-profile airport’s external affairs business unit, which…
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Colorado Rep. Saine will not be charged for carrying concealed firearm into DIA
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Colorado state Rep. Lori Saine, R-Dacono, will not be charged for carrying a loaded 9mm handgun into Denver International Airport on Dec. 5, according to the Boulder County district attorney’s office. When TSA authorities questioned her about the gun, Saine said she had “totally forgotten” it was in her purse, according to police reports. “After being mirandized,…
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Denver DA will hand off any case regarding Colorado state Rep. Saine to special prosecutor in Boulder County
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann will hand off any case against Colorado state Rep. Lori Saine, who allegedly carried a loaded firearm into Denver International Airport last week, to a special prosecutor in Boulder County, according to an email sent from her office Tuesday to Colorado Politics. McCann’s office says it requested that the 20th…
