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Justin Wingerter

Denver

Writer at Freelance

Crime Reporter at BusinessDen

White-collar crime/courts reporter, @Business_Den. Author of "Four Shots in Oskie" https://t.co/nJJZegdCCt. Formerly @DenverPost, @TheOklahoman_, @CJOnline.

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  • 2 weeks ago | businessden.com | Justin Wingerter

    The former host of a home renovation show on HGTV says he can’t be blamed for construction defects on a Denver firefighter’s house because he only pretended to work on it. “Rico Leon denies having performed any actual management, design or construction work on the project,” attorneys for the Denver contractor wrote in a June 2 court filing.

  • 3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Justin Wingerter

    A federal judge has ruled that Colorado can impose its daily fee on rental cars at airports, rejecting a lawsuit from the rental industry that sought to narrow the new law. Senate Bill 184 was approved by two-thirds majorities of the Colorado Senate and House last spring and signed by Gov. Jared Polis. It took effect Jan. 1. The fee of up to $3 per day on rental cars is forecast to raise $147 million in its first three years, the state says.

  • 3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Justin Wingerter

    Adams District CourtTruck Insurance Exchange v. Basement Partners Inc. dba Ascent Builders Inc. The plaintiff accuses the defendant general contractor of shoddily building the Madeira Row townhouses at 3007 W. 53rd Ave. in Denver, resulting in water damage. Attorneys: Jennifer A. Poynter and Matthew Foster, Poynter LawFiled: 5/28/202525cv30823Staron Commercial Ltd. v. Melanie Louise Rocha; Bougie Boba Tea Bar LLCThe plaintiff says that it leased 236 E.

  • 3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Justin Wingerter

    In Aurora, a percolating dispute between developers centers on the smallest of buildings. If it is allowed to be built over a neighbor’s objection, 7 Brew Coffee will be a 575-square-foot drive-thru kiosk. No food, no indoor tables or chairs, no waitresses. Just drinks. “As such, 7 Brew is not a restaurant,” its would-be landlord wrote to a judge last month. Or is it? The kiosk is being developed by ERC Hospitality, a Highlands Ranch company, on land it leases at 21925 E. Quincy Ave.

  • 3 weeks ago | businessden.com | Justin Wingerter

    Vinyl Me, Please, the once-thriving Denver subscription service that is suing its former executives for allegedly wasting company funds on a record plant, has been sold. VNYL Inc., a St. Louis company that owns similar subscription services, announced Tuesday that it had acquired Vinyl Me, Please on May 27 for an undisclosed price.

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Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter @JustinWingerter
11 Jun 25

Delaware LLCs that lead nowhere. Non-disclosure agreements. Sellers kept in the dark: “I don’t think anybody in the sale knew exactly who was buying it." Who has spent $150 million secretly buying up an industrial section of Denver? I can now tell you. https://t.co/wNImhhspZy

Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter @JustinWingerter
9 Sep 24

"Project Willy Wonka." The subscription company Vinyl Me, Please claims to have proof that a trio of fired execs used NDAs, codenames and other clandestinity while funneling company cash to their vinyl pressing plant. https://t.co/BsvMLxSVfs

Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter @JustinWingerter
14 Aug 24

CDOT has given preferential treatment to Colorado’s largest billboard companies, allowing them to skirt regulations that have been stringently enforced on a small competitor of theirs, a Denver judge has determined. She calls the system “abusive.” https://t.co/bujaHxGUL1