Tech-news blog to open local bureau

BOULDER – Technology industry news blog Xconomy plans to open a bureau in the Boulder/Denver area after raising $50,000 to pay a full-time writer through a crowdfunding campaign.

Local tech community gurus David Cohen and Brad Feld, both partners at The Foundry Group LLC in Boulder, promoted the crowdfunding campaign to raise $50,000 for the project. Xconomy delivers news through online blogs and holds events. An Xconomy spokesman was not immediately available to answer questions about when the news bureau is expected to open or where it will be located.

Companies that pledged $1,000 or more would receive memberships that included branding/advertising…