From humble start to vital role

It was 1982. Ronald Reagan was president. The nation was in recession. Business was bad. Words such as “Rust Belt” were entering the economic vernacular.

What a great time to start a business newspaper.

As it turned out, it indeed was the right time — at least in Boulder. While the rest of the country was foundering economically, Boulder was incubating new businesses right and left. Few knew about it, however, because the local daily newspapers weren’t fully covering the phenomenon.

It didn’t take long for at least one local journalist to realize that a publishing opportunity was ripe. And in 1982, a…