2017 Veterans Of Influence: Jon Arguello

Chris Wright is an oil and gas executive who doesn’t believe in climate change. Trump wants him to lead the Department of Energy. Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump announced Chris Wright, an oil and gas executive, to lead the Department of Energy (DOE).

Daniel Lurie wants to rebuild the city’s relationships with tech and business leaders. Altman can certainly help on that front. San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie has picked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to help run his transition team as he prepares to take office in January, Lurie said.

Deals that got torpedoed by the Biden administration could find new life with Trump in command. The U. S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal-making throughout President Joe Biden’s administration may be kept on a shorter leash by Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year.

The longtime FCC commissioner is a frequent critic of Big Tech—and a close ally of Elon Musk. President-elect Donald Trump chose Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, the agency that regulates broadcasting, telecommunications, and broadband.

Alterra Mountain Company, which operates 19 ski resorts in North America including two in Colorado, will offer free skiing for kids during the second week of December. The Denver-based resort company made the announcement Monday. It owns Steamboat and operates Winter Park, which is owned by the city of Denver. It owns 15 other conventional ski resorts and two heli-skiing operations in British Columbia.

At this time of year, delivery companies are normally in full hiring mode. United Parcel Service, however, has informed the state that it plans to dismiss 404 workers at its Commerce City package processing facility while it adds more automation equipment to the location. “As a part of our Network of the Future initiative we’re modernizing our Commerce City facility at 5190 Ivy Street, Commerce City, and will temporarily close half of the facility on Jan.