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A local brewery known for its inventive beers will soon shutter both of its locations on the Front Range. Incantation Brewing, formerly known as Jade Mountain Brewery & Teahouse, announced its intent to close this week. Saturday will be the last day of business at its satellite taproom and coffee shop, located at 415 S.

In a legal dispute that is nearly identical to a case playing out in LoDo, a local landlord is accusing 7-Eleven of allowing one of its most prominent Boulder stores to become a homeless hangout, drug market and crime scene, harming the landlord’s leasing efforts. Urban Frontier, a Denver firm, owns the former Flatirons Theatre at 1091 13th St., near the University of Colorado. The building is now a 9,300-square-foot retail space. It is also “a magnet for homeless people,” according to a lawsuit that Urban Frontier filed against 7-Eleven’s corporate office on Jan.

Six more Denver-area Walgreens will shutter as the national chain continues to consolidate. The company confirmed the following closures: Federal Heights: 1601 W. 84th Ave. (closing on Feb. 6) Aurora: 12051 E. Mississippi Ave. (Feb. 19) Arvada: 6395 Sheridan Blvd. (Feb 20) Aurora: 15301 E. Iliff Ave. (Feb 24) Denver: 3555 N. Colorado Blvd. (Feb. 26) Denver: 6360 E.

Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe $Trump meme coin was the highlight of the crypto market this week. The meme coin has attracted a handful of big "whale" investors but also lured crypto first-timers. The concentration of whales holding $Trump coin could drive increased volatility. The issuance of the official $Trump coin was the headline event of the crypto market in the past week, quickly becoming the 25th largest cryptocurrency by market value days after its debut.

Donald Trump’s big AI announcement has turned heads on both sides of the Atlantic. Trump revealed this week that OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle have formed a joint venture — called Stargate — that will invest $500bn in AI infrastructure. The companies said $100bn of the funding was available immediately. The rest would be deployed over the next four years.

Every two years for the last decade, the World Economic Forum has released a comprehensive, and oft cited report proffering insights into the changing nature of the jobs economy. The latest Future of Jobs Report, which covers 2025–2030, combines the viewpoints of more than 1,000 prominent international businesses, who together account for over 14 million workers in 22 sector clusters and 55 economies worldwide.