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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp speak during a news conference Monday, May 20, 2013, in New York. Yahoo edged up 31 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $26.83 after the Internet company said it was buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt

Colorado unemployment drops to 6.9 percent

Most encouraging, Hall said, is that unemployment is declining at an accelerating rate.

US home building is surging, but job growth isn’t

“There is a shortage of manpower,” says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton. “We’re probably only hiring about 75 or 80 percent of what we actually need.”

Aurora resident Shelby Nelson drops off a variety of items she hopes to sell May 14 at 2nd and Charles. The new 2nd and Charles store in Aurora's Arapahoe Crossing shopping center sells books, vinyls, DVDs, instruments, comics, video games and other entertainment products. The store, part of a chain based in Alabama, is the first in Colorado.  (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

2ND RATE STORE: 2nd and Charles comes to Colorado offering buys and buy backs for just about all things entertainment

“One of the things that I like to say is that we recycle entertainment, whether it be music, books, collectibles or movies. That’s the kind of thing we buy and sell,” said Renée Clay-Handley, the general manager at the new store that opened its doors last week. “It’s hard to come in here and not shop.”

Owner Yvonne Costin shows off her award, May 13 on her deck where the idea for Grandma's Handyman Service began nine years ago. The Aurora Chamber last month named Grandma's the 2012 Small Business of the Year.  (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

HANDY-GRAM: Grandma says giving Aurora the sweet treatment with her handy-man business accounts for being honored as Chamber’s business of the year

For nine years, people faced with a home-repair hassle have been dialing Grandma’s Handyman Service, hiring Yvonne Costin — she’s the grandmother of seven who founded the company and gives it the name — and her crew to tackle small-scale maintenance and repair projects.

Mayor Steve Hogan answers questions during a meeting with economic development officials, May 9 at the World Trade Center in Denver. Aurora economic development officials announced May 10 they had found a developer to continue construction on the massive $800M hotel.  (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

A NEW BUILDER RIDES INTO TOWN: Houston-based developer says they’ll build big Gaylord hotel in Aurora, doors open in 4 years

“We’ve done an awful lot of studying and homework Denver is a dynamic market. The West is really starved for product like this and we think this will fill a tremendous need,” said Lee Neibart, A partner at New-York based AREA Property Partners.

This June 27, 2012 file photo shows an Android display at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Google is expected to use its annual software developers’ conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Google kicks off showcase for devices, services

SAN FRANCISCO |  Google’s sixth annual conference for software developers opens Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase the latest mobile devices running …

FILE – In this April 16, 2013 file photo House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a House Republican Leadership news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans want to give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay; the option already exists in the public sector. The legislation is part of a broader Republican agenda undertaken by House Majority Leader Cantor to expand the party's political appeal to working families.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

House approves bill to change overtime pay law

Democrats and worker advocacy groups say it opens the door for employers to pressure workers not to take overtime pay. And they warn there is no guarantee workers would be able to take the extra time off when they want.

In this Monday, May 21, 2012, file photo, Google CEO Larry Page speaks at a news conference at the Google offices in New York, Monday, May 21, 2012. Page disclosed Tuesday, May 14, 2013, that he has a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe occasionally, but he says he remains fit enough to keep running the Internet's most influential company. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Google CEO discloses ‘rare’ vocal cord problem

SAN FRANCISCO | Google CEO Larry Page has disclosed a problem with his vocal cords that makes it difficult for him to speak and breathe …

Tully named president and CEO of The Denver Post

DENVER | Mac Tully, president and publisher of the San Jose Mercury News, has been named president and chief executive officer of The Denver Post. …