Boulder orthopedic center opens office in Broomfield, closes in Lafayette

BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine has opened a new Broomfield office at 1185 Colo. 7, just west of the Children’s Hospital Colorado North.

The opening marks the closure of the practice’s Lafayette location, which had been at 1000 W. South Boulder Road. The orthopedic practice also has offices in Boulder and clinics in Holyoke, Wray and Yuma.

The new center will offer access to the practice’s specialty-trained doctors, digital X-ray, hand and physical therapy and a surgery center to open late this month.

BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine has operated since 1968 with specialties in care for injuries and conditions affecting the ankle, back, elbow, foot, hand, hip, knee, neck, shoulder, spine and wrist as well as fracture care and trauma, hip impingement, hip preservation, joint replacement, joint revision, pediatric orthopedics, physiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, regenerative medicine and sports medicine.

Real estate brokerage The Agency opens Boulder office

Real estate brokerage The Agency has opened a Boulder office, which will be known as The Agency Boulder. It’s the fourth office for the California company in Colorado.

Jay Hebb, Jared Blank and Kacey Bingham will lead the new office as managing partners. A broker from Slifer Smith & Frampton, Marybeth Emerson, will also join the Boulder office as chairman agent.

Blank and Bingham opened the Denver office for the company earlier. Hebb brings more than 20 years of local real estate experience to his role as managing partner of The Agency Boulder. Prior to The Agency, Hebb founded Latitude40, a multidisciplinary boutique real estate firm headquartered in downtown Boulder, where he has worked for two decades.

The Agency Boulder will be at 1035 Pearl Street #101B.

Video streamer Gaia promotes operations exec to CEO in C-suite shakeup

Streaming video provider Gaia Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GAIA) founder Jirka Rysavy is taking on the role of executive chairman with chief operating officer James Colquhoun filling the CEO chair.

Colquhoun, a Gaia board member, was elevated to the newly created chief operating officer position less than six months ago.

He was founder and CEO of Food Matters TV, a health- and wellness-focused online video subscription service until its acquisition by Gaia in June 2019.

Gaia’s financial position benefited greatly from the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers were relying heavily on streaming video services. Following the recovery, the company has struggled with profitability. However Gaia grew its year-over-year sales and reduced its net losses, while growing its user base in the third quarter of 2023.

Simpro in Broomfield hires chief human resources officer

Australian firm Simpro Software Inc., which has its American headquarters in Broomfield, has hired Sara Patterson as its chief human resources officer.

Patterson’s resume includes a stint as chief people officer at menswear brand Bonobos, “where she oversaw a tripling of headcount, ultimately contributing to its acquisition by Walmart for $310 million,” Simpro said in a news release. She most recently held that same position at e-commerce company Cart.com.

“I am so excited to join Simpro at such a pivotal time of their growth,” Patterson said in the release. “The greatest asset of any company is its people and I’m looking forward to building a workplace culture that not only fosters growth and well-being of our employees but also seamlessly translates that commitment into unparalleled value for our customer.”

Boulder’s Professional Financial Specialists acquired by global brokerage Hub

Global insurance broker and financial services firm Hub International Ltd. has acquired Boulder-based Professional Financial Specialists Inc., adding PFS principal Regan Turner and his team to the Hub Colorado division.

PFS’ “expertise in health care supports Hub’s specialty practice by complementing and strengthening its existing capabilities,” Hub said in a news release.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

— BizWest