Inventor and company co-founder David Hartkop, formerly of Pueblo, adjusts one of Solar Roast Coffee's early solar roasters. Coffee roasting entrepreneur Mike Hartkop shows off the solar panels on the ...

Solar Roast Coffee, a company that uses solar energy to roast its beans, is downtown Colorado Springs’ newest coffee shop, replacing the Starbucks on the street corner near Acacia Park. “It feels like ...

This company is offering new franchises throughout the US. This company is offering new franchises worldwide. Here's what you can expect to spend to start the business and what ongoing fees the ...

City living for me has always meant picking and choosing a downtown cafe that suits my mood: funky for a slow cup of coffee and conversation, comfy and clean for a couple of hours of work, or ...

What do you get when you combine a satellite dish, a stockpot, a broccoli steamer, and a car jack? The origins of Solar Roast Coffee, a Pueblo, Colorado–based outlet serving solar power–roasted coffee ...

Pueblo's Golden Corral is set to close Monday for extensive remodeling that will include work on both the interior and exterior of the restaurant. "The remodel will have some great updates to the ...

Solar Roast Coffee co-founder Mike Hartkop jokes that his original vision for the company's restaurants was perfect — right up to the moment the first customers walked into the first coffee shop. "The ...