[1] Mr. and Mrs Albert Martin sold the paper in 1979 to the Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co.

[2] In 1991, Cowles Media Co. of Minneapolis sold the weekly newspapers it owned in the Denver suburbs, known as the Sentinel chain, in five pieces, in a transaction described as "intricate."

The papers had been struggling financially, and the sale price was "greatly reduced" from what Cowles had initially sought.

[3][4] The 1994 resignation of Broomfield mayor Bob Schulze was attributed to the Enterprise's reporting on his personal use of a city-issued cell phone, which had resulted in $5,707 of charges.

It was delivered free to residents, and was described as having strong coverage of government, business, schools, and sports.