The Colorado Inventors Showcase honored several inventors last week at the Cable Center. The event hosted by the DaVinci Institute named Yuriy Umanskiy, founder of Tactical Video Solutions, Colorado Inventor of the Year for the infrared pistol-mounted camera system he developed. Other first-place winners were: Trans Performance, in the consumer products category, for its self-tuning guitar; Tensegrity Prosthetics, industrial products, for its prosthetic feet; and HyperSites.com, software products, for its Web-builder software.
Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli at 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in the Highlands neighborhood will host Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The meal is available to seniors and anyone without a place to celebrate.
Golden Star Resources Ltd. confirmed Wednesday that it resumed mining operations at its Plant-North pit on Nov. 3. The pit is currently the primary source of ore for its Bogoso gold processing plant at the company’s Bogoso/Prestea Mine in Ghana.
Nolte Associates of Fort Collins announced that it has been working with the City of Sterling to design and provide construction management assistance for a 4-mile-long pedestrian/bike trail.
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates Inc. announced Wednesday that Legendary Properties, a Longmont luxury real estate firm, has joined the Sotheby’s International Real ty network.
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities announced that Coors Brewing Co. will make a $40,000 donation to the Coors Light Academic Success in Education Fund. The funds will be presented Saturday at a concert in Phoenix.
WhiteStar Corp. of Lakewood introduced Lot & Tract Database, a software product designed for oil, gas, forestry and other natural-resource organizations that want to visualize their land holdings on a digital GIS map.
Pentax Imaging Co., a Golden-based provider of mobile printers, has added embedded Bluetooth connectivity as an ordering option for the PocketJet 3 and 3 Plus portable printer product line. The addition of Bluetooth provides a cable- free printing connection to a variety of laptop and hand-held Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Able Planet Inc., a Denver- based provider of technologies for people with hearing loss, announced Wednesday that it has won the Best of Innovation award for its LINX Technology, as well as three honoree awards from the 2006 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase. LINX alters audio signals, carrying the sound more efficiently to the inner ear, which increases perceived loudness without increasing the volume.
YouAreHere Productions LLC, producer of multimedia city guides, has moved to a new office at 10955 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400 in Westminster.
