Denver International Airport will expand development of oil and natural-gas resources on 22,000 acres of airport property using Petro-Canada Resources (USA), a subsidiary of Calgary-based Petro-Canada.
CDM, a Denver engineering and construction firm, has acquired Metrix Inc.
Nike, the athletic-gear maker, will bring its Niketown 5K and NikeGo 1 Mile Kids Run/Walk to Denver on May 7 to raise money for physical-education equipment.
Hewlett-Packard, the maker of computer equipment, has given several grants of $17,000 each to nonprofits in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins to help them apply mobile technology.
John Laing Homes announced Tuesday that Eliant, an independent research firm, has named its Denver division as best in the state among homebuilders for customer satisfaction.
Big Horn Brewing Co. announced that its Westminster head brewer, Steve Turner, received a bronze medal at the World Beer Cup in Seattle for his Alice P. Brownie English Style Brown Ale.
M+O+A Architectural Partnership, a Denver architectural firm, won a design process and idea competition by Jefferson County Public Schools for designing the new Bear Creek High School campus.
NorthWestern Railroad, a track construction and maintenance company based in Frederick, has launched a website, www.northwesternrailroadconstruction.com.
Vain Salon, a Denver hair salon, announced the launch of the Pulp Urban Farmer’s Market near 1890 Pennsylvania St. on the first and third Saturday of the month from June to August.
Colorado Machinery, a Colorado Springs-based construction-equipment company, announced it completed a merger this month with Romer Mercantile, based in Holly and Lamar, and Bi-State Machinery Co. of Greeley and Fort Collins.
Fourleaf Chopped Salads, a Greenwood Village restaurant, will celebrate its second anniversary Saturday by donating proceeds from the first week of May to the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center.
Townsend and Townsend and Crew, a San Francisco law firm with a Denver office, announced the opening of an office in Tokyo.
Parkwood Homes is introducing a new neighborhood-within-a-neighborhood at Stapleton called the Nantucket Close. Homes will be available near 23rd Avenue and Central Park Avenue this summer.
CoBiz Inc., the Denver bank holding company, will host its sixth annual CoBiz Biz Bash to raise money for Kids in Need of Dentistry and the Denver Children’s Home. The event, featuring the Charlie Daniels Band, is Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St.
Employment with a Purpose will host a job and resource fair for ex-offenders Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Matthew Center for Excellence, 3030 Downing St.
CH2M Hill, an Englewood engineering firm, announced Tuesday it is part of a team that has bid on a contract to supervise the planning and construction of sporting venues for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.



