Kaiser-Hill, a CH2M Hill joint venture, has been awarded Project of the Year for its work on the Rocky Flats closure project. The award is from the Project Management Institute, the global certification organization for the project-management industry.
Great-West Healthcare, a Greenwood Village employee- benefits provider, has signed a contract with the HCA East Florida Division to provide in-network health-care services to members.
The Sheraton Denver West Hotel has earned certification from the International Association of Conference Centers for its meeting facilities, joining a group of about 300 venues worldwide with the designation.
Liberty-Greenfield, a Denver real-estate advisory firm, will open the “20/20 Foresight” office, a place for clients to visit as they develop workplace and market strategies.
Allstate Insurance Co. is a corporate sponsor of the 2006 9Cares Colorado Shares Holiday Drive, a one-day food, clothing and toy collection spearheaded by KUSA-TV Channel 9.
Tech-X Corp. of Boulder has released Vorpal v2.0.0, a software framework for plasma simulations.
Sarowdin Partners LLC of Denver acted as the financial adviser to Phoenix-based Northstar Exchange’s private placement of 8.9 million shares of its Series D-1 preferred stock with an institutional investor. The placement will fund Northstar’s merger with iSqFt.
The Associate Member Council of the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver lauded three builders for their goodwill and superior business practices. The Home Builder and Associates in Partnership Award went to Kurowski Development Co. in the 1-10- units/houses-per-year category; John Laing Homes, in the 11-150-units/houses-per-year category; and Village Homes of Colorado Inc. in the 151- plus-units/houses-per-year category.
The Bascom Group LLC has purchased Country Club at Saddle Rock, a 312-unit luxury- apartment community at 21904 E. Ontario Drive in Aurora for $34.65 million. The seller was Drever Stonebriar LLC, represented by Jeff Hawks of Apartment Realty Advisors. The acquisition for Bascom was overseen by Andrew Newton and Jeffery Ful ler.
Palace Construction, a Denver construction company, signed a multisite communications contract with Denver- based Unity Business Networks. The communications package includes local and long-distance phone service, Internet access and a hosted phone system.
Rock Bottom Restaurants Inc. on Monday will open its newest corporate-owned Old Chicago restaurant at 145 Union Blvd., Lakewood.
Mad Greens opened a new 5,000-square-foot restaurant at the new Museum Residences, 1200 Acoma St. Mad Greens will expand its menu to include a wine bar and artisan cheeses.
