Noodles & Co. will open its first restaurant in Englewood today. A ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce will begin at 10:30 a.m. The store is at 697 W. Hampden Ave.
The Kentwood Co.’s DTC office in Greenwood Village has participated in the Denver Santa Claus Shop’s toy drive. More than 750,000 needy elementary-school-age children benefited from the Santa Claus Shop.
The Denver Zoo’s advertising campaign, “Preservation Included with Admission,” won Best of Show and three first-place Brass Ring awards recently at the 2006 International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions award ceremony. The ads were developed by Denver- based McClain Finlon Advertising.
Rose Community Foundation awarded nearly $3 million in grants during the third quarter of 2006.
The foundation made grants to 54 nonprofit organizations, government agencies and projects that support the health and well-being of the greater Denver community. The foundation focuses its grantmaking in five program areas: aging, child and family development, education, health and Jewish life.
St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. has made a $50,000 contribution to expand Goodwill Industries of Denver’s Careers Plus group mentoring program to Denver North High School, Lakewood High School and the Contemporary Learning Academy. Careers Plus mentors help students explore careers, practice résumé writing, conduct mock interviews and prepare for the world of work.
Creative and design shop Rainy Day Designs has tapped Cincinnati public-relations and buzz-marketing firm Eisen Management Group to develop, manage and implement a public-relations and publicity campaign.
The program will involve local and national publicity showcasing Rainy Day Designs’ work, its people and its commitment to community outreach.
VO Gloves, maker of the Czip design that allows winter athletes to use their fingers without removing gloves, announced it has received $2.5 million in new funding from Steamboat Springs-based outdoor company Innovative Distribution. The funding will support VO’s new product line and increase the company’s manufacturing and design capabilities.
Laramar announced today the close of the company’s $350 million fund for multifamily housing investment, giving the company the ability to acquire $1.4 billion in multifamily real estate nationwide.
The launch of the fund builds on the company’s strategy of acquiring, managing and selling multifamily assets.
The company’s investment philosophy focuses on the acquisition of discounted assets, turnaround opportunities, complex financial/operational restructurings and strategic renovations or rehabilitations.
