DENVER
Task force to study foreclosures’ impacts
Denver City Council President Michael Hancock has formed a Foreclosure Task Force to examine the damaging impacts on the community from the large number of people losing their homes.
As part of its series on Colorado’s foreclosure epidemic called “Foreclosing on the American Dream,” The Denver Post examined the plight of Montbello and Green Valley Ranch, where homeowners have lost more than 1,400 homes the past three years. Hancock’s district covers the two neighborhoods, among the hardest hit anywhere in the state by foreclosure.
The task force’s first meeting is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the City and County Building Law Library, 1437 Bannock St. The group will meet at the same time for the following five Thursdays.
VAIL
Season extended by a week, with discounts
Vail Mountain announced late last week that it plans to extend its season by one week thanks to the bountiful snow, closing on April 22 instead of April 15.
Discounted lift tickets for that week will go on sale this week at snow.com.
For the week starting Monday, April 16, Vail will sell a four-day lift ticket for $129. It will also offer a “Mile High Special” for the final weekend, with a two-day ticket for April 21-22 going for $52.80.
A full-price daily lift ticket at that time will cost $49, down from its current price of $85.
COMMERCE CITY
Shamrock Foods
wins defense contract
Shamrock Foods in Commerce City won a $31.5 million Defense Logistics Agency contract for food distribution for Cheyenne and Denver zones.
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Federal Correction Center use the services. Work on the fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment will be completed in January 2008.
COMMERCE CITY
Suncor shutting one unit for maintenance
Suncor Energy Inc. said Friday that it is shutting down one crude-oil unit for 16 days at its Commerce City refinery for planned maintenance.
The rest of the plant remains open, and Suncor has arranged supplies to ensure customer contracts are met, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said in a statement.
Last month, a furnace failure pared production of low-sulfur diesel to 5,000 barrels a day from the plant’s normal diesel capacity of 20,000 barrels.
DENVER – Frontier Airlines announced it is sponsoring a “Flight Without Fear” project of the Colorado Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, a member of the International Organization of Women Pilots.
The program includes an introductory session and an eight- week course to reduce nervousness and anxiety related to air travel, including tours of Frontier Airlines’ training and aircraft maintenance facilities and air traffic control facilities. It will finish with a graduation flight between Denver and Salt Lake City.
WALDEN
Foundation supports new medical facility
The Caring for Colorado Foundation has invested $150,000 for construction of a new medical facility in Walden.
The North Park Medical Center will house all Jackson County’s primary health care providers in a 7,500-square-foot medical facility.
To date, NPMC has secured more than $1.4 million toward the $2.1 million project.
Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring.
