Westmoreland Coal Co. of Colorado Springs announced that its 80 percent-owned subsidiary, Westmoreland Resources Inc., reached an agreement to settle all contract disputes with Washington Group International Inc. As a result, WRI will assume operation of the Absaloka Mine on March 30.
Panda Ethanol Inc. announced that its Yuma subsidiary has signed a construction agreement with Lurgi Inc. to build a 105 million-gallon-per- year denatured-ethanol facility in Yuma.
OpenLogic Inc., a Broomfield-based provider of enterprise open-source software solutions, announced the addition of more than 60 Solaris products to its certified open- source library. OpenLogic Enterprise users will now be able to access and manage open-source products for Solaris 10 as well as Linux and Windows.
Greeley Mall and its owner GK Development Inc. will sponsor Franchise Expo 2007 to help would-be entrepreneurs seeking startup opportunities. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the mall, U.S. 34 at 23rd Avenue in Greeley.
TeleTech Holdings Inc., a Douglas County-based outsourcing provider, will be presenting at the Credit Suisse First Boston Global Services Growth Conference in Phoenix on Tuesday.
Denver-based Quark announced it will post a free download update online within 30 days that will allow QuarkXPress 7 customers to run on Windows Vista.
Magic Home Entertainment LLC of Conifer launched its plug-and-play home audio component, moodSeer, at EHX Spring 2007 on Thursday.
StrataVia, a Denver-based provider of information-technology automation solutions for major database platforms, announced it has joined
Opsware’s Technology Alliance Partner program. Through the partnership, StrataVia and Opsware will provide access to a broad range of data-center automation capabilities.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and MCN Healthcare, a provider of regulatory compliance and learning solutions for the health-care industry, announced they will work together to provide AORN members with access to MCN’s StayAlert notification service. Both organizations are based in Denver.
The Mile High Housing Fund board of directors unanimously approved a change that expands the geographic market area for affordable housing and nonprofit community facilities loan products. The market area now includes El Paso, Pueblo, Larimer, Weld, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Summit and Eagle counties.
The Jefferson Economic Council will honor businesses in Jefferson County that experienced significant growth in 2006 at the 14th annual Industry Appreciation Awards Event at 7 a.m. March 22 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.
National Commercial Venture LLC purchased the 167- unit Stone Creek Apartment community in Fort Collins for $11.4 million. Apartment Realty Advisors represented Gold Crown Management in the sale.
Brothers Redevelopment Inc. is organizing its annual Paint-A-Thon, a house-painting event for senior homeowners, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18. For information, call Brothers Redevelopment at 303-202- 6340 or visit www.briathome.org.
The Career Center at Arapahoe Community College will host a Health Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27 at ACC’s main campus building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive.
Replidyne Inc. announced that president and chief executive Kenneth J. Collins will give a company presentation at the Cowen and Co. 27th annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday in Boston.
