CoBiz Inc., a financial-services company based in Denver, will ask shareholders to approve a name change at its annual meeting in May. The company plans to change its corporate name to CoBiz Financial Inc., according to a regulatory filing.
UnitedHealth Group, Colorado’s largest insurance provider, announced Thursday that physicians can submit their claims online instead of in bulk. The move is expected to reduce administrative hassles and enable patients to know how much a doctor visit costs before leaving the office. First Nations Development Institute, a Longmont-based nonprofit that seeks to promote the long-term vitality of Native American communities, has been awarded the 2007 National Leadership in Action Award. The annual award, given by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, recognizes philanthropic work by nonprofits in communities of color.
The Aurora office of Raytheon Co. received approval of its environmental assessment from the National Science Foundation for placement of two National Polar-orbiting Operational Environment Satellite System Safety Net antennas at the McMurdo Bay research station in Antarctica.
The Air Force Academy, north of Colorado Springs, received a donation from Harris Corp. that allows cadets to train for and execute space- communications assignments using advanced technology.
Compassion International of Colorado Springs is partnering with Habitat for Humanity International to rebuild more than 500 homes and rehabilitate hundreds more damaged in November when Typhoon Durian struck the Philippines.
Policy Studies Inc., a Denver-based provider of child- support enforcement services, signed a $1.45 million contract with the South Carolina Department of Social Services to provide voluntary paternity- acknowledgment services through its Parenting Opportunity Program.
American Oil & Gas Inc. of Denver announced it will issue 6 million shares of common stock pursuant to a shelf registration. The company anticipates gross proceeds of about $28.5 million from the sale.
The Downtown Denver WiFi Zone celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing free public Internet access along the 16th Street Mall and at Skyline Park. The zone is coordinated by the Downtown Denver Partnership and was installed and maintained by Kiva Networks.
EZCORP Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of the 15 Colorado pawnshops operated by Pawn One Inc. under the name Jumping Jack Cash for about $23 million. The deal is expected to close in June.
Array BioPharma Inc. of Boulder received a $2 million payment from AstraZeneca PLC after the first cancer patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial received its MEK inhibitor, ARRY-704.
Rue Logging of South Fork was named the U.S. Forest Service’s Small Business of the Year. It will now compete with companies nominated by other USDA agencies for the USDA Small Business Award.
