Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill was named by SustainableBusiness.com as one of the world’s top sustainable stocks. The list of 20 highlights the most innovative companies that are creating an environmentally sustainable society. Chipotle was singled out for its commitment to serve naturally raised meat.
CoCreate Software Inc., a Fort Collins software provider, announced a 30 percent increase in the number of new customers in the first half of the 2007 fiscal year over the same period last year.
EffectiveUI of Denver and the Discovery Channel announced that thousands of people have contributed personal stories to the Discovery Channel Cancer Collage since its launch on May 1. One of the first global multimedia forums to assemble personal stories into a living piece of art, the Discovery Channel Cancer Collage is an interactive online tribute to people affected by the disease.
Arvada-based Sundyne Corp.’s Ilsfeld, Germany, Maso
Sine facility has achieved the highest possible rating awarded under the United Technologies Corp. Achieving Competitive Excellence operating system. Sundyne is a subsidiary of Hamilton Sundstrand, a business unit of UTC.
Local law-enforcement officers will trade in their handcuffs and badges for aprons and burgers at Red Robin restaurants in Colorado for the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser. The fundraiser, which benefits Special Olympics Colorado, will be held next Friday from noon to 8 p.m.
GroupSystems Corp., the Broomfield-based creator of the ThinkTank collaboration software and service, announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn magazine as one of the AO100 Top Private Companies for 2007.
Freshies Food Corp., a privately held Denver-based producer of all-natural, nonalcoholic drink mixes, announced it had the best second quarter and the best first half since the formation of the company more than 13 years ago. Second-quarter growth was 15 percent over the same period in 2006, and first-half growth was 12.5 percent over last year.
The Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission
awarded Collier Hospice at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center with a “Design Excellence Award.” The award recognizes exemplary projects within unincorporated Jefferson County that exhibit a higher standard of design.
ARC Thrift Stores has been named a recipient of the 2007 Spirit of Tlatelolco Business Award by Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios. The business award is given to organizations which have enriched the quality of life of the Chicano/Mexicano community and the state of Colorado as a whole.
ProLogis, a Denver-based owner of distribution facilities, announced that it has preleased approximately 231,000 square feet at a distribution center under construction in western Germany to LOEWE Logistik & Service GmbH & Co., a German third-party logistics provider.
