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announced that its new, non lethal self-defense device, the Avurt IM-5 launcher, has begun presales at a product launch event Monday in New York City. The device can shoot up to five pepper-filled projectiles at attackers up to 40 feet away.
Kroll Factual Data, a Loveland-based provider of customized mortgage services, announced an expansion of its suite of risk-assessment services. FullFacts assesses the risk of potential misrepresentation by the broker, appraiser, loan officer, closing agents, and the other participants involved in mortgage transactions.
IHS Inc., a Douglas County-based provider of technical information, announced that it has acquired the assets of PCNAlert from SupplyEdge Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., for $10 million in cash. PCNAlert delivers event-management solutions, including product change and end-of-life notifications for the electronic components industry.
ADA-ES Inc., a Littleton-based specialty chemicals provider, announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply an activated carbon injection system for mercury emission control for a new unidentified coal-fired generating unit. The power plant will produce 568 net megawatts.
ViaWest, a Denver-based provider of colocation and managed hosting solutions, announced that Samsonite of Mansfield, Mass., has moved seven of its 20 global websites to ViaWest’s colocation services. Samsonite also employed ViaWest’s hosting services to consolidate existing website hosting and improve costs and operational efficiencies.
Accelr8 Technology Corp. of Denver reported that its BACcel rapid bacterial analysis system can now measure bacterial growth in less than 10 minutes after sample extraction.
The Western Union Co. of Douglas County announced an agreement with EGT, a Chile-based holding company for several transportation providers, to offer intra-country Western Union-branded services.
Furniture Row Cos. of Denver announced plans to open a 54,440-square-foot, four-store shopping center in Johnson City, Tenn.
Corgenix Medical Corp., a Denver-based developer of diagnostic test kits, announced that its recently FDA-cleared AspirinWorks Test Kit is available to doctors nationwide. The urine test measures aspirin effectiveness on platelets in the bloodstream.
VCG Holding Corp., a Denver-based operator of adult nightclubs, announced that it has agreed to purchase an adult nightclub in the northeastern United States for $4.5 million in cash. The name and location of the venue and its seller are being kept confidential as part of the agreement.



