K.P. Kauffman Co. Inc., a Denver- based private, independent oil- and-gas company, announced its intention to seek strategic alternatives related to a sale of the company and associated oil-field- service subsidiaries. Merrill Lynch Petrie Divestiture Advisors has been retained as the exclusive financial adviser.
Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based bandwidth services, based in Louisville, announced it has secured an $85 million debt facility. The facility was led by CIT Group Inc. with CoBank and Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. as co-sponsors.
The city of Westminster was recognized as the one of the most digitally savvy cities in the nation, according to the 2007 Digital Cities Survey, conducted by the Center for Digital Government. Westminster ranked fourth in the population category of 75,000 to 125,000, moving up one spot from its fifth-place finish last year. The study evaluates how city governments are using information technology to operate efficiently.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP received four MarCom Creative Awards for outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. HRO received platinum awards, the highest honor, for its “Living the Promise” brochure and for its diversity ad.
Adolfson & Peterson Construction broke ground on the 203,000- square-foot Battle Mountain High School in Eagle County. The $50 million school is scheduled for completion in July 2009.
Sperry Van Ness, the Irvine, Calif.- based commercial real-estate brokerage firm, has opened a Denver office.
FirstBank has opened a branch at Chatfield Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Jefferson County and named Trista Chrachol managing officer.
Agency for Architecture, a Denver- based architectural firm, has joined CTA Architects Engineers. The office will operate under the name Agency + CTA.
Royal Gorge Route Railroad will launch its inaugural New Year’s Eve train. The train will depart the Santa Fe Depot at 9:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve.
Lulu’s Furniture & Decor has opened in University Hills West shopping center, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd.
Ladies Who Launch, a network for woman business owners, has been started in the Denver/Boulder market by Ricki Booker and Nancy Sharp. For information, contact Booker at 720-565-9824 or rbooker@ladieswholaunch.com or Sharp at 720-240-8300 or nsharp@ladieswholaunch.com.
The University of Colorado at Boulder received a grant of up to $2.4 million to improve teacher education in math and science in K-12 schools.
Apollo Gold Corp. announced that it has extended an existing option agreement to purchase the Smuggler Mine property in Gilpin County. The Smuggler Mine has not been in production since the 1940s and is 6 miles north of Central City.
Qwest has signed an exclusive two-year agreement worth about $1.3 million with Diodes Inc. to provide Qwest iQ Networking services and high-speed data solutions.
Johns Manville of Denver announced it has launched , a new online energy- efficiency resource center to help homeowners make informed decisions.
Yorktown University of Denver announced the launch of 31 courses and seminars on Apple iTunes.
AAA Medical has acquired Adaptive Equipment Co. from Craig Hospital in Englewood. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
