Resort to feature gondola to slopes
The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa will have its own gondola to take guests to the Beaver Creek ski area.
The gondola is the cornerstone of the resort’s eco-friendly approach, which includes landscaping with native plants to minimize irrigation; preferred parking for hybrid cars; use of building materials with recycled content; recycling stations on every floor; and a chef’s garden to grow produce for the resort’s restaurant and market.
Developed by East West Partners on 19 acres bordering the Eagle River at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain, the resort is scheduled to open next summer.
Habitat opens store
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley has opened a ReStore in Carbondale.
Located in the Carbondale Mini Storage off of Catherine Store Road south of the rodeo grounds, the ReStore offers home furnishings and building supplies donated by valley businesses and residents.
In addition to donations that have come from valley residents doing home remodeling and refurnishing projects, the organization is accepting two large donations from the Sky Hotel and the Hotel Aspen. Both hotels are undergoing renovations and are donating their room furnishings to Habitat.
Colorado firms get University of California project
Two Colorado companies are building a $29 million building for the University of California, Irvine.
The 76,000-square-foot Irvine Humanities Gateway for the university’s School of Humanities was awarded to Hensel Phelps Construction Co., with Fentress Architects, in a design competition in May. It’s expected to be completed by summer 2009.
Denver excels in business list
Denver is the second-best U.S. city for business, according to Dow Jones unit Marketwatch.
Denver falls behind Minneapolis-St. Paul, but beats Richmond, Va.; Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; and Nashville, Tenn.
But as a state, Colorado doesn’t make the list of Site Selection magazine’s top 25 state business climate rankings.
Margaret Jackson: 303-954-1473 or mjackson@denverpost.com
