Rocky Mountain Biosystems Inc.received a $600,000 grant over two years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health to develop a self-administered technology for influenza vaccination.
Hach Co. was presented the Commerce Department’s Export Achievement Certificate from Christopher A. Padilla, undersecretary for international trade.
BridgeHealth International Inc., a Greenwood Village-based health care service provider, acquired the assets of Medical Tours International.
Verizon Wireless added 19 cell sites and invested $102 million in improvements in Colorado last year.
Astralux Power Systems will expand its Energy Partners program to the greater Denver area. The program, which will be introduced at the 2008 Colorado Garden & Home Show, gives owners of “solar feasible” homes and businesses the opportunity to install solar energy devices with virtually no money out of pocket.
ProLogis, a Denver-based owner of distribution facilities, announced that it has joined Energy Star, a joint program of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. ProLogis pledged to assess its current energy consumption and improve its energy performance.
Wilfley Weber Inc., a Denver-based maker of aeration systems and components for the water and wastewater treatment industries, was sold to Ashbrook Simon-Hartley. SDR Ventures Inc. of Greenwood Village acted as Wilfley Weber’s financial adviser and assisted in the transaction.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.’s atmospheric LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) aboard a NASA satellite fired its 1 billionth laser pulse over the Ivory Coast on Feb. 3., making it the longest- lasting, most powerful space- based laser.
Burst announced that it was awarded a contract with the city of Denver for a major upgrade to the Denver 8 Television facilities in the City and County Building.
Goodwill Industries of Denver will begin construction on a new store at 550 E. 102nd Ave. in Thornton. The store is expected to open this summer.
The Berthoud Economic Advisory Committee was recently created to promote economic development in the Berthoud area.
DWF Wholesale Florists of Denver has expanded its operations to Ohio with the opening of DWF-Columbus.
