Vicorp Restaurants Inc., the Denver-based owner of Village Inn restaurants, introduced a new restaurant prototype featuring a retro-modern design and more than 40 new menu items at its restaurant at 4775 Kipling St. in Wheat Ridge.
The Colorado Coalition for Gender and Information Technology, based at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been awarded a $20,000 Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation Grant to encourage K-12 students to study computer science.
Ace Hardware stores from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs teamed up to make a $17,750 contribution to the Children’s Miracle Network and Children’s Hospital as part of Ace’s “Have a Heart for Children’s” campaign.
Chipotle Mexican Grill of Denver announced it is serving naturally raised beef in all 44 of its Minnesota restaurants.
Furniture Row has opened a new Furniture Row Shopping Center in Erie, Pa.
Office Evolution, a Boulder-based provider of office services, has acquired Executive Systems in Colorado Springs. The acquisition adds three locations to Office Evolution’s 11 existing Front Range facilities.
The Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business will host the fifth annual Affordable Housing Conference on Friday at the Belmar Center, 405 S. Teller St. in Lakewood. The conference is co-sponsored by the Colorado District Council of the Urban Land Institute. For information, visit www.daniels.du.edu/ burns/events.
Denver Academy, dedicated to teaching students with learning differences, announced that the Gates Family Foundation has awarded the school a $200,000 challenge grant for building renovations and to enhance the school’s endowment fund.
Adolfson & Peterson Construction, an Aurora general contractor, surpassed a safety milestone of 1 million man-hours worked with no lost-time accidents.
Anheuser-Busch Sales Co. of Denver, with support from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, raised $21,561 in donations for Mile High United Way.
Avis Rent A Car System LLC has opened a new rental facility at 1664 S. Broadway, and Budget Rent A Car System Inc. opened a facility at 4800 E. Evans Ave.
The Denver Metro Chamber Foundation announced a name change and new logo. The foundation is now the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
