The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1 million from the departments of Agriculture and Energy to develop rapid solar-thermal chemical-reactor systems for the conversion of biomass material such as switchgrass and algae to synthesis gas.
The Caring for Colorado Foundation has granted nearly $3 million to 49 health organizations in Colorado as part of its first round of 2008 grants.
Envysion Inc., a Louisville-based provider of Web- based video management for surveillance and business processes, announced it has received a 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award for innovations that represent the future of the Internet communications industry.
Purple Sage Design, a Denver-based creative agency, was awarded the 2007 annual report for Newmont Mining Corp.
5280 Solutions, a Denver-based software company, will unveil Dynamic Filer, a document-automation solution, at the Microsoft Convergence 2008 conference next week in Orlando, Fla.
The Space Foundation of Colorado Springs has named the U.S. Air Force as the recipient of the 2008 Space Achievement Award for advancing the exploration, development or utilization of space.
Historic Denver Inc. will receive a $122,000 Partners in the Field matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to offer technical support and preservation services to historic communities and homeowners in Denver and its suburbs.
The Credit Union Service Network of Lakewood and Co-op Shared Branching announced they have partnered with EPL Inc. and MeridianLink to offer XPress Accounts to their subscriber credit unions to aid in enrolling new applicants.
A1 Organics of Eaton has been named the Composter of the Year by the U.S. Composting Council. A1 has been in the organic recycling business since 1974.
Barrett Richards Advertising, a new Fort Collins- based ad agency, will begin providing its clients with Online Reputation Management Tools in April.
Colorado Free University will relocate its CompuSkills Computer Training center and its administrative offices to the old Air Force Fire Station at Lowry in May.
Altira Group LLC, a Denver-based venture-capital and private-equity funding firm for energy-technology companies, has closed its most recent fund, Altira Technology Fund V LP. Fund V will invest $176 million over the next three years to partner with traditional and renewable-energy companies.
Ciber Inc. of Greenwood Village has successfully implemented an SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Human Capital Management solution on time and under budget for the Fulton County School District in Georgia.
